Ecom & Marketplace
On September 9, 2025, a vessel named Mississippi at the Port of Long Beach experienced a maritime accident. Over 60 containers fell into the water, causing a major disaster. 📦🌊 Media outlets widely reported the incident, emphasizing its significance. One notable detail was that some of the containers were booked by
Hey there, Amazon sellers! 👋 Big news just dropped: Amazon is shaking up how you organize your product listings. Between September 2, 2025, and November 30, 2025, they’re removing certain variation themes from product templates—especially the ones that are outdated or barely used. If you use parent-child listings (think:
Case Studies
David Ricardo was approached by a Stall Mates who sells feminine hygiene products online. They had just launched on Target+ and were facing a critical issue: tracking numbers were not being pushed into Target+, resulting in canceled orders and lost revenue. To make matters worse, their seller score was dropping
Ecom & Marketplace
We’ve seen firsthand how challenging it can be to collect reviews on Walmart, mainly because the infrastructure hasn’t always been there. But things are changing! In Q3, Walmart has become more flexible in how it collects and syndicates reviews. For example, as shown in the screenshot below, only
Case Studies
Berkland Goods, a seasoned Amazon seller, wanted a seamless way to fulfill TikTok Shop orders using their existing Amazon FBA inventory. In early 2024, they partnered with David Ricardo to achieve full automation with minimal manual intervention. By implementing a multichannel strategy—leveraging Amazon Multi-Channel Fulfillment (MCF) through Shopify—we
Ecom & Marketplace
TikTok Shop has just launched a brand-new marketing benefit campaign, and it’s making waves! For the first time, they’re offering a paid placement package starting at $10,000, paid upfront. But is it worth it for your business? Let’s break down the details so you can decide
Marketing & Advertising
Meta has just rolled out a major update to Advantage Plus campaigns, splitting budgets at the campaign and ad set levels and adding powerful new audience exclusion tools to give you tighter control and better performance 📊✨. To see exactly how these changes work and learn Sam Piliero’s step-by-step strategies,
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Yes, you can use Amazon’s Multi-Channel Fulfillment (MCF) to fulfill Walmart orders — but it’s not as simple as many agencies claim. Walmart’s policy allows it only under very specific conditions, and misunderstanding these rules can lead to serious consequences like account warnings or suspension. 🔍 What Walmart Allows
At David Ricardo, we start every challenge with Analysis—we dig into the numbers, ask “Why?” and “What if…?”, and map out root causes and creative fixes before anything else. 🤓 This training ensures our team knows exactly how to approach every retail and e‑commerce issue: from crunching click‑through
In the last 12 months, many sellers have faced rising FBA placement fees, especially those shipping between 500 to 4,000 units in a single shipment. If you’re sending inventory to multiple fulfillment centers—often up to five locations—you've likely seen costs ranging from $80 to
Attending Natural Products Expo West 2025 was an incredible experience! It was my second time at the show—my first was back in 2018—and wow, has it grown! The crowds were bigger, the brands more diverse, and the CPG (consumer packaged goods) industry has exploded with innovation. This year,
Did you know that Amazon’s AI, Rufus, can significantly change how customers interact with your product listings? Rufus, a clever tool integrated mid-page on Amazon product listings, is designed to enhance customer experiences by dynamically addressing their inquiries. It does this through an intuitive Q&A feature, which
Why Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) Selling Is Worth the Leap in 2025 đź›’ For companies in industries like cleaning accessories or food manufacturing, the idea of selling directly to consumers (D2C) can feel daunting. The expectations of success might not align with the reality of breaking into the internet space. However, with the
📱 TikTok’s Fight for Survival: What It Means for Sellers & Creators TikTok is in the middle of a legal and political showdown to avoid a U.S. ban scheduled for January 19, 2025. The law requires TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, to sell the platform or face a complete
Why Getting a Trademark in 2024 is Easier Than Ever (But Still Takes Time) In 2024, it's easier and more affordable than ever to get a trademark in the United States—compared to just 10 years ago. The process has become streamlined, and the cost has dropped, making
For months, Facebook Marketplace and Commerce Manager have been automatically canceling orders. After 1 minute of the order arriving, the order would be canceled and never make it to Shopify. For over four weeks, hundreds of orders got canceled 📆. We opened a support ticket with Facebook support, and after waiting
It was great participating in the Acenda Summit in San Diego. This was Acenda's second Summit, and there was a successful turnout. 🥳🎉 We encountered sellers from Europe, Asia, and Canada who flew in to attend. Acenda is establishing itself as a leader in Omnichannel due to the increasing
In June 2024, Target+ and Shopify announced a partnership. This was great news for Shopify sellers looking to expand to other channels. Getting accepted to sell on Target Plus has been very difficult, but it becomes easier and easier each year. This coming year, it will be easier, especially if
Sales for coffee roasters selling online are generally low during July and August. Excruciating temperatures in the southern United States make drinking coffee and any other hot drinks unbearable in the heat. However, during this hot summer, coffee roasters have an opportunity to start planning for Q4 by building out