Dear Makers, here is what nobody is telling you about distribution and...
If you are a Maker, you are passionate about crafting and manufacturing. But we’re pretty sure that you are not as passionate about distribution, imports and exports, inventory, invoicing and all sales...
View Article[interview] Reinventing the beach towel concept can be quite a challenge for...
The Vertty towels are quite extraordinary in terms of design. Cameron, our CEO, is a happy customer of Vertty and that’s how we turn our attention on the company, trying to dig into their experience...
View ArticleMeet the TradeGecko Support Team and Their Latest Achievements
Since TradeGecko’s inception in 2012, we have seen a steady growth in customer love in terms of compliments and fan mail from customers and partners alike. And in view of our company culture of keeping...
View ArticleAre ecommerce businesses turning into logistics companies? – an interview...
Singapore’s online grocery shop RedMart has become extremely popular for the great experience it provides to its customers, all made possible by very well organized backend operations. TradeGecko‘s...
View Article4 Reasons Why Selling Software Rocks
A few months ago, a colleague at TradeGecko and I visited the offices of a telco to negotiate them selling our software as part of a corporate business bundle. The person we met spent a fair amount of...
View Article6 WooCommerce Plugin Tidbits to Make Your e-Commerce Life Easier
A quick look at Google Trends reveals that WooCommerce has been garnering exponential popularity over the last three years. Google Search Interest from 2011-2014 Certainly, it’s no doubt that...
View ArticleProduct update – TradeGecko integrates with Magento; Xero integration updates...
In addition to our constantly updated changelog we’re going to start posting product updates here every fortnight (or so) to help TradeGecko users like yourself keep a finger on the pulse of the...
View ArticleBehind H&M’s fashion forward retail inventory control
Fashion isn’t just all about dressing up and H&M’s supply chain procedures are a testament to that. Globally recognised for being a successful and expansive retail giant in terms of market and...
View ArticleProduct Update – New Features & Tweaks
Hello again everybody, I hope you’re all as excited for World Lizard day tomorrow as we are. (Also shout out to all the left-hander’s on world left-handers day today :)) As promised here’s this...
View Article5 avenues to source products for your business
A wholesale business model is based on purchasing new products at a cheap price that people need, use, or want, and reselling these items for more than cost. Your profit is the difference between the...
View ArticleThe arrival of the green supply chain – 3 ways to get started
As the public becomes more concerned for the environment and issues like global warning, consumers will be asking more questions about the products they are purchasing. Businesses will need to answer...
View ArticleHow to verify Chinese suppliers – 10 ways to find a supplier you can trust
You come across a Chinese supplier online. The organization looks all right. There’s potential for a business opportunity that could really take off. BUT there are many scams, fakes, and just plain bad...
View ArticleIs An Open Office Environment Beneficial Or Detrimental For Your Team?
If you are working in an open office, your office layout may be causing you to be awfully unproductive and distracted, even stressed out. Open office floor plans seem to be an essential part of...
View ArticleVie Active – on the cutting edge of style and technology
When you go onto Vie Active’s website you’d instantly be blown away by the bold, amazing prints and technically advanced sports wear on display – the result of one and a half years of research on...
View Article5 supply chain challenges you need to get on top of
Once upon a time, supply chain management was easy. Today, businesses have to contend with global competition, product life cycle compression, and most importantly, rising customer power. Technology...
View ArticleZara’s secret to retail success – its supply chain
At Zara, speed and responsiveness are more important than cost. Other brands churn out fast fashion; Zara, which is based in Spain and is owned by the distribution group Inditex, attempts the...
View ArticleWholesalers, Stop Losing Out On Sales And Start Getting On Ecommerce
Infographic Series – The Road To B2B Ecommerce Success The infographic (generated by Salmon, a highly innovative ecommerce digital agency with offices in the UK, China, and Australia) reinstated facts...
View Article5 business lessons from Breaking Bad
I know, I know – I’m late jumping on the Breaking Bad bandwagon. It’s so 2008 – for the first season, at least. This recent marathon through the whole five seasons of Breaking Bad was nothing short of...
View Article3 ways businesses can capitalize on Facebook’s new search function
With Facebook now improving their search function, it appears that the fight between the two tech giants is intensifying as they tussle over market share for one of the most profitable arms of Google’s...
View ArticleWhy automated pricing optimization is the future of e-Commerce
The following is a guest post by Angelica Valentine from Wiser. Pricing: it’s one of the trickiest parts of online retail. Why? Well, not only is pricing hard to get right the first time, but it is...
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