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by Adrian Luna | July 21, 2026

The cost of a one-second page load delay

One additional second of page load time costs commerce conversions. Walmart's published data shows up to 2% per second. The relationship holds across mid-market commerce: slower stores convert less. The...

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by Adrian Luna | January 27, 2026

What Are Carding Attacks?

Carding attacks are a form of payment fraud that tends to operate under the radar until damage has already occurred. They involve unauthorized attempts to validate stolen credit card information...
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by Adrian Luna | January 20, 2026

How to Succeed in Restricted E-commerce

Selling online in a regulated category takes careful planning. Specific rules govern who you can sell to, how you're allowed to accept payments, and where products can be delivered. Categories...
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by Adrian Luna | January 13, 2026

Infrastructure Is the Unseen Constraint in Regulated...

Business leaders usually think about e-commerce in terms of market share or platform choices. These are important, but focusing only on what customers see masks a much deeper problem. The...
Platform fees are only part of the e commerce
by Adrian Luna | January 6, 2026

Platform Fees Are Only Part of the...

Most e-commerce platform comparisons start with simple pricing tables because fees feel relatively concrete. Numbers on a pricing page create the impression that cost is visible and contained, which makes...
The hidden cost
by Adrian Luna | December 30, 2025

The Hidden Cost of “Easy” in Default...

The Appeal of “Easy” (And Why It Makes Sense at the Start) For many e-commerce teams, the earliest platform decision feels refreshingly straightforward. Payments activate without negotiation, and checkout flows...
Stop renting customer data you already own
by Adrian Luna | December 23, 2025

Stop Renting Customer Data You Already Own

The Problem Most Ecommerce Leaders Don’t Realize They Have For many e-commerce leaders, growth feels harder to obtain than it once did, even when demand appears steady. Marketing budgets stretch...
Why traditional analytics fail engineering teams
by Adrian Luna | December 16, 2025

Why Traditional Analytics Fail Engineering Teams

Commerce platforms generate a constant stream of data, but most of the tools that collect it were built for reporting, rather than engineering work. These tools show trends at a...
The hidden cost of bad bots in ecommerce
by Adrian Luna | December 9, 2025

The Hidden Cost of Bad Bots in...

Bad bots cost ecommerce sites real money. The infrastructure spend on traffic that doesn't buy, the lost conversions when bots compete with shoppers for inventory and the direct fraud losses...
Building resilient frontends on a smarter backend
by Adrian Luna | December 2, 2025

Building Resilient Frontends on a Smarter Backend

[Introduction] The Promise and Pressure of Headless Commerce Headless commerce gives brands a level of freedom they struggled to achieve with older, tightly coupled platforms. Teams can develop distinct frontends...
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