9 min read - Three major retailers just described, in unusually specific terms, how AI is reshaping their businesses from the inside out. During their Q1 2026 earnings calls, Best Buy, Gap, and Dick's Sporting Goods each detailed AI investments that go well beyond chatbots and product recommendations. For eCommerce merchants evaluating their own AI roadmaps, these...

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8 min read - The Hyvä ecosystem continues to mature with a release that, while seemingly incremental, addresses a critical compatibility gap for merchants planning their Magento 2.4.9 upgrade. The Magento2-smile-elasticsuite compatibility module has been updated to version 1.2.8, delivering first-time support for both Magento 2.4.9 and ElasticSuite 2.12.x...

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13 min read - Walmart's latest earnings call delivered a number that should be on every eCommerce operator's whiteboard: over 36% of store-fulfilled deliveries now arrive in three hours or less. The sub-hour tier is growing fastest of all. "We can now reach approximately 60% of the U.S. population in 30 minutes or less,"...

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11 min read - On 1 June, Hyvä Themes shipped a coordinated release across its entire internationalisation (i18n) portfolio, bumping 18 locale packages to version 1.4.0 in a single day. If you are running Hyvä on an international Magento store, this is one of the most significant translation updates in recent memory, and it deserves your attention. ...

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68 min read - eCommerce tools are software applications that help businesses build, run, and grow an online store, covering everything from storefronts and payments to marketing, inventory, and customer support. Together, they form what people call your eCommerce stack. Now, we don't want to overwhelm you with a list...

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10 min read - Costco just proved, with hard numbers, that personalisation isn't a nice-to-have; it's a revenue engine. The warehouse club's CFO, Gary Millerchip, revealed on their Q3 2026 earnings call that personalised product recommendation carousels contributed ...

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8 min read - Consumer sentiment has plunged to a record low, and the ripple effects are reshaping eCommerce strategy in real time. If you are a merchant operating in the mid-market, the data from the past week should be a wake-up call, and the diverging fortunes of Dollar Tree and Gap Inc.'s Old Navy tell a story every eCommerce professional needs to understand...

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8 min read - On 28 May 2026, Hyvä released a new checkout integration that Magento merchants selling internationally should pay close attention to: the Hyvä Checkout Airwallex integration, now at version 1.0.0. While this might look like a routine payment gateway addition, it represents something more significant in the context of the Hyvä ecosystem's...

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10 min read - The Mage-OS project has reached a major milestone. On 18 May 2026, the community-driven Magento distribution released Mage-OS 3.0 - a version number that signals this is no longer a mirror or a patch. It is a platform making bold moves on its own terms. Combined with Hyvä Theme's continued evolution and ...

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45 min read - A Magento POS for iPad, point-of-sale software that runs on iPad devices, frees businesses from being confined to a clunky desktop POS system. This POS solution gives users more flexibility and mobility to process sales faster on the counter, at tables, or anywhere outside the stores. Besides, it also comes with many other features to help merchants...

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10 min read - Shopify has released CLI...

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9 min read - Google just made its most significant change to AI-powered search visibility since launching AI Overviews, and it has profound implications for how eCommerce merchants get discovered by shoppers. On...

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9 min read - Elf Beauty just gave the eCommerce industry a masterclass in what happens when tariff-driven price increases meet consumer reality. The cosmetics brand, which built its reputation on accessible pricing, announced it is reversing some of the price hikes it implemented in response to tariffs and inflation...

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11 min read - A new study from Quantum Metric...

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11 min read - Google dropped a series of announcements at Google I/O 2026 on...

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8 min read - Among Shopify's recent changelog updates, one entry stands out - not because it is the most technically complex, but because of what it signals for the future of eCommerce. Shopify has introduced a dedicated section in the admin called ...

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11 min read - On 13th May, Stripe and Google announced a partnership that allows merchants...

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10 min read - On 12th May, OpenAI announced that product catalogue feeds can now power automated advertising inside ChatGPT. For eCommerce merchants and brands, this is a watershed moment - the line between AI-powered search and AI-powered commerce has been permanently blurred. OpenAI is enabling retailers to turn their...

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10 min read - A new survey from The Harris Poll and Quad reveals a striking generational divide in how consumers approach AI-powered shopping, and a warning signal that eCommerce brands need to take seriously. The numbers tell a clear story 62% of Gen...

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9 min read - With Magento 2.4.9 reaching General Availability on 12th May, the ecosystem's attention has rightly focused on PHP 8.4 and 8.5 support, Valkey caching, and the hundreds of bug fixes that make this the most significant Magento release in years. But platform compatibility is only half the equation. If your theme is not ready, your upgrade is not happening...

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