Online business going into retail? Here’s a checklist

August 1, 2011 by  

Paying heed to the following advice could stop your business from ending up like Borders -- bankrupt. Photo: ChicagoGeek

Don’t count on renting a storefront to revive the flagging sales for your online business and compensate for a weak business model: You might end up digging yourself a bigger hole. Rather, going retail may be prudent only if your online business is doing very well. Read more

When blogshops get physical

July 29, 2011 by  

Generation Blogshop has come of age. While hundreds, if not thousands of garishly designed and brashly-colored blogshops have arrived and died, many online retailers have done well enough to venture into brick and mortar stores. Read more