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33 Ecommerce Strategies for Growth from 12 $1M+ Brands [18 Must Have Tools Included]

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Tori Gerbig initially started Pink Lily , an online women’s fashion store, as an eBay shop in 2011. Using daily contests, live chats and videos from trade shows and featuring customers on their website –– Pink Lily isn’t just your average fashion brand. But they eventually figured it out (hint: what you ship it in!).

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72 American Business Owners on What Motivated Them To Become Entrepreneurs

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Between waiting in line at the post office and paying $18 for the “military discount” shipping option, it wasn’t easy to do. We coordinate with the APO and FPO shipping so you don’t have to. We strive each and every day to challenge the fast-fashion, planned-obsolescence, throw-away culture that we grew up in.

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234 American Business Owners on Starting, Scaling and Staying Inspired

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Between waiting in line at the post office and paying $18 for the “military discount” shipping option, it wasn’t easy to do. We coordinate with the APO and FPO shipping so you don’t have to. We strive each and every day to challenge the fast-fashion, planned-obsolescence, throw-away culture that we grew up in.