The Ecom Awards · Editorial

The Journal

Guides, features and news. What the stores in our Showcase do well, and how the awards work.

Screenshot of Ippodo Tea

LatestFeature28 September 20263 min read

Old houses, new stores: heritage brands online

A Kyoto tea merchant from 1717, a Brussels leather house from 1829 and a Porto soap maker from 1887. How some of the oldest businesses in the Showcase sell online without losing what made them.Read the article →

More features

Screenshot of Allpress Espresso

Feature28 September 20263 min read

23 countries, one Showcase: a tour of the stores

Stores from 23 countries, and counting. A short tour by region, from Kyoto tea to Oslo outerwear, and what stood out to our editors in each.

Screenshot of Ferm Living

Feature28 September 20263 min read

Why we feature stores for free

The Showcase and the awards are two different things. One is free and will stay that way. Here is how the Showcase works, and why a Featured stamp is not a win.

Screenshot of Hex Pens

Feature28 September 20263 min read

What a great ecommerce homepage does in the first screen

Before anyone scrolls, a homepage has to say what the store sells, why it is worth trusting and where to go next. Patterns from the stores in our Showcase.