10+ Best Articles on Ecommerce
A reading list of the best and most useful articles and videos on ecommerce from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Ecommerce Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on ecommerce by Refind users in 2022.
Videos
Watch a video to get a quick overview.
Introducing Amazon Go and the world’s most advanced shopping technology
Amazon Go is a new kind of store featuring the world’s most advanced shopping technology. No lines, no checkout – just grab and go! Learn more at http://amaz...
Welcome to Ecommerce Essentials!
Welcome to Ecommerce Essentials - a series dedicated to exploring and finding solutions to common issues for e-commerce websites. For each episode, we’ll ide...
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on ecommerce—all under 10 minutes.
E-commerce is flatlining in the first quarter
Online sales are dwindling and customers are returning to physical stores.
Alternatives to Pagination on Product-Listing Pages
Infinite loading and Show More buttons can provide smooth interaction when loading products.
The Smartest Website You Haven't Heard of
lessons in UI design from an industrial supply company.
Back to the trend line? — Benedict Evans
The Covid Rotation turns, and ecommerce penetration is back to the trend line. But which trend line, and which penetration?
Why One Gen Z-Led Retailer is Limiting Orders Per Customer
Sustainable retail platform Toward is setting a new precedent by preventing customers from placing more than 12 orders per year.
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on ecommerce.
Why It's Hard to Escape Amazon's Long Reach
The ecommerce company is also a cloud computing provider, TV producer, fashion designer, wind-farm backer, and organizer of crowdsourced micro-labor tasks.
Shaping Your Ecommerce Strategy in 2022: Key Industry Trends
Ready to shape your ecommerce strategy for 2022 and beyond? Our recent ecommerce study reveals key industry trends looking toward the future.
Sears's History Predicts Almost Everything Amazon's Doing
One hundred years ago, a retail giant that shipped millions of products by mail moved swiftly into the brick-and-mortar business, changing it forever. Is that happening again?
Are the hyper-specialist shops of Berlin the future of retail?
One shop sells nothing but buttons, another sells only liquorice, and another is ‘the world’s first textile butcher shop’. In the age of Amazon, it seems the way to thrive is to specialise
The Future Of Retail In The Age Of Amazon
As Jeff Bezos’s juggernaut continues to grow, forward-thinking competitors are finding creative ways to succeed—and be what Amazon can never be.
Publications
We monitor hundreds of publications, blogs, newsletters, and news sources in Ecommerce, including:
Recode
Recode by Vox. Uncovering and explaining how our digital world is changing — and changing us. Subscribe to our podcasts: http://bit.ly/2Lh1RBy
Social Media Today
Helping you make sense of the ever-evolving #SocialMedia and #DigitalMarketing landscape. Signup for our newsletter here: http://dive.pub/SMTtwitter
CB Insights
We build software that predicts technology trends. 875,000+ smart folks read our newsletter. You should too. http://cbinsights.com/newsletter
Visual Capitalist
Data-driven visual content focused on global trends, investing, technology, and the economy.
Semrush
Online visibility management SaaS platform that has been used by over 10,000,000 marketers🔥
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