This week, I welcome back Drew Sanocki to the eCommerceFuel podcast as my co-host for the October News Roundup to look at the new and notable stories in the eCommerce world. This week, we are exploring Apple Pay, Facebook’s advertising changes, and the world of Alibaba, what we believe their potential is here in the states and how they differ from their biggest competitor, Amazon.

On this episode, Drew and I also discuss four of the top stories that have been popular on the eCommerceFuel forum. These topics are very close to our hearts as we have either struggled with those issues in the past, or are excited to see the outcomes in the near future. You do not want to miss our breakdown of the huge changes coming up in the eCommerce world, where we believe these companies are heading and how you can take advantage of these monumental changes.

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Here’s What You’ll Learn

• What exactly Alibaba offers and why its IPO is making history.
• The pros and cons of Apple Pay.
• Why Drew used to call Wayfair “The Borg”.
• Why Wayfair is still not profitable, even though they had approximately $1 billion in sales in 2013.
• How you can learn lessons as an eCommerce owner from Derek Jeter.

What Was Mentioned

• Drew Sanocki | Mineral.io | Twitter
• Duoplane
• Internet Retailer: Will Alibaba disrupt U.S. e-commerce?
• MoneyBeat Blog: Alibaba’s IPO Filing: Everything You Need to Know
• MacRumors: Apple Pay
• The New York Times: With New Ad Platform, Facebook Opens Gates to Its Vault of User Data
• Internet Retailer: E-retailer Wayfair values itself at over $2 billion
• WPXI.com News: Why Derek Jeter’s Retirement is Hitting Baseball Fans so Hard

For Forum Members Only:

• eCommerce Fuel Forum: The Risks of Migrating to a New Shopping Cart
• eCommerce Fuel Forum: Reconciling Supplier Invoices & Expenses
• eCommerce Fuel Forum: Does Customer Attitude Dictate How You Treat Them?
• eCommerce Fuel Forum: How Did You Get Started with eCommerce?

This Week’s Winner

Congratulations to Ryan VanderWijst of VHDrones.com for winning this week’s eCommerceFuel shout out!

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