Sali Christeson, founder and CEO of the women’s workwear brand Argent, wasn’t tuned in when President Trump unveiled his “Liberation Day” tariffs April 2, but it didn’t take long for the news to hit her text messages with the same jolt that shook the global stock market.
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Let’s take you back to the Covid-19 pandemic. That’s when Nell Diamond, CEO of Hill House Home’s Nap Dress became more than just a piece of clothing – it was a symbol of comfort and versatility for a world in flux.
What started as a direct-to-consumer bedding and home business in 2016 had grown into a fashion movement,
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At wegg, we offer a plethora of educational programing to help you scale your business. You can find many of these programs here. When it comes to scaling your e-commerce business, it’s a different animal.
Serial entrepreneur Michael Jackness took an online business that was on the brink of bankruptcy and turned it into a profitable one.
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Indian makeup maven and global woman entrepreneur Debasree Banerjee has found fans across the world with a simple philosophy: brown is beautiful. She’s achieving worldwide attention under the glow of a ring light in the spare bedroom of a Mumbai high-rise apartment. Her inspiration comes from Rihanna who caused a seismic shift towards greater inclusiveness in the cosmetics industry.
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As a wegg® Board Member, Hinrich Foundation Research Fellow, and Founder and CEO of Nextrade Group, Kati Suominen holds key insight into the ebbs, flows, and effects of global e-commerce. She recently published a report with the Hinrich Foundation entitled, “The Last Mile: How technology helps and hinders the toughest leg of global commerce.”
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The ability to retain, grow and convert loyal customers is a key to survival, especially with harder economic times on the horizon. And as your e-commerce store attracts new visitors this holiday season, it’s important to think about how to transform seasonal shoppers into lifetime global customers.
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The International Finance Corporation’s (IFC’s) Managing Director Makhtar Diop was joined by a distinctive panel of speakers to talk about how the rapid digital transformation underway in many emerging markets has the potential to have an equally transformative impact for entrepreneurs.
You can watch the video as the esteemed speakers discuss the case for designing inclusive platforms in emerging markets and what the implications mean for digitization of global e-commerce in a post-Covid world.
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“Communications is at the heart of eCommerce and community.”
-Meg Whitman, Former President and CEO of Hewlett-Packard
For many consumers, eCommerce is a part of our daily lives, from ordering a household item through Amazon to purchasing a gift from a small business on Etsy.
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E-commerce is updating the traditional structures that often hold women back. There’s also a broad avenue opening up for female-skewed shopping, run by women for women. Has e-commerce made it easier for women to go global? Yes. Because the tools are easily accessible and the women can run these businesses from home or on-the-go.
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“As consumer behavior continues to evolve and the retail landscape changes, retailers that embrace and implement these changes early on will be better positioned for success now and in the future.”
-Jia Wertz,“3 Mobile Commerce Trends That Are Dominating 2022”
Our society has become structured around the widespread use of smartphones more and more each year.
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