Online retail, marketplaces, and digital commerce
New Census Bureau data reveals that ecommerce sales reached $316.1 billion in Q4 2025, capturing 16.6% of total U.S. retail and outpacing brick-and-mortar growth by nearly double.
By Marcus Williams
From Google's Gemini-powered shopping agents to the new Universal Commerce Protocol backed by Shopify, Walmart, and Target, the infrastructure for AI-mediated commerce is being built at speed across the industry.
By David Kim
Chinese retail giant JD.com has officially launched its Joybuy marketplace across six European markets, offering same-day delivery and a curated selection of over 100,000 products in a bold challenge to Amazon's dominance.
By Sarah Chen
With 1.65 billion people shopping via smartphone and mobile driving 78% of global ecommerce traffic, the gap between mobile-optimized retailers and everyone else is becoming an unbridgeable competitive divide.
By Priya Sharma
Shopify's Winter 2026 Edition ships over 150 updates with AI woven into every layer, from proactive merchant assistants to storefronts optimized for AI shopping agents across ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Copilot.
By David Kim
Walmart's ecommerce sales exceeded $150 billion for the first time in fiscal 2026, growing 24% in Q4 as the retailer's digital operations, advertising business, and store-fulfilled delivery network converge into a formidable competitive machine.
By Marcus Williams