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4 Dec 2025
eCommerce trends for 2026: What shoppers really expect
The eCommerce trends for 2026 are not about new buzzwords, but rather about changing shopping behavior. Today's shoppers make decisions everywhere: in their feed, in search results, in chat, in stores. And they expect each of these experiences to be consistent. This article highlights the trends that will really matter in 2026 – from the perspective of the people who ultimately make the purchases.
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18 Nov 2025
Succeed through the peak season with elio Consulting Services
The countdown to the busiest e-commerce period of the year is on: Black Friday, Cyber Week, and the Christmas shopping season are just around the corner, bringing with them weeks in which stores not only achieve record sales but also reach their technical limits. Many retailers invest in campaigns, discounts, and new designs, but forget one crucial factor: the technical resilience of their store. If your site buckles under pressure, the potential of an entire season is at risk. This is exactly where professional performance optimizations such as those offered by elio Consulting Services come in.
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14 Nov 2025
Shopware Update Flatrate
Regular Shopware updates protect your online store from downtime, security vulnerabilities, and costly errors. The Shopware Update Flat Rate from elio ensures that your store remains stable and up to date at all times with predictable costs and expert support. Avoid risks and stay flexible!
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13 Nov 2025
Agentic Commerce meets Shopware: How digital sales rooms are making sales smarter
Agentic Commerce explains: Learn how AI-driven agents are changing online retail, what role digital sales rooms play in this, and how guided and self-guided sessions are setting new standards in digital sales.
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11 Nov 2025
Shopware in the Gartner Magic Quadrant
Shopware has been named a Visionary in the Gartner Magic Quadrant 2025. The digital commerce market is growing rapidly, driven by AI, innovation, and measurable business value. elio shows why Shopware, with its openness, scalability, and strong partner network, is perfectly suited to the digital future of small and medium-sized businesses.
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22 Oct 2025
Classification of AI agents in e-commerce in the context of the EU AI Act
Artificial intelligence (AI) has long since arrived in e-commerce. AI agents, in particular, are revolutionizing customer service, product recommendations, and pricing. The question that arises with all this progress is how these systems should be viewed legally. We provide an overview of the classification of AI agents in e-commerce in the context of the EU AI Act and highlight what companies should pay attention to.
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19 Sept 2025
Shop-in-shop explained simply: meaning, concepts, and advantages
Shop-in-shop explained: Learn how the concept works, what advantages it offers, and why shop-in-shop is becoming increasingly important, especially in e-commerce.
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11 Jul 2025
The partnership that shapes elio to this day
From a one-man office to a digital service provider with over 150 employees - elio and Shopware have been working together in a truly successful partnership since 2011. In our story, we tell you how an idea turned into a strong network and pioneering e-commerce projects.
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24 Jun 2025
First big project. First big lessons.
How do you manage to successfully implement a complex e-commerce project - without many years of experience, but with plenty of drive? elio founder Sascha Vorderstemann looks back on the first major customer project in the company's history in an interview. A conversation about technical challenges, self-employment and why success is never achieved alone.
Lina Noah und Sascha Vorderstemann in schwarzen Polohemden mit elio-Logo vor einem Hintergrund mit den Texten „25 Jahre elio“ und „elio unplugged 1/25“
17 Jun 2025
Founded out of frustration. Remained out of conviction.
What happens when you believe in an idea, reinvent yourself again and again - and never forget why you started? A story about courage, change and a place where people became a real team: elio.