September 15, 2024September 18, 2024News Changes on the De Minimis Rule : Who are the Winners and Losers? Is this the end of $0.50 funny cat socks and $5 disposable dresses? There’s been a lot of buzz over the last […]
September 4, 2024September 14, 2024News From Most Hated Brand to Superstar Retailer: An Overview of Abercrombie & Fitch’s Digital Presence If I had a time machine, I’d go back to just two years ago, Q2 2022, and buy ANF stock when it […]
August 25, 2024August 23, 2024News Walmart’s Impressive Q2 Ecommerce Performance: Should Brands Prioritize Walmart or TikTok Shops After Amazon? If there’s one underdog in the ecommerce world, it’s Walmart. Earlier in 2024, all eyes were on TikTok Shops. We also hear […]
August 20, 2024August 23, 2024Interviews Interview With Malini Ratnam – Digital Retailing Program at the University of North Texas
August 16, 2024August 16, 2024News Follow up on the TikTok – Amazon Partnership and Data on Social Commerce Following my recent post about the TikTok-Amazon partnership, I did a little more research. I analyzed data from the PYMNTS report, “Tracking […]
August 13, 2024August 16, 2024News TikTok Partners with Amazon – Sign of a Major Ecommerce Change or a Small Piece of TikTok’s Social Commerce Strategy? Is there a better way to break our attention spans and budgets than a partnership between Amazon and TikTok? The king of […]
August 7, 2024August 7, 2024News Etsy Launching Their Paid Insider Membership Program – Is This Enough to Help with Their Declining GMV? What do you do when you want to increase your customers’ purchase frequency and lifetime value (LTV)? The current trend among retailers […]
August 2, 2024August 3, 2024Business strategy New Flashy Ad Campaigns Won’t Always Fix Your Business – Why Ecomm Entrepreneurs Should Consider All 4Ps of Marketing You’ve probably heard of the “Four Ps of Marketing.” If not, the 4Ps—Product, Price, Place, and Promotion—are the key elements that help […]
July 29, 2024July 29, 2024Business strategy Levi’s Focus on DTC: Why I Think the Brand Has What It Takes to Be Successful Hot take: I think over 95% of businesses selling on large Amazon would fail miserably if they opened a DTC channel. Anyone […]
July 24, 2024July 23, 2024News Seller Support Shortcomings – How it Can Hurt a Small Business Last week, I came across a great article by Spencer Soper in Bloomberg (link below, I recommend reading it) about how Amazon […]