CFO: Brands Rarely Max Out Meta Ads
Abir Syed is an accountant turned marketer turned chief financial officer. He says ecommerce marketing success largely…
Where Investors See Ecommerce Heading
Crunchbase reported this month that ecommerce start-up funding was about to hit a five-year low as investors…
Solar Power Developer on Fueling the Grid
Chris Elrod is a renewable power entrepreneur. His company, Treaty Oak Clean Energy, builds massive solar projects…
Why B2B checkout is not one size fits all
This post was written in collaboration with Fortis, an embedded payments platform that integrates directly with WooCommerce…
Allegro to finance sellers with 350 million euros in 3 years
Polish marketplace Allegro has announced a partnership with PKO Bank Polski. Together, they are launching two services:…
Startup Vet Revives Legacy Fitness Brand
Jon Shanahan destroys the myth that founders make lousy employees. He co-founded Stryx, a men’s cosmetics provider,…
CFO Shifts to Menswear, Egyptian Roots
In 2020, Karim Abed was the chief financial officer for a Texas-based home builder. The job paid…
Vibe Coding Is Ecommerce’s New Excel
Relying on AI-generated software can make ecommerce operators nervous until they realize the process is a bit…
US tariff and shipping policy changes: Navigating the end of the de minimis exemption
On August 29, 2025, the US government suspended the de minimis exemption for goods imported from all…
Authentic Influencers Reshape Purchasing Across Industries
Brands are shifting away from traditional ad-heavy strategies and turning to niche influencers whose authenticity and expertise…
New Books to Gear Up for Peak Season Selling
The end of summer signals the beginning of fall and peak season planning for merchants. From entrepreneurial…
New Ecommerce Tools: August 7, 2025
Every week we publish a handpicked list of new products and services from vendors to ecommerce merchants….
Mollie launches in three new markets
Dutch payments fintech Mollie is launching in Hungary, Slovenia and the Czech Republic. Online sellers in these…
WooCommerce pricing: How much does it cost to run a store?
WooCommerce is more than just a popular ecommerce plugin for WordPress. It’s a highly-flexible, open source ecommerce…
New Ecommerce Tools: May 29, 2025
This week’s rundown of new products from companies offering services to ecommerce merchants includes cross-border shipping, agentic…
Revenue Loans Are Fast Cash at a Price
A growing form of revenue-based financing can fund the marketing push or inventory boost for ecommerce merchants…
Charts: U.S. Banking Technology Trends
KPMG’s annual U.S. banking technology survey is a “pulse-check of the priorities of leadership across the industry.”…
New Ecommerce Tools: April 24, 2025
Every week we publish a rundown of new products from companies offering services to ecommerce merchants. This…
Ecommerce Investor on Turnaround Tactics
Mehtab Bhogal is the co-founder of Karta Ventures, a Canada-based acquirer of troubled ecommerce businesses. The firm…
How Automation Frees Finance Teams To Power E-Commerce Growth
While e-commerce companies embrace automation to streamline fraud prevention and enhance customer experience, many finance teams still…
MALK Plant Milk Masters In-Store Retail
Ryan Rouse has a formula for scaling physical retail sales. First penetrate niche markets, he says, then…
New Ecommerce Tools: March 13, 2025
We publish a weekly roundup of new products and services for ecommerce merchants. This installment covers international…
Merchant Cuts Revenue 60%, Profit Rises 25%
In 2023 Mathias Schrøder was stressed, burned out, and perplexed. He had scaled revenue on his Denmark-based…
Charts: Global M&A Trends Q4 2024
The deal value of global 2024 mergers and acquisitions transactions was up 15% year-over-year as of early…