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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Amazon & Marketplaces
Amazon Seller on Profitable Products
March 8, 2024 • Eric Bandholz
Why did an Amazon seller choose disposable dinnerware plates made from palm leaves? Three reasons.
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Business
Painful Decisions Greet First-time CEO
February 23, 2024 • Eric Bandholz
Bryant Jaques is a serial CMO turned CEO of BuddyLove, a women's apparel brand suffering from a post-pandemic meltdown.
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Local Business
Charts: U.S. Small Business Trends Q1 2024
February 21, 2024 • Adel Boukarroum
January survey results from the National Federation of Independent Business are mostly gloomy.
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Business
Grow or Die, Says Momentum Shake Founder
February 16, 2024 • Eric Bandholz
To Mike Tecku, entreprenureship is more than making money. It's helping others, building a team, and personal growth.
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Business
How Merchants Rack-up Airline Points
February 9, 2024 • Eric Bandholz
The founder of SpyGuy is a seasoned world traveler and an authority on inexpensive flights and hotel accomodations.
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Business
Marketer Finds Joy in ‘Bigging’ Others
February 2, 2024 • Eric Bandholz
"I find joy in bigging others up," says Aaron Orendorff, a former chaplain turned writer turned digital marketer.
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Cross-border Selling
Charts: Ecommerce in Emerging Markets 2024
January 31, 2024 • Adel Boukarroum
Most of the growth in global ecommerce is from Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Asia.
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Finance
Marketplaces to Buy and Sell Websites
January 29, 2024 • Sig Ueland
A ecosystem of buyers, sellers, and brokers creates a thriving M&A market for digital businesses.
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Business
Beardbrand Survives Its Hardest Year
January 19, 2024 • Eric Bandholz
Having overcome declining sales, unexpected taxes, a frivolous lawsuit, and the loss of a key account, the company sees better days in 2024.
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Amazon & Marketplaces
How to Research Amazon Keywords
January 18, 2024 • Ann Smarty
Searchers on Amazon use commercial-intent keywords, which inform rankings on Google and elsewhere.
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Amazon & Marketplaces
Simple Modern CEO on Competitive Markets
January 12, 2024 • Eric Bandholz
Per Mike Beckham, lots of competitors mean lots of potential customers.
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Staffing
Q&A: Ecommerce Employment in 2024
January 8, 2024 • Kerry Murdock
"It's like Baskin-Robbins. There are 31 flavors of available candidates — interim, permanent part-time, full-time, per-project, onside, remote, partial remote, and fractional."
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Finance
Charts: Global Investor Trends for AI, Sustainability
January 3, 2024 • Adel Boukarroum
Concerns of global investors are easing compared to a year ago. AI and sustainability remain top priorities.
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Shipping & Fulfillment
Charts: Shipping Priorities of Online Consumers
December 27, 2023 • Adel Boukarroum
Two separate surveys of U.S. ecommerce shoppers report similar findings: free shipping is a priority.
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Inventory
New FBA Tool Points to Future of Inventory Management
December 24, 2023 • Armando Roggio
Amazon's new minimum inventory fee and AI tool foretell industry-wide optimization models.
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Finance
Q&A: Ecommerce Acquisitions Steady in 2023
December 20, 2023 • Kerry Murdock
The founder of Quiet Light, a digital business brokerage, describes steady deal flow in 2023, a return to normal from the frenzied market of 2021.
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Business
Bushbalm Normalizes Bikini-line Skincare
December 15, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
Selling lotions for razor burns along bikini lines is a booming business. The name is memorable, too.
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Cross-border Selling
Charts: Ecommerce in Asia 2023
December 13, 2023 • Adel Boukarroum
The number of ecommerce shoppers in Asia will grow by 52% from 2023 to 2028, although the rate of growth is slowing.
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Business
Argentina Suppliers Fuel Palermo House
December 8, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
The direct-to-consumer furniture brand is known for the Dune Lounger, a mix of a luxury beanbag and a vintage chair.
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Finance
Charts: Top Publicly Traded Ecommerce Companies, Q3 2023
December 6, 2023 • Adel Boukarroum
The first step in ranking ecommerce companies is to define the term. Online only or omnichannel? Software vendors or merchants?
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Business
Beard-care Founder on Juggling Brands
December 1, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
Brio, Eric Steckling's male grooming company, was running smoothly. Then it acquired a teeth whitener.
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Business
A Mobile Milestone for Christmas 2023
November 26, 2023 • Armando Roggio
This holiday season, more U.S. online shoppers will purchase on smartphones than desktops. It's a first.
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Fraud Prevention
Disputifier Founder on Winning Chargebacks
November 17, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
Recover false payment chargebacks with data and automation software, says Mark Wagner.
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Business
Swing Dancing Business Booms
November 10, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
Ryan Hunter Masters's love of dancing evolved into online video courses. Sales followed.
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Business
New Beginnings for Beardbrand
November 3, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
2023 started rough for Beardbrand, but better days have arrived. It's a new beginning for a venerable company.
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Amazon & Marketplaces
Charts: Ecommerce Trends in Europe
November 1, 2023 • Adel Boukarroum
Ecommerce comprises one-third of total commercial revenue for some European countries.
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Shipping & Fulfillment
Ecommerce Returns Becoming Easier, Cheaper
October 22, 2023 • Armando Roggio
Providers such as Happy Returns, Pollen, and even Uber are streamlining the returns process.
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Finance
Charts: Ecommerce VC Deals 2022, 2023
October 18, 2023 • Adel Boukarroum
Venture capital investments in 2022 slowed substantially from 2021. Funding to Amazon aggregators has been stagnant thus far in 2023.
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Business
Batch CBD Masters SEO and Affiliates
October 6, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
Wisconsin-batched Batch grows its own hemp plants and manufactures CBD goods for itself and external brands.
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Business
In-person Markets Spur Mountain Apparel Brand
September 29, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
Mt. Rainier in Washington State inspires David Lindahl's clothing company, a side-hustle evolving to full time.
Free SEO Spreadsheet for Better Rankings
Product Page SEO: 5 Content Tactics
Beardbrand's Lawyer Recaps ADA Lawsuit
Charts: U.S. TikTok Shop Sales 2023-2024
Branding Comes First, Says Sharma Brands Owner
New Ecommerce Tools: September 26, 2024
