For years, many ecommerce brands treated shipping as an operational expense that lived somewhere adjacent to product cost. Ongoing shipping cost increases were absorbed or passed through, but rarely treated as a structural part of unit economics. That framing is becoming harder to justify. Annual rate increases from…
Over Super Bowl weekend, AI company Anthropic ran a commercial promoting its assistant, Claude, leaning into the idea of trust and an ad-free experience. A few days later, headlines started circulating that OpenAI was testing ads inside ChatGPT. If you use ChatGPT regularly and thought, “Wait… I haven’t…
eCommerce platform consolidation is one of the most consistent patterns shaping modern commerce. Over time, tools that once operated independently inside an ecosystem become absorbed into the core platform experience. Features that merchants relied on through specialized apps are rebuilt as native functionality, often with tighter integration and…
Many Shopify merchants rely on Stocky for purchase order creation, supplier tracking, and basic inventory forecasting. For smaller stores, it can cover the fundamentals. But as operations grow more complex, many merchants begin actively searching for Stocky alternatives that offer deeper purchase order workflows, stronger reporting, and better…
If you sell on Shopify, these Shopify AI updates signal a shift in how commerce operates. The company has rolled out new AI-driven infrastructure that changes how customers discover products, complete checkout, and interact with your store across digital surfaces. For years, eCommerce followed a predictable pattern. A…
Let’s be honest. Figuring out how to price products for profit can feel like trying to solve a math word problem while juggling inventory, customer questions, and that fifth cup of cold coffee. Too high? You scare off customers.Too low? You’re basically paying people to shop from you.…
We’ve been busy behind the scenes. As we head into a new year, we wanted to share how we’re setting things up for a strong 2026 with new features and updates!From long-awaited features (hello, Stocktake) to smoother shipping workflows and cleaner fixes, here’s what’s now live in Ordoro.…
It started with shipping, warehousing, and advertising. Now Amazon is dipping into a new part of your business: your books. In January 2026, Amazon launched its Amazon QuickBooks integration by embedding QuickBooks Online directly inside Seller Central. That means sellers can view profit and loss trends, track fees…
If you sell on Shopify, 2026 just brought one of those “head-scratcher” updates that feels more important than it looks at first glance. Starting January 26, Shopify merchants who let shoppers buy products directly through ChatGPT’s Instant Checkout will pay an extra 4% fee on those sales. The…