Small businesses that use AI expect stronger sales and hiring over the next year than those that don’t, according to a New York Fed survey published October 8. If you run a store, that sentence will tempt you to buy more AI tools or hire fewer people. Hold off on both until you see what […]
NY Fed: Small Firms Using AI Expect More Sales and Hiring Read More »
Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com and WooCommerce, lost its interim chief financial officer on Oct. 9, less than a month after naming him. If your store runs on WooCommerce or your content site sits on WordPress.com, a vendor with an empty CFO chair and a rebuilt board is a risk to price in, not a […]
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Levi Strauss booked $79 million in tariff refunds last quarter and plans to spend about $60 million of the benefit this year on marketing and promotions. That matters to anyone running a high-ticket store because it shows what a one-time refund does to a P&L and what a disciplined operator does with the cash. Refunds […]
Levi’s Redeploys $60M of Its $79M Tariff Refund Read More »
The FTC closed its Robinson-Patman probe of Gildan and S&S Holdings on Oct. 8 after the companies amended a contract that barred Gildan from giving S&S’s rivals certain discounts. If you run a high-ticket store and buy from manufacturers or distributors at dealer pricing, this is the second federal pricing-fairness action in six days aimed […]
FTC Closes Gildan and S&S Pricing Probe After Wholesale Contract Change Read More »
TikTok Shop’s median top-selling product costs around $40, according to a Marketplace Pulse report built on more than 150,000 U.S. sellers and published October 9. If you sell furniture, powersports gear, mobility products or anything else in high-ticket dropshipping, that number frames every TikTok decision you make this quarter. TikTok announced one-click checkout and an […]
TikTok Shop’s Median Top Seller Costs About $40 Read More »
CBP’s Phase 3 tariff refund system accepted 425,517 finally liquidated entries on launch day, Oct. 6, according to a court filing reported by Supply Chain Dive. If your store imports its own inventory, you are the importer of record, and only that party gets paid. At Ecommerce Paradise I write for owners who sell expensive […]
Phase 3 Tariff Refunds Open With 425,517 Entries Accepted Read More »
Google Ads now lets advertisers preview up to 10 AI-written headlines and descriptions before switching on AI Max text customization, Search Engine Land reported on Oct. 8. If you sell $1,500-plus products through Search ads, this changes what you can check before Google writes your claims. The AI reads your landing page and drafts ad […]
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Attackers took over Google and YouTube domains under the .gh, .sl and .as country-code extensions and obtained unauthorized HTTPS certificates, according to a Google security post published Oct. 6. If you run a store, the lesson is not about Ghana. Whoever controls your DNS can get a browser-trusted padlock for your brand, and a buyer […]
Unauthorized Google Certificates: Lock Your Store Domain Read More »
Running an ecommerce brand can look deceptively simple from the outside. Products are listed online, customers place orders, and packages leave the warehouse. Behind that neat little storefront, though, there is usually a lot happening: raw materials need to be ordered, products need to be made, stock needs to be tracked, and production needs to […]
How an MRP System Helps Ecommerce Brands Manage Inventory and Production Read More »