Subscription boxes can be a great way for ecommerce and retail businesses to gain regular customers and expand offerings to fit customers’ changing shopping habits. It can also help businesses that are simply looking to boost sales or move excess stock. If your business is one that’s considering starting a subscription box, check out the […]
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If you’ve seen any ice cream posts on Instagram lately, you might have noticed some that have a bit of a dark side. That’s because the latest trend in soft serve is black ice cream. And it’s taking social media by storm. Los Angeles based ice cream store Little Damage is the business behind all
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Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba Group (NYSE: BABA) recently announced the launch of the Taobao Global US Merchants Network to serve American small and medium-sized businesses. The network will help U.S. small businesses easily connect with merchants operating within Alibaba’s ecosystem, meaning small businesses can now reach the more than half a billion consumers on Alibaba’s
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Love Your Melon, an apparel brand with a charitable twist, started out as a class project. But since then, it has bloomed into a multi-million dollar business by combining one product marketing strategy with another. The business sells hats and other apparel and accessories online, allowing it to save a significant amount of money over businesses
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Indochino made its name as an online suit retailer that delivered made-to-measure suits directly to customers’ front doors. But now the company has integrated a more traditional retail approach to complement that strategy. And it’s part of a growing trend that small businesses may want to consider. Online to Offline Trend The trend of ecommerce
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Public markets feature shops and vendors that are almost exclusively small and independent businesses. And there are plenty of these markets scattered around the country. If you are a vendor looking for the top market in your state or region, check out the list of the best public markets from each state in the list
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Shopping for underwear isn’t generally considered to be very exciting. But MeUndies is looking to change that by taking a unique approach to selling underwear. The company provides a subscription service that delivers unique new underwear to its customers every month. The idea is that it makes the shopping process a little more fun. Instead
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Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Pat Toomey disagreed Thursday with President Donald Trump over a sugar deal with Mexico, arguing that it would only favor a handful of U.S. sugar producers and refiners. Inside the Sugar Deal with Mexico The deal, announced in early June, is in response to complaints from U.S. sugar producers and refiners that
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Recently, 500 companies — mostly small businesses and startups — went to Walmart (NYSE:WMT) company headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, to pitch their products to company buyers. If they’re selected, they’ll get to sell their products at Walmart stores and on the retailers website. It could mean huge growth for those small companies. But there are
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Think you have a weird product that no customers would go for? The story of Bob’s Pickle Pops might prove you wrong. Bob’s Pickle Pops is a business that provides a really weird product — frozen pickle juice. Think freezer pops but with pickle juice instead of sweet, fruity flavors. Sound gross? Maybe to you.
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