Squarespace online store review: beautiful designs for simple ecommerce
Squarespace commerce plans are for online stores with a visually stunning theme, but are features too limited and charges too high?
Best ecommerce platforms for small businesses in the UK
Which ecommerce platform is the best for a small business? We've analysed UK options and pick the best-value online stores you can afford.
BigCommerce review UK: website builder designed to scale your business
Is BigCommerce too 'big' for a small business? Let us review pros and cons for online merchants in the UK.
Weebly online store review: easy website builder with shortcomings
Is Weebly good for an online store? Since Square bought the company, we've seen problems - but there are strong features too.
Ecommerce trends during Covid-19 – key statistics to consider for 2021
We summarise key statistics for ecommerce sales during Covid-19. How are retail and hospitality affected? What's in store for 2021?
EKM ecommerce review: top support and well-balanced features
How does EKM hold up as an ecommerce platform? This UK-based online store comes with extra support and features to elevate sales.
What is Click & Collect? How can it work for a small business?
How does Click + Collect systems work in a small business? Our guide looks at different software setups, with tips on how to do it well.
Shopify vs. Wix: strong ecommerce platforms with important differences
What's better: Wix or Shopify? We compare the ecommerce plans, website builders, pricing and more and find that they're quite different.
Shopify Lite review: online (and in-person) selling without website
The Shopify Lite plan includes Buy Buttons, POS app and more, but does it work with Instagram and Facebook? Are fees worth the limitations?
Wix online store review: easy website builder for any kind of ecommerce
Wix is a dream for the visually-minded, but is this ecommerce builder good enough for a small business? We look at the Wix online store offering.
Square Online review: user-friendly ecommerce that works with POS
How does Square Online work? With or without POS, this ecommerce platform is super-easy to set up and run at a competitive cost.
Square vs. Stripe: all-in-one platform or building blocks for payments
Is Square or Stripe better for your business? Which is cheaper? The payment systems are geared towards different merchants, but there are overlaps.
ReRun Clothing: tackling throw-away culture in the running community
We interviewed ReRun, a community interest company (CIC) prolonging the life of running clothes. How do their Shopify experiences align with the cause?
Shopify UK review – the best ecommerce platform?
Despite Shopify's popularity, it may not be the best value for a small business. Features are promising, but is the pricing too high?
SumUp Online Store Starter review: extremely fast setup, but too basic?
SumUp lets even non-techies build an online shop in few easy steps straight from the SumUp App - but is it too basic? We put SumUp ecommerce to the test.
How to set up an online store in one day: 9 streamlined steps
How do you create an online shop for a small business quickly? We guide you through the 9 necessary steps to launch your ecommerce sales tomorrow.
iZettle E-commerce review: is it the right choice for your business?
Are you a small retail business looking to sell online? Our iZettle E-commerce review looks at whether this is the right choice.
BigCommerce vs. Shopify: similar plans, but payments can be deal-breaker
Shopify and BigCommerce have very similar ecommerce plans, but payments can get pricey with the wrong choice.
Multichannel vs. omnichannel – what’s the difference?
What's the meaning of omnichannel vs multichannel retail? We look at definition, examples and the combined ecommerce and in-store approach to sales.