Who really holds the purse strings?
eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Andrew Lipsman discusses how holiday shopping in 2020 actually went: how much was bought online, whether "shipageddon" came true, and the retail winners and losers. He then explains the implications of Walmart's ecommerce boss leaving, Poshmark's and Affirm's IPOs, and why Peloton is buying Precor.
Vaccines won't bring shoppers back to stores: Nearly half of US consumers won't return to brick-and-mortar stores for nonessential purchases even after getting vaccinated, according to new First Insight research, as online shopping habits become permanent.
Walmart wants to be first pick: The retailer is beefing up its online grocery offerings as it tries competing more effectively against Amazon and others.