Around 10% of in-store and 18% of online purchases of retail items are returned after the holidays, which totaled to $48B last year. This holiday season, the National Retail Federation is projecting $860B in returns.

It comes as the economy continues to move toward a full reopening.

The pandemic led to unprecedented growth in US ecommerce sales. Even as sales growth returns to somewhat normal levels in 2021, total sales will far exceed our pre-pandemic estimates.

According to NPD, two out of five adult females and three out of ten adult males no longer fit into last year’s clothing sizes; snacking and fitness play a role.

NEW YORK (AP) — When Pat Curry spotted bite-sized wood-fire rotisserie chicken with portabella mushroom at her local Costco in early June, she felt “giddy." After a 14-month hiatus, free samples were back.

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After the devastating impacts of the pandemic, retail is being forced to redefine the role of the brick-and-mortar store

It's now much easier than it was in 2008 to start a small business selling goods or services online.

In their quest to fend off newcomers like Blushmark and Shein, traditional retailers are reallocating investment to e-commerce.

Fashion rental platform Rent the Runway is getting into resale, the company said Wednesday.

More companies are working toward a circular economy, potentially indicating a critical shift from rapidly buying more new stuff to supporting reuse, repair and resale. Such a shift could create a turning point that puts consumerism on a more sustainable path.

On May 17, Shein surpassed Amazon as the most downloaded iPhone shopping app in the US, something it had already done in Google Play downloads the week prior, according to analytics firm App Annie. The online-only retailer was formed in Nanjung, China, but ships its products, primarily inexpensive women’s apparel, to more than 220 countries worldwide. Researchers and consumers site innovative digital strategies and low-priced, trendy products that appeal to a Gen-Z mindset as key to the retailer’s success.

They have set out to change the image of their product lines with better ingredients, a more-appealing name and new packaging.

Creators can push lip tints and yoga mats. What about entire living room sets?

The e-commerce company plans to open its second automated fulfillment center in Q2 and a "limited catalog facility" in Q3.