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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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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.
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Shipping & Fulfillment
Ecommerce Drone Delivery Is Coming
September 28, 2023 • Sig Ueland
Recent advances include approvals by the U.S. FAA for deliveries beyond visual line of sight. Early adopters include Walmart, Amazon, other retailers.
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Business
Charts: Retail Trends in China Q3 2023
September 27, 2023 • Adel Boukarroum
China's National Bureau of Statistics reports flat retail sales growth thus far in 2023.
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Business
How Ecommerce Stores Become Sustainable
September 17, 2023 • Matt Tutt
Online merchants have an outsized impact on the environment.
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Business
Entrepreneur’s Advice on Frivolous Lawsuits
September 15, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
Should a business contest improper suits or pay the money and move on?
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Amazon & Marketplaces
Charts: Top Global Marketplaces by Monthly Visits
September 13, 2023 • Adel Boukarroum
Amazon is the dominant B2C marketplace — in U.S. and worldwide.
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Inventory
JoshsFrogs.com Growing Leaps and Bounds
September 1, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
A hobby in 2004 is now a 90-employee, two-facility business — a one-stop shop for pet frogs.
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Business
Charts: E.U. Retail Trends
August 31, 2023 • Adel Boukarroum
Confidence among E.U. retail businesses is mostly negative with no widespread plans to hire additional employees.
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Finance
Klaviyo IPO Fueled by Data, Shopify Collab
August 30, 2023 • Armando Roggio
The email and SMS pioneer will soon be public thanks to data expertise and Shopify support.
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Local Business
Tattoo Biz Suits Danish Entrepreneur
August 25, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
Rasmus Cort is co-owner of five tattoo shops and a provider of tattoo skincare products.
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Shipping & Fulfillment
Pondering the Cost of Ecommerce Returns
August 14, 2023 • Armando Roggio
Returns of purchased ecommerce goods are on the rise. Are tighter return policies the answer?
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Business
5 Predictions for the 2023 Holiday Shopping Season
August 8, 2023 • Armando Roggio
Since 2013 we've predicted holiday sales for the coming season. Here's our 2023 installment.
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Staffing
Profasee Founder on Hiring, Firing, More
August 4, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
Chad Rubin is a serial entrepreneur and an ecommerce pioneer. He's hired a lot of employees. He's fired a lot, too.
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Business
July 2023 Top 10: Our Most Popular Posts
July 31, 2023 • PEC Staff
In July, readers preferred articles on growing a business, graphic design, Google Ads, content marketing, and more.
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Staffing
E-bike Seller Hires Best Customer, Saves Sales
July 28, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
Aaron Powell launched Bunch Bikes, an electric kid-hauler cargo bike, in 2017. Then the pandemic hit, nearly closing the company. Then he hired his best customer.
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Finance
Charts: Global Unicorn Trends Mid-2023
July 26, 2023 • Adel Boukarroum
In 2021, 606 global unicorns were created at a total valuation of $1.5 trillion. Thus far in 2023 there are 44 new unicorns valued at $87 billion.
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B2B
Amazon’s B2B Marketplace Dominates
July 24, 2023 • Marcia Kaplan
B2B marketplaces are proliferating. Amazon Business, launched in 2012, is now a $35 billion GMV juggernaut.
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Business
Entrepreneur Sells Company for $200 Million
July 21, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
Patrick Campbell had $20,000 in the bank when he sold his company, ProfitWell, for $200 million. Here's his story.
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Amazon & Marketplaces
Discount-driven Consumers Spur Prime Day 2023
July 17, 2023 • Marcia Kaplan
U.S. consumers looked for deals in Prime Day 2023. Top categories were appliances, electronics, and apparel.
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Staffing
Executive Recruiter on Ecommerce Jobs Mid-2023
July 14, 2023 • Kerry Murdock
Harry Joiner has been an ecommerce recruiter since 2005. He calls the 2023 job market "a zoo."
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Local Business
Charts: U.S. Retail Trends July 2023
July 12, 2023 • Adel Boukarroum
The U.S. Census Bureau surveys 1.2 million businesses every two weeks to assess the state of the economy and expectations of owners and managers.
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Business
Beardbrand Rebirths amid a Tough Year
July 6, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
Beardbrand founder Eric Bandholz is the host of Ecommerce Conversations, Practical Ecommerce's podcast. He calls 2023 "a perfect storm of calamities."
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Business
Entrepreneur on Childbirth and Running a Business
June 30, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
Elizabeth Mercer launched Sleekform, an online seller of ergonomic office furniture, in 2018. Four years later she had a baby.
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Business
‘My Wife Quit’ Founder on Publishing a Book
June 23, 2023 • Eric Bandholz
Steve Chou is a blogger, podcaster, trainer, and ecommerce owner. He's now a best-selling book author.
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Finance
Amazon Aggregators Face a New Reality
June 19, 2023 • Marcia Kaplan
Amazon aggregators purchase marketplace sellers and then attempt to improve revenue and profits. The boomtimes are over.
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