Business
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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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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Cross-border Selling
Smarter Paths to Global Sales
August 29, 2025 • Eric Bandholz
On-again, off-again tariffs have not lessened cross-border ecommerce opportunities. Passport CEO Alex Yancher shares tactics for profitable international growth.
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Shipping & Fulfillment
Fulfillment Compared: Amazon, Walmart, Shopify
August 27, 2025 • Armando Roggio
Ecommerce operators tired of picking, packing, and posting parcels can turn to massive marketplaces and the leading ecommerce platform for help.
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Business
The Best Ecommerce Business Model
August 15, 2025 • Eric Bandholz
Our podcast host, a successful, decade-long entrepreneur, shares his ideal product and niche.
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Payments
New Stablecoin Law May Slash Payment Fees
August 10, 2025 • Armando Roggio
America's new GENIUS Act could lead to billions in annual savings for enterprise retailers that issue their own digital money.
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Shipping & Fulfillment
The No-Surprise 3PL Pricing Model
August 1, 2025 • Eric Bandholz
John Melizanis's 3PL, ShipDudes, avoids per-item fees, believing they lead to unexpected, surprise charges.
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Business
5 Predictions for 2025 Holiday Shopping
July 27, 2025 • Armando Roggio
Fast delivery, cross-border buying, small business growth, and AI shopping tools will drive a strong holiday season, or at least that's what I predict.
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Business
Facebook ‘Megaphone’ Powers D2C Watch Brand
July 25, 2025 • Eric Bandholz
To Nate Lagos, vice president of marketing for watch maker Original Grain, Facebook ads are megaphones to spread the word, not to acquire customers directly.
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Shipping & Fulfillment
USPS Rate Change Analysis July 2025
July 17, 2025 • Armando Roggio
The USPS's shipping rates are often the most cost-effective. The agency is essential to U.S. ecommerce.
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Business
How to Survive a Million-Dollar Loss
July 11, 2025 • Eric Bandholz
The recovery is on for Beardbrand, having suffered disastrous shortfalls in 2023 and 2024.
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Inventory
PIM Software Is Now a Growth Tool
July 8, 2025 • Armando Roggio
Product information management tools can utilize AI to generate unique descriptions of each item, tailored to the shopper or channel.
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Business
MNLY’s At-Home AI Powers Men’s Health
July 4, 2025 • Eric Bandholz
Luke Hartelust's next-gen health and wellness platform combines AI with at-home testing, diagnostics, and nutrition.
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Payments
BNPL Loans to Impact Credit Scores
July 2, 2025 • Armando Roggio
FICO is launching new credit scores that incorporate buy-now-pay-later loans, possibly influencing the behavior of consumers, providers, and merchants.
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Business
10 Books on Slowing Down, Stepping Away
July 1, 2025 • Jean Gazis
Busy owners and team members are supposed to take time off in the summer. Here are 10 books to help rest and rejuvenate.
Time-Sensitive Offers in Google Ads
New Ecommerce Tools: March 11, 2026
USPS Losses Threaten Ecommerce Shipping
The AI Attribution Blind Spot
Studies Reveal AI Citation Clues
Why OpenAI Acquired Promptfoo
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