Meanwhile, successful brands like Sephora, Chewy, and IKEA are quietly building a different kind of growth engine—one that costs nothing upfront and only pays out when sales actually happen. They’re using affiliate programs, and the results speak for themselves: 81% of brands now run affiliate programs, with affiliate marketing contributing 5-25% of their total revenue.
7 Best AI-Powered Apps for Shopify to Increase Conversions & Sales
Running a Shopify store means competing with thousands of merchants for the same customers. Success often comes down to understanding and responding to what shoppers truly want.
Magento 2 Hyvä Theme: Everything You Should Know
Every second counts in ecommerce. A one-second delay can reduce conversions by 7%, while 53% of mobile users abandon sites that take longer than three seconds to load. For Magento 2 merchants, this is a real problem. Traditional themes like Luma often struggle to deliver the fast experiences modern shoppers expect, resulting in lower search… Read More
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Ecommerce Product Badges: Examples from Top Retailers [2026]
Product badges in ecommerce serve as helpful guides for users, showcasing an item’s availability, current sales, or special deals. Colorful badges and low prices seize visitors’ attention and make the purchase an excellent bargain. For merchants, using product badges is a great way to promote items and sell them quickly.
Big News: Hyvä Theme Is Now FREE — What This Means for Magento Stores
In one of the most important updates for the Magento community, Hyvä Theme is now completely free and open-source as of November 10, 2025. This change follows five years of rapid growth, strong community support, and more than 6,000 live stores using Hyvä — including enterprise brands like Nestlé, Volkswagen, and Dunkin’. For Magento store… Read More
Ecommerce Navigation in 2026: Examples & Best Practices
Navigation on the website is a critical thing for every ecommerce business. The way content is structured directly influences conversions, user satisfaction, and SEO of your website. Effective ecommerce navigation isn’t just about menus—it’s about making shopping effortless. Tools like Magento 2 Layered Navigation extension provide advanced filters to help customers find products faster, while… Read More
llms.txt for Magento Stores: How to Control AI Visibility
But as an ecommerce store owner, an important question appears: how do you make sure AI sees the right content — and only the content you want it to see?
Magento Security Alert: SessionReaper Vulnerability
A new unauthenticated RCE threat targeting Magento and Adobe Commerce A severe Adobe Commerce vulnerability, identified as SessionReaper (CVE-2025-54236), is currently being exploited in the wild. This flaw can result in unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) in Magento, meaning attackers can run code on a server without logging in. If your store runs Magento 2… Read More
Top 12 Extensions for Magento 2 That Actually Move the Needle
Running a successful Magento store isn’t just about good products—it’s about delivering a smooth, trustworthy, and fast shopping experience. With the right mix of Magento 2 extensions, you can optimize performance, boost conversions, and build long-term customer loyalty—all without complex development work.
Meet Magento NYC & Canada 2025: Must-Attend Ecommerce Event of the Year
This fall, the Magento and Adobe Commerce community is gathering for two major events — starting with Meet Magento NYC on October 28, 2025 at Civic Hall, Manhattan.
Then on November 13, 2025, the excitement moves north for the first-ever Meet Magento Canada in Toronto, bringing the same world-class speakers, practical sessions, and global community energy to a new stage.
