NEW YORK — In the run-up to Christmas, online shopping continues to be strong. Online sales are up nearly 18% to $110.6 billion from Nov. 1 through Dec. 19, compared with the year-ago period, says Adobe Analytics, which tracks online spending.
December 20, 2018online shopping
Government, Business, Technology
Alex Kraus/Bloomberg News
Blockbuster Cyber Monday May Not Be Enough to Boost Market
Alex Kraus/Bloomberg News
Shoppers will spend an estimated $7.8 billion on Cyber Monday, Nov. 26 — a record — boosting a strong holiday shopping season, and Wall Street likely will shrug it off.
November 26, 2018
Business, Logistics
A Wildberries warehouse in Russia. (Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg News)
With Most Efficient Logistics, Wildberries Becomes Russia’s Biggest Web Retailer
A Wildberries warehouse in Russia. (Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg News)
Russia's largest online retailer, Wildberries, is run by a mother of four who founded her company in her Moscow apartment while on maternity leave from her job as an English teacher.
August 30, 2018
Business, Logistics, TCA
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Cyber Monday Orders Are In; Retailers Now Giving Perks for Patience
Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg News
Shoppers clicking “buy” on smartphones, tablets and laptops spent almost $20 billion online from Thanksgiving through Monday. Now retailers have to turn that spending spree into a flood of cardboard boxes on their way to shoppers’ doorsteps.
November 30, 2017
Business, Logistics
An Amazon Fulfillment Center in Robbinsville, N.J., on Cyber Monday. (Victor J. Blue, Bloomberg News)
Holiday Sales, Delivery Volume Could Smash Records
An Amazon Fulfillment Center in Robbinsville, N.J., on Cyber Monday. (Victor J. Blue, Bloomberg News)
The big delivery firms are preparing for unprecedented package volumes during the holiday shopping season as retailers say they are on course to set new sales records.
November 28, 2017
Business, Equipment, Logistics
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Intermodal Operators Expand in E-Commerce as Online Retailers Seek to Control Costs
Jerry Huddleston/Flickr
Intermodal rail and trucking companies are competing to meet the transportation needs of e-commerce businesses while adapting to how these new supply chains differ from those of traditional brick-and-mortar retailers.
July 13, 2017
Business, Technology
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News
Carriers, Retailers Struggle to Absorb Costs From Free Shipping for Online Purchases
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — The surge in electronic commerce from customers who are seeking free delivery is taxing delivery companies and retailers alike, forcing them to figure out how to absorb the expense.
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