eCommerce

Amazon is once again expanding its workforce in response to the continuing surge in online shopping brought on by the pandemic.

In the early days of the pandemic, big-box retailers such as Walmart and Target saw an influx of customers, while others deemed non-essential suffered from reduced or halted traffic.

The overall pace of e-commerce sales cooled in August as more stores opened and summer waned, but mobile and BOPIS commerce boomed.

Walmart’s latest drone pilot will provide on-demand delivery of select health-and-wellness products.

A&G Real Estate Partners announced it has begun marketing leases for 280 Stein Mart locations being closed in connection with the company’s bankruptcy filing.

Microsoft’s bid for the U.S. business of TikTok, which includes Walmart as a minority investor, has been rejected.

Convenience retailers are increasingly adopting cashierless checkout, on-demand delivery, and targeted merchandising programs in response to the impact of COVID-19.

Five Below has not slowed down its store growth.