NEW YORK 鈥 In the run-up to Christmas, online shopping continues to be strong. Online sales are up nearly 18% to $110.6 billion from Nov. 1 through Dec. 19, compared with the year-ago period, says Adobe Analytics, which tracks online spending.
December 20, 2018GovernmentBusinessTechnology
Blockbuster Cyber Monday May Not Be Enough to Boost Market
Shoppers will spend an estimated $7.8 billion on Cyber Monday, Nov. 26 鈥 a record 鈥 boosting a strong holiday shopping season, and Wall Street likely will shrug it off.
November 26, 2018BusinessLogistics
With Most Efficient Logistics, Wildberries Becomes Russia鈥檚 Biggest Web Retailer
Russia's largest online retailer, Wildberries, is run by a mother of four who founded her company in her Moscow apartment while on maternity leave from her job as an English teacher.
August 30, 2018BusinessLogisticsTCA
Cyber Monday Orders Are In; Retailers Now Giving Perks for Patience
Shoppers clicking 鈥渂uy鈥 on smartphones, tablets and laptops spent almost $20 billion online from Thanksgiving through Monday. Now retailers have to turn that spending spree into a flood of cardboard boxes on their way to shoppers鈥 doorsteps.
November 30, 2017BusinessLogistics
Holiday Sales, Delivery Volume Could Smash Records
The big delivery firms are preparing for unprecedented package volumes during the holiday shopping season as retailers say they are on course to set new sales records.
November 28, 2017BusinessEquipmentLogistics
Intermodal Operators Expand in E-Commerce as Online Retailers Seek to Control Costs
Intermodal rail and trucking companies are competing to meet the transportation needs of e-commerce businesses while adapting to how these new supply chains differ from those of traditional brick-and-mortar retailers.
July 13, 2017