Toast, whose software helps restaurants do everything from take orders to print bills, surveyed 707 U.S. adults in early June. During the previous month, all of them had either ordered delivery or takeout, or eaten at a restaurant.

The company's unique design process is helping the brand gain market share in the apparel category against Nike and Adidas. But it is not resting on its laurels. Management sees opportunities to continue broadening its assortment to address more-specific needs for customers. As it does that, Lululemon's best days may still be ahead.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is considering an online sales tax in a bid to encourage shoppers to return to bricks-and-mortar shopping. How will such a move affect the seemingly unstoppable rise of e-commerce?

Walmart Canada's announcement last week to implement new fees on suppliers to help offset its $3.5 billion investment in the country could set a precedent for other retailers and have a significant impact on the long term viability of the food manufacturing sector in the country, Michael Graydon, CEO of Food and Consumer Products of Canada,

Shopify acquired 6 River Systems for $450 million in September 2019, just three months after unveiling its Shopify Fulfillment Network, which uses machine learning to ensure timely deliveries and lower shipping costs. What did Shopify want from the fulfillment automation startup? That’s simple: 6 River Systems’ Chuck autonomous robots that can move packages in warehouses.

Pet food, treat and other product e-commerce giant Chewy plans to open a new fulfillment center in Belton, Missouri, USA.

“This 800,000-square-foot project will complete the Commerce Center and bring more than 1,200 new jobs to our community,” Belton Mayor Jeff Davis said.

EBay is seen as such an also-ran by activist investors that they believe the company is more valuable sold off in pieces. Walmart Inc., a latecomer to e-commerce, is expected to supplant EBay as America’s No. 2 online marketplace this year. As if that were not enough, members of EBay’s security team were indicted earlier this year for an alleged cyberstalking scandal -- casting another pall over the San Jose, California-based company.

Shopify Inc. nearly doubled its revenue in the second quarter, crushing analysts’ estimates as a flood of merchants moved their businesses online during the coronavirus pandemic.

FreshDirect and technology firm Fabric will open a micro-fulfillment center (MFC) at one of the grocer’s Washington, D.C.-area distribution facilities later this year that will expand service and launch same-day service in the city, the companies announced Tuesday.

With online grocery orders now coming thick and fast, e-commerce is a top priority in supermarket boardrooms. The best model for selling food online may not always be the one that investors appear most excited about.

MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, or CSAIL, has partnered with telepresence robotics creator Ava Robotics and the Greater Boston Food Bank to develop a robot that uses UV-C light to disinfect surfaces and neutralize aerosolized forms of the coronavirus.

Amazon a rencontré le premier ministre François Legault et les membres de son cabinet à deux reprises l’an dernier pour discuter en privé de projets d’investissements ici, a appris Le Journal.