Is “Free Shipping” really FREE?

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Let’s cut right to it: No. “Free Shipping!” is an attractive offer to most of us, but unfortunately, shipping is never free. If anything, free shipping is getting more expensive every year. The history of free shipping. In the early days of online retailing, many…

Is Your Chinese Supplier Now Your Competitor on Amazon?

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Here’s the latest buzz in the product importing business: The Chinese manufacturers that many online retailers buy from are now selling directly on Amazon and eBay. Naturally, these retailers are asking, “How do we compete?” In fact, Amazon reported that direct-merchant sales by Chinese companies…