So, after hearing about bitcoin for the last six months, you finally caved. You signed up for your first account at a cryptocurrency exchange and you are now ready to rock. The first thing you may have noticed when you logged into the exchange is that it looks like a…

When are we going to learn? Cryptocurrency is supposed to be decentralized. Getting it all wrong When Satoshi first wrote the Bitcoin whitepaper in 2008, she challenged the banking system as we know it. She draws reference to the inherent weaknesses of the trust-based model. The whole point was to build an ecosystem and economy that operated without these trusted third-parties. …

It’s one of the big questions that every online retailer faces — should we be offering free returns? Whether or not free returns are even viable for your business is, of course, specific to your business model, but I can guarantee that they’re something you should investigate. Why? Because customers…

Here’s the thing. We’ve had one of best bull runs in history over the last 6 years. On March 6, 2009 the S&P 500 composite index was at 683.38. Six short years later, on July 17, 2015, it was trading at 2126.64. That’s a 211% gain! …

Phew. This is a big topic. This post will be the first of a series on the topic. In case you haven’t been shopping on the internet lately (or paying attention), Amazon is CRUSHING it. The company has done a phenomenal job of increasing its footprint in Global Commerce, going…

As your retail business continues to grow, you will probably find yourself considering using a third-party logistics provider as opposed to fulfilling your orders in-house. Third-party logistics is a big industry. In 2014, the Global 3PL Market expanded to $750.7 billion and the U.S. 3PL Market grew 7.4% to $157.2…

You’ve got an awesome website. A phenomenal product. Loyal customers. A growing domestic business. The next major question you are likely to ask yourself is: when should I start selling globally? The allure of a global market is simple — for businesses successfully cornering a domestic market, expanding beyond their…

For many years, we’ve talked about the rise of ‘social commerce.’ People have predicted that our social networks would curate products for us and that the lines between content, community, and commerce would blur and eventually become unrecognizable. While on one hand that progression has marched along, on the other…