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The Hox Shop at The Hoxton, Chicago.

How The Hoxton Hotel Chain Transformed the Minibar into a Localized Retail Experience

For decades, centuries even, hotels around the world have operated under the same well-understood principles. Yes, the idea…

Features March 10
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The ripple effects of tariffs are beginning to be felt.

Tariff Ripple Effects: Businesses Take Profitability Hit as Stressed Consumers Buy Less

The sands of President Trump’s shifting global trade policy seem to be beginning to settle, but in the…

Features August 4
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The Faire Insider program now has 100,000 members.

Exclusive: Faire Surpasses 100K Members as Indie Retailers Seek Out Value, Variety

It’s no secret that small businesses are under pressure in the current economic environment — tight margins and…

Features July 30
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Justin Liu, U.S. Country Manager, Alibaba.com

Listen Now: What U.S. SMBs Can Learn from Alibaba.com’s Playbook

Alibaba.com is the biggest B2B marketplace in the world, and it has maintained that position despite rising competition.…

Features July 30
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Business leaders strategizing perhaps figuring out what to do during the tariff pause?

Uncertainty is the Only Certainty: What Businesses Can (and Should) do During the Tariff Pause

When President Trump first announced his “reciprocal tariffs,” the National Retail Federation specifically called out the outsized burden…

Features May 5
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Dick’s Sporting Goods Integrates Traceability into Sourcing Operations

Dick’s Sporting Goods will expand its use of sourcing solutions from Inspectorio, incorporating traceability as it centralizes its…

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Alibaba.com President Kuo Zhang at CoCreate 2024.

Alibaba Seeks to Enable Entrepreneurs with New Sourcing and Financing Tools

’Tis the season…of marketplace seller conferences: Walmart kicked things off in late August with Let’s Grow!, Amazon Accelerate…

Features September 9
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Alibaba executives and former Olympians discuss the new business accelerator partnership with the IOC.

How Alibaba is Helping Olympians ‘Bridge the Divide Between Sportsmanship and Entrepreneurship’

For two and a half weeks, the eyes of the world are turned to Paris for the latest…

Features August 2
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Wholesale marketplace Faire is changing the game for small retailers.

B2B Marketplace Faire Accelerates the Digitization of an Underserved Market: Wholesale

For nearly two decades now online marketplaces have proliferated, beginning with Ebay and Amazon, followed by Walmart, Etsy…

Features July 2
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