James Risley

Sellers of used goods grew sales faster than the Top 1000 as a whole last year as shoppers look to save money and the planet.

Amazon’s Prime Days aren’t bringing out competing sales from other retailers as much as previous years. July 4th was more popular for promos.

Despite early Black Friday deals, traffic jumped more during the Cyber 5 compared to two weeks earlier this year than it did last year.

More digital natives than ever are running holiday sales this Cyber Monday with many offering deals not seen prior to Black Friday.

Personnel changes are abound at Apple. Etsy a promotes engineering leader to CEO, and Bed Bath & Beyond’s interim CEO makes the job permanent.

Vemana, the new executive, will oversee digital operations as Target continues relying on ecommerce for business growth.

Nearly all Top 1000 retailers accept Mastercard, which could make pay-later services nearly ubiquitous in online shopping.

From omnichannel offerings to pay-later services, retailers have a wide array of ecommerce features to boost growth.

Bricks and mortar played a large part in pandemic growth for retail stores. They’re now fulfillment centers as much as stores.

Acquisitions by 1-800-Flowers.com, Evo, Club Champion, Worldwise and Thrasio build international expertise and add new ecommerce options,

The new system, set to launch in 2022, will create 3D models of shoppers’ rooms to help preview flooring choices within the Lowe’s iOS app.

The mall-based chain more than doubled online sales with omnichannel options for fulfillment and a cadre of loyalty shoppers.

Sustainably minded Allbirds’ retail locations have proven a boon to online and offline sales alike as the brand hits its stride.

Plus, Rokt’s new CFO comes from Goldman Sachs, a Pakistani grocery startup raises funds, L Catterton backs Amazon seller conglomerate, and Il Makiage acquires computer vision startup.

Plus, news on funding for a fraud preventer, a furniture drop-shipper, a conversational commerce company, an Amazon brand buyer and a company helping brands break into Asia.

Also, Affirm acquires returns vendor, Glovo raises funds for dark warehouses, Signifyd added $205 million in funding and Cart.com gets a Series A funding round.

Omnichannel's future looks bright, but costs rise in the short term.