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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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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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.
Perplexity Shopping Tests Ecommerce SMBs
Holiday 2024 Marketing Campaigns from Top Brands
9 Books to Strengthen Cybersecurity
How to Audit HTML Headings on Any Page
Supply.co Founder on Life after the Sale
Passkeys Gain Traction with Ecommerce Shoppers
Drive More ROI from Meta and Google Ads
