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
Born to Run with Amazon
February 19, 2025 • Armando Roggio
Forty-one percent of U.S.-based enterprise sellers plan to use Amazon's Born to Run program to drive sales in 2025, according to a new Jungle Scout survey.
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Business
Bookshop.org, an Amazon Rival, Adds Ebooks
February 17, 2025 • Jean Gazis
Bookshop shares profits with independent, physical booksellers; shoppers can purchase on Bookshop.org and designate a local bookstore.
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B2B
Hybrid Ecommerce Serves B2C and B2B
February 16, 2025 • Armando Roggio
Direct-to-consumer brands can benefit from a hybrid ecommerce platform, one that caters to consumers and businesses.
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Business
AI Is Changing Buying Behavior, Study Finds
February 11, 2025 • Dale Laszig
A new Capgemini report focuses on how global consumers discover products, how they shop, and why they switch brands.
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Cross-border Selling
Northern Ireland Key to E.U., U.K. Fulfillment
January 31, 2025 • Eric Bandholz
Selling cross-border in the U.K. and the E.U. is more complicated post-Brexit — unless the shipment comes from Northern Ireland.
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Inventory
How to Create Print-on-Demand Products
January 30, 2025 • Armando Roggio
Launching a dropshipping business selling print-on-demand products can be as simple as uploading an image and opening an online shop.
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Inventory
AI Resets Ecommerce Supply Chains
January 28, 2025 • Gian Maria Gramondi
Artificial intelligence is a supply-chain game-changer — optimizing demand forecasts, fulfillment, delivery routes, and more.
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Finance
BNPL Fuels Supplier, Retailer Growth
January 26, 2025 • Armando Roggio
For wholesalers, BNPL accelerates cash flow. For retailers, it aligns inventory costs with revenue.
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Business
Protein Bar Founder Thrives in a Crowded Field
January 24, 2025 • Eric Bandholz
Will Nitze, founder of IQBAR, says success in a competitive market requires identifying its uncompetitive niches.
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Business
Ugmonk Brings Design to Desk Tools
January 10, 2025 • Eric Bandholz
Jeff Sheldon's direct-to-consumer desktop accessories merge function and aesthetics.
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Business
Mira Safety Thrives on ‘Red Alerts’
December 20, 2024 • Eric Bandholz
Roman Zrazhevskiy's company sells protective gear for seemingly existential events, such as nuclear and chemical warfare.
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Amazon & Marketplaces
Temu’s U.S. Seller Program Is a DTC Opportunity
December 19, 2024 • Armando Roggio
DTC goods are unique and not sold by competing merchants. That’s the opportunity.
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Payments
U.S. Lags in Digital Wallet Adoption
December 16, 2024 • Dale Laszig
Digital wallets will account for 61% of global ecommerce payments by 2027, per Worldpay.
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Business
Eons Founder on Mushrooms and Mental Health
December 13, 2024 • Eric Bandholz
The medicinal benefits of natural compounds, such as those in cannabis and mushrooms, spur entrepreneur Alex Wolfe.
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Amazon & Marketplaces
How Amazon Haul Impacts Ecommerce SMBs
December 11, 2024 • Armando Roggio
Temu, Shein, and now Haul reflect an ecommerce trend of selling very cheap items.
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Business
Beardbrand Shifts to Growth, New Channels
December 6, 2024 • Eric Bandholz
Having overcome two challenging years, Beardbrand aims for more customers, revenue, and sales channels.
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Business
Cyber Five 2024 Sales: Growth, Products, Mobile, More
December 4, 2024 • James Melton
Cyber Five kicked off strong, with record sales on Monday, increasingly via mobile. Traffic from genAI platforms is now a measurable channel.
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Business
Entrepreneur on Business and Divorce
November 29, 2024 • Eric Bandholz
The co-owner of Lori Beds opens up on business, divorce, children, and more.
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Business
Data Suggest Solid 2024 Holiday Sales
November 26, 2024 • James Melton
Industry projections and the latest economic figures point to a good holiday sales season for U.S. online retailers.
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Business
From Porsche to Purpose: A CMO’s Journey
November 22, 2024 • Eric Bandholz
Kevin Dahlstrom's $211,000 Porsche created more stress than joy and started his reset to minimalism.
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Fraud Prevention
Passkeys Gain Traction with Ecommerce Shoppers
November 20, 2024 • Dale Laszig
Amazon, Google, Apple, and many others now support passkeys, a method of logging into secure accounts without entering a password.
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Cross-border Selling
Looming Trade War Is Upending Supply Chains
November 17, 2024 • Armando Roggio
U.S.-imposed tariffs and changes in China trade relations force brand managers to rethink sourcing.
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Business
Health Crisis Drives $50 Million Supplement CEO
November 15, 2024 • Eric Bandholz
Dean Brennan's ulcerative colitis led to a passion for wellness and helping others.
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Inventory
Can Ecommerce Spur On-Demand Manufacturing?
November 13, 2024 • Armando Roggio
The idea is straightforward: Don't build a product until someone orders it.
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Business
Supply.co Founder on Life after the Sale
November 8, 2024 • Eric Bandholz
"Many entrepreneurs believe that selling their business will bring happiness, but that's rarely true," says Patrick Coddou.
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Business
The ‘Why’ of Man Flow Yoga
November 1, 2024 • Eric Bandholz
According to founder Dean Pohlman, long-term business success stems from a purpose. His is to promote men's wellness.
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Shipping & Fulfillment
Teamsters Target Amazon Delivery Drivers
October 28, 2024 • James Melton
Does Amazon control the drivers that work for its Delivery Service Partners? That's the question central to a dispute.
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Payments
4 Payment Processing Pitfalls to Avoid
October 28, 2024 • Dale Laszig
Industry pros cite common merchant mistakes that jeopardize processor relationships and damage a business.
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Business
4x Founder Debuts Ecommerce Intel Tool
October 25, 2024 • Eric Bandholz
Dennis Hegstad's latest venture, a data provider, follows his three Shopify app companies.
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Business
Software Founder Pivots to PPE Manufacturing
October 18, 2024 • Eric Bandholz
In early 2020, Lloyd Armbrust's focus was the software company he had launched years earlier. Then the pandemic hit.
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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