Contactless card spending limits will be raised to £45 today in widespread measures being but in place across the UK to help combat the spread of coronavirus.

China’s retail sector is not due to fully recover for the coronavirus outbreak until the second half of 2020, according to experts.

The sharp rise in home deliveries is soon set to lead to a national cardboard shortage, which will cause massive disruption in the transport of food and medicine.

Ebay will today waive shop fees for sellers who have been forced to shut their shops temporarily during the coronavirus lockdown.

Shanghai Fashion Week, which was hosted entirely digitally for the first time amid worldwide lockdown, attracted 2.5 million viewers within its first three hours.

Amazon has sacked the worker who led yesterday’s strike over coronavirus safety conditions for “violating social distancing guidelines”.

StockX says the coronavirus has been “great for our business and growth” as shoppers are forced to turn online to make purchases.

With bold website advertising and email marketing to promote the opportunity of “trying before buying” with seemingly no consequences for the consumer, retailers are set to see a spike in sales – but at what cost?

Amazon staff at its key warehouse in New York are planning to strike today in a bid to force the retailer to deep clean the site and provide extra protection for employees.

Apple has launched a new COVID-19 website and app aimed at providing a screening tool for the virus and “help you understand what to do next”.