Best of 2025: Top 10 most-read international trade articles from the past year

14/01/2026

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Every year, certain trade topics spark more curiosity, conversation, and debate than others and in 2025, TradeReady readers were clearly eager to dig into both emerging ideas and practical know-how. From big-picture trend forecasting to hands-on guidance and real-world examples, the most-read articles of the year reflect what professionals were actively trying to understand, apply, and get ahead of in their international business work.

This year’s top stories explored everything from global trade trends and supply chain resilience to AI-driven marketing, trade terminology, and cautionary tales of market entry gone wrong. Together, they offer a snapshot of the questions and challenges that mattered most to TradeReady’s audience in 2025, and a useful starting point for anyone looking to sharpen their trade knowledge moving into the year ahead.

1. 10 global trade trends we’ll be watching in 2025

10 global trade trends we’ll be watching in 2025

2. How AI can power your international marketing from localization to market insights

How AI can power your international marketing from localization to market insights

3. Combating food fraud with technology-driven traceability

Combating food fraud with technology-driven traceability

4. Lessons from a failed export plan: why Starbucks couldn’t crack Australia

Lessons from a failed export plan: why Starbucks couldn’t crack Australia

5. 25 International trade terms you should know

25 International trade terms you should know

6. The fastest-growing international trade jobs for 2026 and how to get them

The fastest-growing international trade jobs for 2026 and how to get them

7. How IKEA’s inflatable furniture flop teaches us the value of rigorous product testing

How IKEA’s inflatable furniture flop teaches us the value of rigorous product testing

8. From the classroom to global impact: The inspiring journeys of FITT’s 2024 Educational Award winners

From the classroom to global impact: The inspiring journeys of FITT’s 2024 Educational Award winners

9. How to start an export business in Canada

How to start an export business in Canada

10. Export is not a sales channel: It’s a business model!

Export Is Not a Sales Channel. It’s a Business Model!

About the author

Author: FITT Team

The Forum for International Trade Training (FITT) is the standards, certification and training body dedicated to providing international business training, resources and professional certification to individuals and businesses. Created by business for business, FITT’s international business training solutions are the standard of excellence for global trade professionals around the world.

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