Google rewrote a Merchant Center help page to say products with blurry, pixelated or low-resolution images will continue to show in ads and free listings. If you run a high-ticket store on Shopify, this changes what you fix first in your Google Shopping feed, but it does not change the January deadline that can pull […]
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Google Ads is testing a campaign setup screen where you type your goal in plain words and its AI suggests the goals and assets. If you run Google Shopping or Performance Max for a high-ticket store, that text box sits one click from a setting you cannot undo later. Google’s help pages say a Performance […]
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Malaysia will let digital nomad pass holders who reach the two-year cap stay and work remotely for two more years, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced October 9. For the Ecommerce Paradise reader running a Shopify store from Kuala Lumpur or Penang on a DE Rantau Nomad Pass, the hard stop at month 24 just moved […]
Malaysia Will Extend Its Nomad Pass by Two Years Read More »
Foreign-owned single-member LLCs that extended their taxes must file Form 5472 by Thursday, Oct. 15, or risk a $25,000 IRS penalty. This lands on a specific store owner: someone who lives outside the US, owns a US LLC alone, and runs a Shopify store or a high-ticket dropshipping business through it. If that is you, […]
Form 5472 Extension Ends Oct. 15 for Foreign-Owned LLCs Read More »
Seven ecommerce stories from Oct. 12, ranked by how much they change a store owner’s plan, from Amazon’s $1M insurance rule to UPS and FedEx surcharges.
Paradise Report Oct 12: 7 Ecommerce Stories to Know Read More »
UPS and FedEx start charging holiday residential surcharges on Oct. 25 and Oct. 26, then raise most of their peak fees again on Nov. 22 and Nov. 23. The size-based fees are already live, since UPS began charging them Sept. 27 and FedEx followed Sept. 28. OnTrac’s peak schedule opened Sept. 26, and USPS scheduled […]
UPS and FedEx Holiday Surcharges Start Oct. 25 Read More »
Visa and Mastercard merchants have now received $631.7 million from the $5.5 billion interchange damages settlement, Payments Dive reported Oct. 12. That money only goes to businesses that accepted Visa or Mastercard between January 2004 and January 2019 and filed by Feb. 4, 2025, so most stores launched in the last five years get nothing. […]
Visa-Mastercard Merchants Have Been Paid $631.7M So Far Read More »
Lowe’s will start four weeks of Black Friday deals on Oct. 29, according to an Oct. 8 company release, nearly a month before the traditional Nov. 27 date. If you run a high-ticket home, appliance, outdoor or tool store on Shopify, that date is your new Black Friday. Lowe’s lists major appliances, power tools, flooring […]
Lowe’s Starts Black Friday Oct. 29: Prep Your Store Read More »
Every store owner running paid social right now has noticed the same thing: a shaky face-to-camera video from a creator who clearly is not a model can feel more at home in a feed than a polished studio spot. The problem is finding, briefing, and paying creators fast enough to keep a steady feed of […]
How to Create UGC Style Ads for Your Store Without Filming Anything Read More »
Supplements are one of the easiest products to sell online and one of the hardest products to ship casually. A cracked phone case costs you a refund. A contaminated or mislabeled supplement lot can turn into a recall, a regulator’s attention, and customers who never come back. Most operators learn this when order volume outgrows […]
