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16 articles

AI agents in ecommerce and where they earn their place

August 26, 20265 min read

AI agents in ecommerce: where they actually earn their place

Most ecommerce AI projects automate the wrong thing. Which decisions agents are genuinely good at, which ones need a human, and how to tell them apart before you build.

by RyanAgentic commerceCommerce

A small European garment atelier, with fabric rolls and sewing stations

August 26, 20266 min read

Clothing manufacturers in Europe: what the label actually buys you

Made in Europe is a supply chain decision before it is a marketing one. What proximity to European factories changes, what it does not, and how to vet a partner properly.

by LukeSupply chainIndustry

USA clothing manufacturers and what domestic production buys you

August 26, 20266 min read

USA clothing manufacturers: what domestic production actually buys you

Why brands are moving production back to the US, what domestic manufacturing costs in money and minimums, and how to run the process from tech pack to first bulk order.

by LukeSupply chainIndustry

August 25, 20264 min read

How to make merch for YouTube without a warehouse

Creator merch fails for reasons that have nothing to do with audience size. What to make, when to make it, and how to run it without holding stock yourself.

by DanielCommerceIndustry

August 25, 20264 min read

Make your own merch that people actually wear

Most merch fails as clothing before it fails as branding. How to design merch people choose to put on, and the production decisions that decide whether they can.

by TidiProductCommerce

August 25, 20265 min read

How to sell merch online: the decisions that matter

Where to sell merch, how to price it so it survives landed cost, and why the storefront is the least important decision you will make. A practical guide.

by DanielCommerceProduct

August 25, 20266 min read

How to make merch: the full playbook, brief to boxes

What it actually takes to make merch: writing a spec, print-on-demand versus a real run, sampling, MOQs, quality control, landed cost and fulfillment.

by LukeSupply chainCommerce

August 6, 20263 min read

The invisible onboarding: Why friction kills commerce apps

Most commerce platforms lose users at the signup screen. We explore how to use AI and tension-resolution UX to make complex onboarding feel like magic.

by TidiProductCommerce

June 23, 20263 min read

Automating the SKU: The End-to-End Product Creation Engine

How we are replacing manual B2B catalog management with an AI-driven system that handles everything from discovery to automated billing.

by MattProductEngineering

June 7, 20264 min read

How to source a clothing manufacturer for a small DTC brand

A no-fluff guide to finding the right clothing manufacturer for a small DTC apparel brand, spec, sourcing channels, samples, MOQs, and the traps to avoid.

by LukeSupply chainIndustry

June 7, 20263 min read

Vibe Coding: Why Figma variables are the new source code

Stop fighting with AI-generated layouts. When Figma variables are clean, the code writes itself. Here is how we use vibe coding to build storefronts.

by TidiEngineeringProduct

June 6, 20264 min read

How to design a consumer brand identity that actually converts

Most brand identity decks die on first contact with the storefront. Here's how to design a consumer brand identity that holds up from logo to checkout.

by TidiProductCommerce

June 5, 20264 min read

How to grow a DTC brand without paid ads, the 2026 playbook

Meta CAC crossed the unit-economics line for most categories in 2024. Here's the actual playbook for growing a DTC brand profitably without leaning on paid ads.

by DanielIndustryCommerce

How to architect a real-time inventory system across channels

June 4, 20264 min read

How to architect a real-time inventory system across sales channels

Batch inventory sync breaks the moment a brand sells anywhere except its own site. Here's how to architect an event-driven inventory system that scales.

by RyanEngineeringCommerce

May 24, 20263 min read

The post-DTC playbook

Direct-to-consumer is no longer the moat, it's the baseline. Here's how the brands that are growing in 2026 are stacking advantages on top of it.

by DanielIndustryCommerce

April 12, 20263 min read

Why we built Nomu

Most modern brands aren't held back by their idea. They're held back by the seams between code, ops and supply chain. Here's how we got to Nomu.

by MattCompanyCommerce