George Trantas

George Trantas

George is senior director of global marketplaces at Avalara. In his role, George oversees the business development operations strategy for Avalara’s global online marketplace business. George has extensive experience leading business development strategies in the ecommerce and marketplace industry. Prior to Avalara, George was vice president of client success commerce services at Pitney Bowes. He also spent more than four years at eBay where he supported the logistics, motor parts, and emerging verticals business units. George holds a Bachelor’s of Business Administration and Marketing from Elon University.

February 2, 2023 Retail in 2023 — How Retailers Are Preparing and Investing for Success

According to Adobe, total sales revenue reached $211.7 billion during the 2022 holiday shopping season. Consumers returned to stores in droves following a several year hiatus and online sales continued to climb — creating a near perfect storm for many retail businesses. Now, after a successful holiday shopping season, retailers have turned their attention to…

January 10, 2022 2022 Predictions: Tax Challenges Will Take Center Stage for Retailers

Retail has rapidly evolved since the start of the pandemic. Over the past two years, we watched as e-commerce adoption soared throughout 2020 in response to restrictions around in-person shopping. More recently, we’ve witnessed a surge in omnichannel retail as consumers returned to stores, but held on tightly to online shopping. All of these changes…

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