Ecommerce

The holidays are still happening in a year wrought by the coronavirus pandemic. Halloween and Christmas decoration sales are skyrocketing at an unseasonable pace, indicating that people are spending more time and money on the holidays this year.

The Indian e-commerce company Flipkart launched a wholesale service for small businesses on Wednesday.

The Nike (M) collection is scheduled to debut on Sept. 17.

Beyond Meat claims a bigger stake in the plant-based meat market with a new e-commerce website following Impossible Foods.

Amazon is moving ahead with plans to launch a luxury brand platform as early as September, according to multiple reports.

As part of Nike's Consumer Direct Offense strategy, the company will no longer sell to nine major wholesale retail partners including Belk, Dillard’s, Zappos, Boscov’s, Bob’s Stores, Fred Meyer, EBLens, VIM and City Blue, according to a note to investors by Susquehanna Financial Group analyst Sam Poser. 

Amazon said it would conditionally support a California bill that holds online marketplaces strictly liable for defective products after a California appeals court ruled the company should be held to a higher standard of liability.

When JOANN Fabrics, the nation’s leading craft and fabric retailer, and its chain of around 865 stores saw a 300-400% increase in demand for mask-making supplies, the company revamped its e-commerce system to keep up with holiday volume orders and prepare for a potential new generation of shoppers. 

The footwear retailer has undergone a name change, dropping "Shoesource" from its official brand name.