U.S. E-Commerce Is Taking Share From Stores Again
Online retail is regaining share in the U.S., raising the value of marketplace readiness, pricing discipline, and inventory speed.
E-Commerce
Shein's $27 Billion IPO Reset Raises the Bar for E-Commerce Economics
Shein's Hong Kong IPO exposes how tariffs, slower growth, and profitability now shape the value of cross-border e-commerce.
FTC Brushing-Scam Alert: A Seller Playbook for Unordered Packages
The FTC’s new warning turns unordered packages into an operational signal for marketplace sellers, brands, and support teams.
Walmart's Q2 Digital Growth Raises the Bar for Marketplace Sellers
Walmart's latest quarter shows fast delivery, marketplace scale, and retail media becoming one connected growth engine.
July Retail Pullback Puts E-Commerce Operators on Margin Watch
U.S. retail sales fell in July, with nonstore retail weakening faster and raising the stakes for disciplined fall planning.
Kroger Creates Chief E-Commerce Role as Online Grocery Becomes a Core Growth Engine
Kroger's first chief e-commerce appointment signals a sharper focus on digital execution, fulfillment, and profitable omnichannel growth.
Instacart Adds Academy Sports + Outdoors to Same-Day Delivery Marketplace
Academy joins Instacart with no-markup same-day delivery, extending on-demand commerce deeper into sporting goods and outdoor retail.
Online Sellers’ Bill of Rights Would Rewrite Marketplace Enforcement
A new House bill proposes firm notice, appeal, inventory, and payment rules for sellers on dominant online marketplaces.
DoorDash and Shopify Bring On-Demand Delivery Into the Merchant Workflow
A direct DoorDash-Shopify integration gives local retailers a new route from online order to rapid local delivery.
Maersk's $100M Massachusetts Hub Raises the Bar for Northeast Fulfillment
Maersk's new Massachusetts fulfillment hub signals faster Northeast delivery and tougher logistics competition for e-commerce operators.
Lululemon's Brampton Hub Raises the Bar for North American E-Commerce Fulfillment
Lululemon's automated Brampton distribution center shows how retailers are redesigning fulfillment for speed, scale, and cross-border reach.
June Retail Sales Put Prime Day Timing in Focus
June U.S. retail sales stayed resilient as early Prime Day activity sharpened the case for event-led inventory and promotion planning.
Amazon Shipping Raises the Stakes for UPS and FedEx
Amazon Shipping's growing reach is turning carrier selection into a strategic decision for e-commerce operators.
AI Commerce Moves From Discovery to Checkout
Square's ChatGPT and Claude integrations show how AI shopping is becoming an operations channel, not just a traffic source.
Walmart and Amazon Still Define the U.S. Retail Bar
NRF's 2026 Top 100 shows Walmart and Amazon still setting the scale standard for U.S. retail operators.
Walmart's Vibe.co Deal Raises the Retail Media Bar
Walmart's Vibe.co acquisition pushes retail media deeper into measurable connected TV campaigns.
Prime Day's $8.3B opening day is a demand signal for every marketplace seller
Adobe's first-day Prime Day readout shows U.S. online demand is still responsive to sharp, well-timed promotions.
June Sale Week Turns Into a Marketplace Traffic Test
Amazon, Walmart, and Target are compressing summer deal events into the same June week, raising the stakes for marketplace operators.
May Retail Sales Signal Fresh Online Demand Momentum
U.S. May retail sales beat expectations, with nonstore and online channels showing operators where demand is still moving.
June Deal Week Turns Prime Day Into a Marketplace Stress Test
Amazon, Walmart, and Target are stacking late-June deal events, making price, inventory, and fulfillment discipline harder.
U.S. E-Commerce Demand Stays Hot as June Retail Events Approach
Fresh retail data shows online demand remains resilient, raising the stakes for inventory, pricing, and fulfillment readiness.