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The History of Ecommerce: What The Past Says About Tomorrow’s Retail Challenges

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When you factor in the expanded ecommerce selling opportunities through omni-channel retail (like adding Amazon and eBay storefronts to your sales approach, for example), it’s easy to see that now is the best possible time to grow an ecommerce business. 2011 Google Wallet launches as an online payment system. 2011 Stripe launches.

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234 American Business Owners on Starting, Scaling and Staying Inspired

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In 2011, at the height of the economic crisis, I was laid off due to the firm’s financial difficulties. I have experienced an amazing 30% increase in revenue each year since 2011 and have helped thousands of people save money on their groceries. We’ve tried to do lots of direct marketing as well as PPC advertising.