eCommerce growth

As Ecommerce Growth Continues, Retailers Turn ‘Steely-Eyed’ Gaze to Profitability

Retailers’ attitudes about ecommerce have undergone a series of rapid evolutions over the last two years. In the early days of the…

Amazon Wants to Help U.S. SMBs Sell Abroad — on Amazon, of Course

This year Amazon overtook Walmart to become the biggest retailer in the U.S. — but the fact is, Amazon is a big…

How Returns Drag Down Sustainability Efforts (and what Retailers can do About it)

It’s becoming increasingly clear that returns have costs that go well beyond the financial. Each year in the U.S., 5 billion pounds…

Ecommerce Forecast to Top 50% of all China Retail Sales in 2021

New research from eMarketer predicts that 52.1% of retail sales in China will come from ecommerce in 2021. If the forecast bears…

Will Walmart E-Commerce Growth Silence Wall Street Doubters?

Walmart saw Q1 U.S. e-Commerce sales jump 33% year-over year, a quarter after seeing online revenue growth slow down to 23% during…

Forrester, PayPal Execs Share Growth, Mobile Strategies At Magento Imagine

The topics of growth and community pervaded the Magento Imagine conference, which attracted more than 3,000 attendees from April 23-25, 2018 in…

Amazon Posts 55% Q4 Profit Rise Off Holiday 2016

Amazon had yet another lucrative holiday season, capping off 2016 with a 55% year-over year profit increase to $749 million in Q4….

‘Top Quartile’ Retailers Drive Industrywide E-Commerce Growth

Top quartile (Q1) e-Commerce businesses exceed competitors from a revenue perspective, according to RJMetrics. They earn more than $600,000 in revenue within…

Chico’s Extends Its Customer Insights With Social Media Analytics

This is Part IV of Retail TouchPoints’ multi-part feature investigating trends and developments in social media analytics and the business intelligence the…