Consumer confidence is plunging but e-commerce is still on a tear, based on the first batch of earnings announcements.

From vitamins and batteries to pet food and baby clothes, Amazon’s growing investment in private labels is taking retailers by storm. Here are four key strategies sellers and brands can use to stay both competitive and profitable as Amazon’s private label strategy continues to evolve.

UPS shocked the shipping and retailing community when it predicted holiday returns would peak early for the 2018 shopping season — before Christmas — followed by a second peak after the new year.

Amazon drove 1.59B transactions in 2018, while competitors either struggled or thrived with online sales

Luxury fashion spending online is on the rise, according to a new report from The NPD Group, and nearly half of it is on footwear.

MSCHF Internet Studios is going after big tobacco and smoking in general. MCSHF launched a side project called, appropriately, Cignature Films, who’s mission is to replace cigarettes in movies and shows with a cute lil’ orange kazoo.