Month June 2017

The Amazon-Walmart Showdown

Viviane Simond, Express Trade Capital Amazon and Walmart are vying to provide virtually every consumer good imaginable, and Amazon appears to be winning. Amazon is currently in the process of buying Whole foods for $13.4 billion. Since the news broke,…

TJ Maxx Stays Strong

Sadie Keljikian, Express Trade Capital TJ Maxx seems to be resilient to the current blight on retail in the US. Many brick and mortar retailers have been bleeding money for some time now, many of them unable to keep up…

Benefits of a Letter of Credit

Sadie Keljikian, Express Trade Capital If you import goods, your suppliers probably require that you provide a deposit when you place an order. Suppliers usually request this for two primary reasons: (a) by getting an upfront deposit, the buyer is…

July Fourth Holiday Hours

Valued clients and associates: Please be advised that our offices will be closed on Monday, July 3rd and Tuesday, July 4th. We kindly ask that you plan accordingly. Thank you and a Happy Independence Day to all!