A Marquette, Michigan man pleaded guilty to smuggling goods into the United States using fraudulent shipping invoices, according to federal law enforcement officials. Curtis Wenzlaff, 55, pleaded guilty in April, capping an investigation by the Office of Criminal Investigations of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The U.S. Attorney’s Office is prosecuting the case. Background on the Case Wenzlaff...
JD.com is currently winning the global race to develop unmanned aerial vehicles with the strength, reliability and range to deliver goods on large scale. This summer, Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com Inc. launched a drone from a playground in the city of Xi’an. The purpose was to deliver one of the orders in a football-sized box to a village in the...
Dropshipping is an ideal business model for new online shop owners operating in the e-commerce industry. In recent years, with the rise of dropshipping companies, the search interest points in dropshipping have jumped to 89. Dropshipping Business According to Forrester, online sales will represent 17% of all US retail sales by 2022, which is up from an anticipated 12.7% in...
Merchant accounts are becoming increasingly popular even in areas that have been traditionally cash, because of the lack of banking facilities available or just the environment. However, a shift in the attitude towards banking and shopping on the internet, people need access to a different option for paying. This has led to an increase in the amount of businesses who...
In today’s market, entrepreneurs and business owners have to find smart ways to cut costs without harming the quality and profitability of their products. Drop shipping is a fulfillment model that lets owners partner directly with wholesalers who then ship out listed items to customers. Owners are then charged for the price of the shipped item. The Good With a...
A hot, but little known growing business is the drop ship business. With drop shipping, you are essentially selling goods that you currently do not supply, but for a profit. Once you sell an item, you order it from a supplier or wholesaler and they ship it to the customer. While it may seem complicated, it is a fantastic idea...
Drop shipping is an ecommerce solution that enables merchants to collect and forward a customer’s order and shipment details to wholesalers and Manufacturers. It’s the wholesalers and Manufacturers who then supply the products directly to the customer. This business is increasingly gaining popularity with ecommerce website owners as it requires less or no inventory and reduces shipping costs. Drop shipping...
