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The operating changes owners and managers need to understand this week.

16 September 2026

Edition 2026-09-16

Edition for 2026-09-16 (America/Denver). Every item is dated from its source, and anything that has aged out of the news window stays in the archive instead.

Lead change

A Branded Site, and a Direct Line to Shoppers

A Practical Ecommerce article argues that branded sites matter for merchants and that direct relationships with shoppers cannot be substituted. The evidence available is a headline and a single summary line, so this is a short read on a thin brief.

Report · 16 September 2026

Also in this edition

What changed since the last edition

  • A Branded Site, and a Direct Line to Shoppers first published in an edition
  • Shopify variants can now hold multiple barcodes first published in an edition