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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15 min read - Magento and Adobe Commerce merchants using Airwallex can integrate the payment provider with Hyvä Checkout through a dedicated compatibility module documented by both Hyvä and Airwallex. The integration is relevant to merchants evaluating a Hyvä Checkout migration because payment-provider...

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13 min read - The Mage-OS project reached a major milestone on 18 May 2026, when the community-driven Magento distribution released Mage-OS 3.0. Built on Magento Open Source 2.4.9, Mage-OS 3.0 introduces a new interactive installer, built-in RMA functionality, an Admin Activity Log, improved developer tooling, PHP 8.5 support...

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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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16 min read - Magento 2.4.9 reached General Availability on 12 May 2026, bringing platform and dependency changes including PHP 8.5 support and updated Symfony components. On the same day, Hyvä released version 1.4.6 of its Theme packages. Hyvä’s ...

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10 min read - On 12 May 2026, Adobe published security bulletin APSB26-49 for Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source. It addresses vulnerabilities with potential impacts ranging from application denial...

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58 min read - Traffic is the foundation of every eCommerce growth strategy. No matter how optimised a store is, conversions and revenue cannot happen without the right visitors coming in consistently. As competition increases and acquisition costs rise, merchants are under growing pressure not just to drive more traffic, but to invest in channels that attract high-intent...

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10 min read - Google announced on May 8 that it will no longer support FAQ rich results in search, and the corresponding Search Console reporting features will be removed. For eCommerce merchants who invested significant time and resources into FAQ schema markup, this is more than a minor format change - it's another signal that Google is fundamentally restructuring...

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26 min read - Magento Open Source 2.4.8 and Adobe Commerce 2.4.8, released simultaneously in early 2025, bring several important updates that can help you optimise your online store and stay ahead in a competitive market. This release includes enhanced security patches, performance improvements, bug fixes, and updated support for the PHP 8.4 version. In...

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10 min read - On the surface, the consumer spending picture looks encouraging. Retail sales were up 8.4% year over year in March. Credit and debit card payment volumes remain healthy. Employment is solid. But peel back one layer and a much more complex, and strategically important, story emerges for eCommerce merchants....

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13 min read - Magento 2.4.9 is now available, giving Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source merchants a new long-term platform baseline. Oracle MySQL 8.0 reached End of Support on 30 April 2026, creating an important infrastructure consideration for merchants on older release lines. However, this did not mean Magento 2.4.6 immediately lost Adobe security coverage:...

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