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Finance

All merchants deal with finance — borrowing money, raising equity, dealing with banks, and selling (or buying) a business. We address all those topics, plus U.S. regulatory changes, financial technology, earnings of public ecommerce companies, and more.

Frank Kosarek
Finance

M&A Advisor on Ecommerce Valuations

Frank Kosarek says buyers of ecommerce businesses today focus on discretionary earnings, not revenue, and seek recurring sales, such as subscriptions.

Finance

CFO: Brands Rarely Max Out Meta Ads

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Finance

Where Investors See Ecommerce Heading

Chris Elrod
Finance

Solar Power Developer on Fueling the Grid

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Finance

Books on Startups, Founders, Investors

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Finance

Revenue Loans Are Fast Cash at a Price

Mehtab Bhogal
Finance

Ecommerce Investor on Turnaround Tactics

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Finance

BNPL Fuels Supplier, Retailer Growth

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Finance

Overstock Relaunches: Q2 2024 Recap

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Finance

BigCommerce Rising: Q2 2024 Recap

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Finance

Ecommerce M&A Stabilizing, Advisor Says

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Finance

Thrasio Slims Down in Comeback Attempt

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Finance

Payment Processing Fuels Shopify Earnings

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Finance

Marketplaces to Buy and Sell Websites

Mark Daoust
Finance

Q&A: Ecommerce Acquisitions Steady in 2023

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Finance

Klaviyo IPO Fueled by Data, Shopify Collab

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Finance

Amazon Aggregators Face a New Reality

Brad Moss
Finance

Brandless Exec on Acquisitions, AI, More

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Finance

Hubris Upended Silicon Valley Bank

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Finance

Actually, Ecommerce Excelled in 2022

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Finance

Cryptocurrencies and SPACs Implode

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Finance

Quiet Light Founder on State of Ecommerce M&A

Image of Amazon sellers and small business owners Armando Colimodio and Eduardo Rodriguez, co-owners of Colsen.
Finance

Financing Options for SMB Ecommerce Merchants

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Finance

Supply.co Founder on Selling the Business

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Finance

AWS Boosts Amazon’s Q2 2022 Results

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Finance

The Details of Shopify’s Massive Q2 2022 Loss

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Finance

For Global Unicorns, It’s Growth and Volatility

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Finance

9 Europe-based Ecommerce Unicorns