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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.
Product Images Get You Chosen in eCommerce with Jehan Hamedi of Vizit
Jehan Hamedi, founder of Vizit, on why text gets a product found but images get it chosen, how Vizit scores images against the shopper and the competi...
The Chief Protector of Focus with Kathy Floam-Greenspan of POM Marketing
Kathy Floam-Greenspan of POM Marketing on her Marketing Under Pressure survey of B2B marketers and why she calls herself the chief protector of focus.
Magento's PhpStorm Plugin Adds AI Upgrade Checks and Security Patch Alerts Inside the IDE
A free plugin that more than 257,000 developers have downloaded can now run Adobe's Upgrade Compatibility Tool through an AI assistant and flag securi...
B2B eCommerce Launches Slip on Product Data with Matt Christensen of DDS
Matt Christensen, president and co-founder of DDS, on why B2B launches slip on the data and not the platform, five to fifteen minutes per SKU, and the...
AI Promises the Output Without the Work with Aaron Sheehan of OroCommerce
Aaron Sheehan, VP of Strategy and Partnerships at OroCommerce, on why AI has not solved the old problems in B2B, why agents are pointed inward and not...
scandiweb Launches Expedio to Cut Magento Server Response Times Without a Rebuild
scandiweb has launched Expedio by ReadyMage, a performance layer for Magento Open Source and Adobe Commerce that speeds up the server side of a store...
Email Is the Signal Agents Will Weigh with Ose Amiegheme of Intuit Mailchimp
Ose Amiegheme, who leads email product at Intuit Mailchimp, on why owned channels matter more as paid acquisition costs climb and search shifts to LLM...
Constructor Adds Stripe Checkout Inside Its Onsite Shopping Agents
Constructor has launched Agentic Checkout, which puts Stripe payments inside the AI shopping agents that retailers run on their own sites and apps. A...
Product Data Is the Source the Agents Read with Ben Riggle of Channable
Ben Riggle of Channable on the difference between agentic discovery and agentic checkout, why product data is the source agents and LLMs rely on, the...
The Five-Legged Stool of B2B eCommerce with Ethan Giffin of The B2B eCommerce Agency
Ethan Giffin of The B2B eCommerce Agency, formerly Groove Commerce, on why manufacturers and distributors ask for a website and need alignment between...
Your New Customer Is Not Human with Adam Fabian and Jacy Davis of Crimson Agility
Adam Fabian and Jacy Davis of Crimson Agility on why a new customer is not human, how agentic commerce starts on the other side of the trust fence, an...
Shoptalk Fall 2026 Wraps in Nashville as AI Agents Head Toward 20% of Holiday Ecommerce Traffic
Shoptalk's first Nashville edition closed with agentic commerce, everyday value, loyalty and community leading the agenda, and Salesforce research sho...