Sales of goods at the wholesale level held steady over the last month but rose substantially over the year, according to the most recent data from the Census Bureau.
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Online retail sales jumped 14 percent in the first quarter of 2010, according to an AdWeek report citing U.S. Census Bureau estimates.
Many consumers today prefer doing business with smaller, local businesses, according to a recent survey conducted by WebVisible, an online marketing firm. Among the reasons cited…
New York City Mayor Bloomberg recently stopped by Hive at 55, a new workspace at Downtown Manhattan’s Broad Street, to praise the entrepreneurial spirit of Shopkeep.com,…
In spite of today’s global economy, catering to the local community is still a highly effective way for an independent retailer to build a strong customer…
Small and medium sized retailers will now be able to design, build and manage their own ecommerce businesses using Amazon.com’s technology. The massive online retailer recently…
One of the benefits of a sluggish economy seems to be that leaner times in advertising and media have made it a lot easier for small…
An amendment proposed to the recent financial overhaul bills by Democratic Senator Richard J. Durbin of Illinois seeks to reign in the processing fees charged to retailers for the use of debit cards.
Small businesses are showing signs of an economic rebound. This is the main finding of the recent Intuit Small Business Employment Index, a new monthly report…
Some small, mid sized and regional retailers who still set fees and expiration dates on gift cards could be affected by new card rules in August,…