Researchers have been predicting huge growth in shopping with virtual assistants. By 2022, the voice shopping space is supposed to be a $40 billion market. But recent surveys have found Alexa shopping is in its early days. In one U.K. survey published in June, only 7 percent of Echo device owners said they use the smart speaker for buying products with their voice.

The vast majority (87%) of shoppers begin product searches on digital channels, up from 71% last year. In the digital realm, 28% start out on marketplaces like Amazon and eBay, a 22% increase from last year, according to new research from Salesforce and Publicis.Sapient.  

The NRF annual survey showed that 49% of back-to-school consumers planned to shop online for these purchases, increasing from 44% last year.

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug. 3, 2018—FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) announced today that, for the second year in a row, the company will not apply additional residential surcharges during the holiday season, except for shipments that are oversized, unauthorized or necessitate additional handling.

It’s not easy being an ecommerce business these days.

A sneaky 6-year-old got her hands on mom and dad’s Amazon account, and spent $350 on toys before they knew what was going on.