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An ecommerce site is a business. Our Management & Finance category addresses online payments, funding needs, employee issues, merchant profiles, key metrics, multichannel and omnichannel strategies, cross-border analyses, inventory management, accounting topics, sales taxes, and much more.
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Amazon & Marketplaces
Amazon Rules Product Discovery, for Now
January 18, 2026 • Armando Roggio
The world's most popular product search engine is dominant for many reasons, yet it faces challenges from AI and social commerce.
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Business
DIY Approach Fuels Craft Cocktail Brand
January 16, 2026 • Eric Bandholz
Texas-based Liber & Co., a manufacturer of premium beverage syrups, has scaled from a single test batch on a stove to 1,500-gallon tanks and worldwide buyers.
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Cross-border Selling
Why E.U. Ecommerce Rules Seem Complex
January 12, 2026 • Beata Twardowska
E.U. ecommerce regulations start with the European Commission, yet overlap, with no single framework.
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Business
Early AI Signals from Holiday Sales
January 11, 2026 • Armando Roggio
The raw totals for AI-driven shopping were small, but the coming impact will likely be massive.
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Staffing
Ecommerce Success with Fractional Talent
January 9, 2026 • Eric Bandholz
CMO turned entrepreneur Jai Dolwani thrives with The Starters, a marketplace for fractional ecommerce talent.
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Cross-border Selling
When Heavy Products Make Global Sense
January 2, 2026 • Armando Roggio
Selling high-value, differentiated products with international interest can unlock meaningful growth.
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Business
2025 Top 25: Our Most Popular Posts
December 31, 2025 • Kerry Murdock
We published roughly 300 articles in 2025. Of the 25 most read, 17 addressed AI.
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Business
The Good, Bad, and Ugly of 2025
December 19, 2025 • Eric Bandholz
What worked in 2025, what didn't, what was painful, and what made it all worth it.
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Cross-border Selling
The Top Conversion Barrier in the E.U.
December 16, 2025 • Beata Twardowska
Ecommerce traction in Europe starts with understanding the trust factors shaping the customer journey.
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Cross-border Selling
Expat Money CEO on Moving Abroad
December 12, 2025 • Eric Bandholz
Why relocate overseas? What are the risks and the rewards? Mikkel Thorup addresses those questions and more.
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Inventory
How to Scale a Recommerce Business
December 11, 2025 • Armando Roggio
Profitable selling of used, refurbished, or overstock items requires repeatable systems.
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Finance
CFO: Brands Rarely Max Out Meta Ads
December 5, 2025 • Eric Bandholz
Abir Syed says creative volume drives ecommerce marketing success, and few merchants have exhausted any channel, much less Meta.
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Cross-border Selling
How U.S. Merchants Fail E.U. Consumers
December 1, 2025 • Beata Twardowska
The European Union harmonizes cross-border commerce rules, but it doesn't harmonize the people doing the buying.
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Finance
Where Investors See Ecommerce Heading
November 25, 2025 • Armando Roggio
Investors are concentrating on areas they believe will define the next phase of ecommerce.
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Finance
Solar Power Developer on Fueling the Grid
November 21, 2025 • Eric Bandholz
How does a company build a solar-generating plant and then sell the electricity? Entrepreneur Chris Elrod explains.
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Business
Natural Toothpaste Propels Wellnesse.com
November 14, 2025 • Eric Bandholz
Seth Spears once taught consumers how to make their own non-toxic personal care products. Then they asked him for ready-made versions.
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Cross-border Selling
Canada Still Works for U.S. Sellers
November 13, 2025 • Armando Roggio
Despite tariffs, taxes, and strikes, Canada remains a growth market for U.S. ecommerce retailers.
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Cross-border Selling
Digital Goods Stay Duty-Free
November 11, 2025 • Armando Roggio
The World Trade Organization's tariff moratorium on electronic transmissions is at the heart of modern digital trade.
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Business
Etsy Merchant Eyes Shopify, Dual Brands
November 7, 2025 • Eric Bandholz
Having launched Festive Gal on Etsy in 2019, Kevlyn Walsh now navigates the platform's constraints.
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Business
Batch Cannabis Scales to $50 Million
October 31, 2025 • Eric Bandholz
"Once we dialed in our Meta ads and built a strong creative flywheel, everything took off," says co-founder Andy Gould.
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Local Business
How AI Shopping Impacts Main Street Retail
October 26, 2025 • Armando Roggio
AI agents cannot replicate the personal recognition and service of local merchants.
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Business
E-Bike Founder’s Path to Purpose
October 24, 2025 • Eric Bandholz
Aaron Powell planned to sell Bunch Bikes in 2023. Then he reconsidered.
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Inventory
Reshoring Is Supply Chain Flexibility
October 19, 2025 • Armando Roggio
Domestic manufacturing is a practical investment in speed, quality, and demand.
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Inventory
Alibaba.com Exec on Suppliers, Tariffs, IP
October 17, 2025 • Eric Bandholz
Rah Mahtani, head of U.S. commercial strategy, addresses foreign manufacturers, tariffs, intellectual property protection, and more.
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Inventory
Recommerce for the Holidays
October 16, 2025 • Armando Roggio
Testing recommerce during the 2025 holiday allows retailers to gauge performance without a full-scale effort.
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Business
Startup Vet Revives Legacy Fitness Brand
October 3, 2025 • Eric Bandholz
Jon Shanahan destroys the myth that founders make lousy employees. He transitioned from a business he co-founded to remake a 20-year corporation.
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Business
CFO Shifts to Menswear, Egyptian Roots
September 26, 2025 • Eric Bandholz
In 2020, Karim Abed was chief financial officer for Texas-based home builder, but he yearned to launch his own business and reconnect with his heritage.
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Fraud Prevention
Visa’s VAMP Could Cost Banks and Merchants
September 18, 2025 • Armando Roggio
The new framework could detect four times more fraud, Visa claims, saving $2.5 billion annually.
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Business
36 Ways to Revive an Ecommerce Business
September 12, 2025 • Eric Bandholz
Here's how to overcome entrepreneurial doldrums, when a business is seemingly stuck in no growth or worse.
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Cross-border Selling
Ecommerce after De Minimis Tariff Exemption
August 31, 2025 • Armando Roggio
What began as a convenience rule in the 1930s grew into a key component of global ecommerce.
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