As for 2016 as a whole, there have been some astonishing facts and themes that indicate how consumers are evolving and how retailers will need to adjust their strategies moving forward.

Next up in our series of yearly roundups, we’re looking at the year in ecommerce.

So, what were the biggest trends and talking points?

The holiday shopping season is the most important time of the year for many online retailers. But the weeks and even months after the holidays can be a slow period for retail ecommerce businesses. It is therefore important that Internet storeowners and marketers have a post-holiday plan to generate sales or otherwise retool the business for a new and better year.

7-Eleven, the world’s largest convenience store chain, shared new numbers from its drone delivery experiment today. Seventy-seven customers in Reno, Nev., have now received items ordered from 7-Eleven delivered to their doorsteps via drone.

One of the biggest consumer package goods companies in the world didn’t have to think too hard when it went looking for an expert to build and run its new e-commerce team.