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Translating Invoice Terms

Sam Permutt, Express Trade Capital Making sense of the various terms contained in invoices can be frustrating. Plus, terms are getting trickier and more involved as big customers continue to strategically extend their payment terms and interrupt cash flows for…

Why Use Purchase Order Financing?

Sadie Keljikian, Express Trade Capital What is purchase order financing? Purchase order financing is a trade finance solution designed to help businesses finance the production and shipping costs required to fulfill their customers’ purchase orders. This allows companies, typically wholesalers…

CBP 201: Products to Watch Out For

Sadie Keljikian, Express Trade Capital A galaxy of constantly changing regulations governs the complex world of US imports. In our previous article on this subject, we focused on agricultural and licensed products. This time, we focus on some of the…

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!

Hidden Dangers of Loan-Stacking

Sadie Keljikian, Express Trade Capital One of the most consistent difficulties one encounters in the process of expanding a wholesale business is the cash flow “crunch” that can occur when your customers want to order more of your products than…

Collecting on Tough Accounts

Sadie Keljikian, Express Trade Capital Selling goods or services on open terms is a mixed bag. On one hand, open terms can attract more volume and bigger customers with the potential to accelerate your growth and increase revenues. On the…