4x Founder Debuts Ecommerce Intel Tool
In late 2020 I interviewed a developer who had launched a Shopify app to send manual text…
Amazon tightens shipment tracking regulations
Ecommerce giant Amazon has announced that it is revising its policy on shipment tracking in January in…
Austrians place four in five orders with foreign stores
Parcel volumes in Austria are growing significantly. However, the majority of packages, around 80 percent of the…
What are digital products? How to sell them in 2024
What are digital products? If you have the itch to go into business for yourself, but don’t…
Holiday Gift Guides Drive Long-Term Revenue
The holiday season is a prime time to acquire customers, but it can also drive them away….
Top Life Project surpasses revenue goals by 59% in year one
The Top Life Project was founded in Italy in June 2021 by Cristina Tomasi, MD, and her…
NRF Forecasts Strong 2024 Holiday Sales Amid Shorter Shopping Season
Despite recent hurricane impacts, the economy generally remains strong, with consumer spending driving growth in the 2024…
OnBuy prepares for European expansion
OnBuy, a popular pure marketplace from the United Kingdom, has announced its international growth plans. By the…
Software Founder Pivots to PPE Manufacturing
I’ve interviewed hundreds of entrepreneurs for this podcast. Most are problem solvers and optimists, confident in their…
Amazon implements longer return period during holidays
Ecommerce giant Amazon has announced that it is implementing a temporarily extended return period. The longer return…
Prep for the holidays + Reduce cart abandonment: Amazon Pay
Getting a jumpstart on the holiday season will lead to more sales, fewer customer problems, and less…
eBay launches Top-Service label for German sellers
eBay has introduced a new label in Germany, allowing commercial sellers to stand out on the platform….
Online Retailers’ Critical Task: Cleaning Up Product Data
Poor-quality product data routinely has severe implications for retailers. If left unresolved, bad data hinders the effectiveness…
How to choose an NFT and tokengating partner
The first post in this series introduced us to digital wallets and digital assets, especially NFTs. The…
New Books to Grow (or Sell) a Business, Fall 2024
Fall 2024 offers a bumper crop of new books aimed at helping ecommerce entrepreneurs and execs. Here…
How to find (and vet) the best product manufacturers
The hardest part is over. You’ve got your product idea down. That means you have taken the…
Marketplaces generate 69% of European cross-border sales
In the financial year 2023/2024, the whole European online cross-border market achieved sales of 326 billion euros….
‘Great news for online retailers in the United Kingdom’
Spending at major British online retailers was 3.2 percent higher in September than in the same month…
New AI Apps Reinvent Ecommerce Video
New AI-driven applications can generate video from text, edit a batch of short clips from a single…
Report: Gen AI to Transform Operations, Revenue
Generative artificial intelligence has the potential to transform businesses in two key ways: automating operations and growing…
Lessons from Changing 3PLs
Scaling down a business is not as fun as scaling up. The issues might be similar, but…
Amazon nearing top 3 in Dutch ecommerce
Unlike most European countries, local players generate the most online revenue in the Netherlands. The top 3…
Charts: U.S. TikTok Shop Sales 2023-2024
Charm is a U.S.-based data platform providing retailers, sales teams, and investors with in-depth analytics on direct-to-consumer…
Updated Settle Platform Helps CPG Brands Optimize Operations
Settle, the developer of an operations platform that helps consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands scale, launched its…