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Articles, podcast episodes, and insights from the world of e-commerce.
Nothing here comes from an automated feed. Brent Peterson picks each story, reviews each post and publishes it, from podcast episodes to press news and industry research.
We Thought It Was Us with Karthik Chidambaram of DCKAP
DCKAP founder and CEO Karthik Chidambaram on turning a hard Prophet 21 integration into a product and building an ERP-first integration platform, reco...
Live from Shoptoberfest with Sebastian Hamann from Shopware
Shopware co-founder and CEO Sebastian Hamann talks about starting the company at fifteen, opening the source, and learning the US market, recorded at...
One in Three Gen Z Adults Identify as Religious, the Highest of Any Generation
The Harris Poll's Gen Z & Religion Report surveyed 2,136 US adults. One in three Gen Z adults identify as religious, the highest share of any gene...
Agentic Commerce Does Not Have Legs Yet with Darin Lynch of Irish Titan
Darin Lynch of Irish Titan defines agentic commerce as three strands, data enrichment, discovery and checkout, and says it crawled out of the ocean bu...
Power Digital Acquires pirawna and uptickk to Add Amazon and TikTok Shop Depth
Power Digital, the San Diego growth firm, has acquired Amazon marketplace agency pirawna and TikTok Shop agency uptickk. The deal puts marketplace spe...
Customers Compare You to Every App on Their Phone with Bobby Stephens of Deloitte Digital
Bobby Stephens of Deloitte Digital on the 2026 B2C commerce report, where the gap between what brands think they deliver and what customers experience...
Virginia Tops the AI Data Center Ranking on a Score Weighted Toward Grid Carbon
TRG Datacenters ranked 24 states on AI infrastructure. Virginia scores 100, Ohio holds the largest capacity at 1,410 MW, and grid carbon carries 40% o...
Talk Commerce Launches Running Commerce for the Specialty Running Industry
Talk Commerce is launching Running Commerce, a new show for the specialty running industry: running brand founders, specialty retailers, race director...
Do It for Yourself First with Jason Greenwood of The eCommerce Edge
A special episode from Shoptoberfest. Jason Greenwood, host of The eCommerce Edge, on what more than seven hundred episodes taught him, the two record...
Healthcare Employers Cool on AI Skills as 70% of Gen Z Workers Look to Leave
The Harris Poll's 2026 Healthcare Workforce Barometer surveyed 1,514 healthcare employees and 304 employers. The share of employers calling AI skills...
Old Navy Climbs 38 Spots in Pion's Gen Z Brand Ranking as Walmart Passes Nike
Pion's PION100 U.S. report asked more than 2,000 Americans aged 16 to 24 how they feel about over 1,000 brands. Walmart took the top spot from Nike, N...
Seven Percent of Fashion Shoppers Would Let an AI Assistant Buy Without Their Approval
ACI Worldwide and YouGov surveyed 3,328 adults in the US and UK about AI and fashion shopping. Price drop alerts and price comparisons top the list of...