Large brands are flocking to Shopify to keep their business running amid pandemic-driven slowdown of physical commerce.

The 2020 US holiday season, set amid the backdrop of a pandemic-driven consumer economy, will see an unprecedented shift to ecommerce.

Mall operators, faced with a sharp downturn in foot traffic, are looking into the viability of converting empty commercial space into mini-fulfillment centers for their remaining retail tenants, technology vendors and analysts say.

Ecommerce should see significant spikes this holiday season. However, merchants must consider the need for speedy, no-hassle checkout processes to lower abandons, especially from shoppers on mobile devices. What follows are six tweaks to streamline an ecommerce checkout.

Walmart’s latest earnings show extended ecommerce growth, with sales growing 79% year over year —a significant increase from prepandemic levels.

J. Crew on Tuesday announced that the CEO in charge of its namesake brands, Jan Singer, is out and “has elected to pursue other endeavors,” according to a company press release. 

There are hardly any shows on television better suited to doing amazing Thanksgiving episodes than “Bob’s Burgers.” Fox’s animated comedy about burger chef Bob (H.