Jesse Kaufman is CEO and founder of ShippingTree, a provider of cloud-based logistics and e-commerce fulfillment services for consumer product companies around the world. By streamlining vital operations of global supply chain service providers and seamlessly integrating with online shopping carts, ShippingTree is truly the one-stop-shop for e-commerce logistics and fulfillment.

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And, it hopes, at other retailers’ stores in the future.

Black Friday has seen a steady decline for years now as retailers started promotions earlier and earlier and consumers grew tired of the chaos. That said, COVID-19 and the fear of spreading or contracting the virus has likely expedited the cancellation of the Black Friday tradition.

The upcoming holiday season’s mobile device online shopping is expected to experience substantial growth, according to a Forbes report, projected to hit $314 billion, and will represent 44% of all e-commerce sales, according to data by eMarketer. The pandemic pushed…

Walmart plans to hire more than 20,000 seasonal associates for its e-commerce fulfillment centers as the retailer anticipates a spike in online shopping during the holiday season, according to a company post.

Online shopping will explode this year, rising as much as 25%-to-35% over the holiday season. And two independent surveys find a stunningly high number of shoppers expect to do all their holiday shopping online.

Modern companies must be environmentally focused, which not only means creating recyclable packaging that can actually be recycled, but following through on programs to ensure boxes and bubble mailers end up in recycling plants, not landfills.

In keeping with the practice of pairing unusual flavors and creating alternative forms to common foods, the folks at Kraft Canada have decided to add a