Agatha Aviso

If you run a local business, your small business marketing strategy doesn’t begin and end on a screen. The flyer someone picks up at a coffee shop, the banner outside your pop-up, the business card a happy customer passes to a friend — these still drive foot traffic, referrals, and repeat business. The problem isn’t…

Square inventory makes it easy to track stock, update quantities, and manage your products from one place. Built into Square’s point-of-sale (POS) system, these tools let you create items, organize variants, and monitor inventory in real time, from your dashboard or mobile app. I’ll walk through how to manage inventory with Square step by step,…

Square POS stands out for its low barrier to entry, ease of use, and all-in-one feature set. It performs especially well in checkout, mobile payments, and omnichannel selling, with built-in tools for inventory, reporting, and marketing included even on the free plan. In my experience, it’s one of the fastest POS systems to set up…

I’ve tested Square across different small business setups, and one thing is consistent: the right hardware depends on how you sell. Your checkout flow, sales volume, and whether you’re mobile or stationary matter more than the upfront price. A weekend market vendor can run with a simple reader, while a busy retail store needs a…

Cafes and coffee shops merge operational aspects of both restaurants and retail. An agile point-of-sale (POS) system that can facilitate quick customer interactions and build customer loyalty is required to manage a cafe efficiently. In my experience working in cafes, the best POS systems are affordable and deliver reliable, fast, and customer-focused functions that make…

Industry research shows that 44% of shoppers still prefer buying in-store, even as ecommerce continues to grow. At the same time, 2025 retail trend reports indicate that consumers increasingly expect stores to offer more than shelves and checkout counters. They want engaging, hands-on experiences that justify the trip. That shift is driving renewed interest in experiential retail. The…

Hyper-personalization is changing how retailers compete. Instead of sending the same promotion to everyone, retailers can now tailor offers, product recommendations, and messages to individual shoppers based on what they browse, buy, and engage with. This is so relevant today as 82% of customers said personalization influences their choice of brand, reinforcing how strongly tailored experiences affect…

TikTok Shop is TikTok’s built-in shopping platform that lets customers discover and buy products without leaving the app. Shopping happens through in-feed videos, LIVE shopping streams, the Shop tab, and dedicated product pages, turning short-form content into a direct sales channel. TikTok Shop still matters in 2026 because in-app shopping is now a real user…

Temu is an ecommerce marketplace that carries a huge potential for sourcing items for reselling. It offers very low factory-direct prices, huge discounts, price adjustment guarantees, a generous return policy, and more. Reselling Temu products is generally legal, but it comes with a higher risk than most sourcing methods. Profit margins are often thin due…

Importing from China can still deliver strong margins in 2026, but the math is less forgiving than it used to be. With the de minimis exemption suspended, even small shipments may face duties and tariffs, so profitability now comes down to picking products with reliable demand, manageable compliance, and low shipping friction. In this guide,…

Holiday spending reached new highs in 2025, with total US retail sales surpassing $1 trillion and online purchases alone hitting a record $257.8 billion. Adobe Analytics’ holiday shopping report indicates, mobile shopping drove more than half of all online holiday sales, while buy now, pay later (BNPL) spending and AI-driven shopping traffic both climbed sharply….

ShipBob and ShipMonk are two of the leading third-party order fulfillment solutions for small businesses. They offer similar platforms built around outsourcing your product storage, inventory management, order processing, shipping, and returns. I compared ShipBob vs ShipMonk based on price, functionality, ease of use, and special services to help you choose the best option for your business….