There was a ton of negative chatter when the Black Friday and Cyber Monday results were flat year over year, after years of continued online shopping growth. The reality is that e-commerce is bigger than ever, and the leaders in the industry continue to dominate. The difference this year was the massive supply chain issues,…
Read MoreThe Etsy website Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shoppers are eager to head back to brick-and-mortar stores, while inflation is stoking fears that consumers are pulling back their spending on some items to still afford the essentials. That combination spells bad news for many e-commerce-focused retailers, and their stocks tumbled amid a broader…
Read MoreAccording to the U.S. International Trade Administration, global e-commerce sales made up 18% of global retail sales in 2020. This figure is expected to increase to 22% of global retail sales by 2024, demonstrating that — slowly but surely — e-commerce is becoming a primary way consumers order goods in the modern era. E-commerce is…
Read MorePlenty of tech and e-commerce investors are looking forward to putting 2021 in the rearview mirror after stocks in these categories crashed year to date. High-quality companies like Sea Limited (NYSE:SE) or Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) are currently down substantially off their all-time highs,and both Global-E (NASDAQ:GLBE) and Coupang (NYSE:CPNG) are no exception to this trend. Both…
Read MorePhoto Illustration by Sam Kelly; Dreamstime (3); Getty Images (1) Text size Supply-chain snafus and inflationary pressures may linger longer than expected for retailers in 2022. But momentum is on their side, and the trends will help boost retailers’ stock prices in the new year. For starters, consumers have returned to malls, spending some of…
Read MoreThanks in no small part to Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), online shopping was a secular growth trend of the 2010s. But the pandemic accelerated e-commerce technology adoption, and has made it a tool for smaller businesses too. Online marketplaces are proliferating here and abroad and expanding the reach of retailers and entrepreneurs, and making more products available…
Read MoreThe trend away from brick-and-mortar stores toward e-commerce is undeniable. In 2019, 15.2% of total third-quarter retail sales were conducted online. That statistic rose to 18.8% during 2020, fueled by pandemic behaviors. It has receded to 18.1% in 2021, but a two-year 3% gain is massive considering it represents market share of $34 billion. E-commerce…
Read MoreUKRAINE – 2021/02/21: In this photo illustration an Etsy logo is seen on a smartphone and a pc … [+] screen. (Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Our theme of E-Commerce Stocks – which is comprised of U.S.-based e-commerce companies as well as logistics, and payment players, has returned…
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