E-Commerce

Last year, global e-commerce sales reached $2.3 trillion, a nearly 25 percent increase vs. 2016, comprising 10.2 percent of total retail sales worldwide. As more consumers are turning to online platforms instead of brick-and-mortar stores to make purchases, it's critical that retailers have the necessary omnichannel components and functionalities in place to increase traffic and conversion…

Mother’s Day spending is expected to total a near-record $23.1 billion this year, according to the annual survey released by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics. Eighty-six percent of Americans plan to celebrate Mother’s Day, and they will spend an average of $180 per person. “This year’s Mother’s Day forecast is one…

Mother’s Day spending is expected to total a near-record $23.1 billion this year, according to the annual survey released by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics. Eighty-six percent of Americans plan to celebrate Mother’s Day, and they will spend an average of $180 per person. “This year’s Mother’s Day forecast is one […]

Online shopping has become a near-ubiquitous activity. According to a recent study by Verto Analytics, more than 96 percent of all American adults (ages 18 and above) use an e-commerce platform at least once a month. And multitasking has become the norm, presenting a new challenge to online retailers. In addition to shopping online, consumers…

Amazon.com has launched a new feature within its shopping app for iOS and Android users to cater to international customers shopping for U.S. goods, according to a report from Reuters. The feature, which was announced late on Tuesday, will enable users to shop in five languages, including English, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, German, and Brazilian Portuguese, and will be…

When it comes to e-commerce, growth is a trend you can’t ignore. Globally, the e-commerce industry is projected to reach $4.5 trillion by 2021, and in the U.S., online sales are increasing by about 15 percent every year. But when looking at more specific e-commerce trends, it can be difficult to discern fact from fiction.…

Walmart Inc., Jet.com's owner, has increased marketing of its primary website while scaling back promotion for Jet. While the shift may help maintain the retailer’s declining profit margins, the impact has been felt on Jet’s website, where traffic declined about 60 percent in March compared with a year earlier. Walmart.com’s traffic, meanwhile, was up 5 percent…

Walmart Inc., Jet.com’s owner, has increased marketing of its primary website while scaling back promotion for Jet. While the shift may help maintain the retailer’s declining profit margins, the impact has been felt on Jet’s website, where traffic declined about 60 percent in March compared with a year earlier. Walmart.com’s traffic, meanwhile, was up 5 percent […]

U.S. retail sales rebounded in March after three straight monthly declines as households boosted purchases of motor vehicles and other big-ticket items, suggesting consumer spending was heading into the second quarter with momentum. The Commerce Department said on Monday retail sales increased 0.6 percent last month after an unrevised 0.1 percent dip in February. January data…

Walmart is investing further in online grocery. MarketWatch reports Walmart will offer online grocery delivery to more than 40 percent of U.S. homes through a partnership with Postmates, the on-demand delivery service that launched in 2011. The expansion will start in Charlotte, N.C. and spread in the coming months. Walmart personal shoppers will pick the groceries…