The pandemic forced many people to change their way of life. One change was the way Americans grocery shop. Online shopping and delivery were trending upward before COVID, but it really took off during the shutdown. Many of these online shoppers are using grocery delivery services. But who are these delivery services? What are their…

Online grocery prices continued to rise by double-digits in March, as inflation continues to bite. Although online grocery prices have eased over the past six months, costs were up 10.3 percent in March from the previous year, according to the Adobe Digital Price Index on April 10. Adobe analyzed 1 trillion visits to retail sites and…

Planning to shop online this holiday season? I have one very important piece of advice: Do not use a debit card. You’ll understand why when I tell you what happened to Carol D. several years ago. Look, I know that when it comes to spending money, we all have our comfort zones. Me? I’m a…

Online U.S. grocery prices surged year-over-year by 13.4 percent in July, beating the previous records of 12.4 percent in June, 11.7 percent in May, and 10.3 percent in April, according to the Adobe Digital Price Index released on Aug. 9. Before the pandemic, online shopping was long immune to inflation, but since June 2020, online prices have persistently…

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles-based Fashion Nova will be required to pay $4.2 million to settle allegations it blocked negative reviews of its products from being posted to its website, the Federal Trade Commission announced on Jan. 25. The trade commission alleged the fast-fashion online retailer misrepresented that the reviews on its website reflected the views of…

Australia Post is introducing a twilight delivery service in selected locations and extending trading hours at post offices across the country to meet demands for the Christmas season. The national postal service currently delivers 10 million parcels per week, but parcel deliveries are expected to reach 52 million per week in December. Twilight deliveries have…

In today’s age where we buy everything from TVs to groceries on the internet, the question becomes: why not vehicles? Well, in fact there are already options to do just that right here in Canada, and two of the key players are Canada Drives and Clutch, both recently expanding their reach across the nation to…

American factories grew in December at the fastest pace in more than two years. And manufacturing continued to weather the pandemic better than the battered services sector. We look at the shopping trends of 2020 — and one trend, online shopping, that’s sure to stay in 2021. We hear from an expert on the record…

U.S. retail sales rose 3 percent during this year’s expanded holiday shopping season from Oct. 11 to Dec. 24, a report by Mastercard Inc said on Saturday, powered by a pandemic-driven shift toward online shopping. U.S. ecommerce sales jumped 49 percent in this year’s holiday shopping season, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse report, underscoring the COVID-19…

U.S. retail sales rose 3 percent during this year’s expanded holiday shopping season powered by a pandemic-driven shift toward online shopping, a report by Mastercard Inc. said on Dec. 26. U.S. e-commerce sales jumped 49 percent in this year’s holiday shopping season, from Oct. 11 to Dec. 24, according to the Mastercard SpendingPulse report, underscoring…