If you own or manage a small or medium-sized business, you know that e-commerce has taken on powerful new dimensions in the last year. Already rapidly growing before the arrival of COVID-19, digital sales, especially when coupled with express delivery to meet immediate demands, have become an essential lifeline for retailers across the country, Read More
If there is one element in the fashion business that never goes out of style, it’s your customers. That of course, is the goal: to keep them coming back for more, and to make sure they’re up-to-date on what you’re designing and selling. Regardless of trends in global sales or advances in the Read More
If you are in e-commerce, you need to ensure that your 2019 business plan explores the potential of international sales and marketing. If you don’t at least evaluate your global opportunities, you risk falling behind your competition. You also could miss a critical chance to expand your sales exponentially. That’s because, as a DHL Read More
Cyber Monday is fast approaching, and it is certain to be a bigger and more global deal than ever. Of course, if you are in e-commerce, you already knew that. You may even be familiar with the statistics: in 2017, Cyber Monday saw record-breaking action, with $6.59 billion in U.S. transactions in one day Read More
2.3 trillion is a big number. It’s also a number that should motivate your business to consider an international e-commerce strategy, because 2.3 trillion dollars is the amount that was spent on retail e-commerce around the globe in 2017. That’s an increase of almost six percent over the previous year, and research suggests that Read More
U.S. exports are on the move. The question is, where are they going? The first answer is: Up. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, in December 2017 exports rose $3.5 billion over the previous month, to more than $203 billion. Today, more than 300,000 American companies are bringing their goods to global customers, and Read More
As Black Friday and Cyber Monday become increasingly global, merchants need to become increasingly detailed and deliberate in their planning – especially when it comes to setting and implementing shipping and returns policies and practices. A new customer survey conducted by DHL finds that some retailers are now planning as much as 12 months in Read More
If you’re like many business leaders, you may be forgoing vacation time, spending long hours at work, including nights and weekends, and generally focusing all your attention to ensure your company’s success. This can be particularly true when managing global customers across multiple time zones that require early-morning and late-evening outreach. While hard work Read More
For more than 50 years, the Small Business Administration’s National Small Business Week has promoted the accomplishments of entrepreneurs across the country. The week recognizes not only the value that small companies bring to the marketplace, but also just how much they are evolving in today’s global economy. How are U.S. businesses changing to Read More
When it comes to corporate social responsibility (CSR), the question for business leaders today is not whether to pursue it, but how to integrate its principles into the core of their operations, and how to ensure that real change and social progress are the results. In other words, having a basic program to give Read More
