Ikea’s owner Ingka Group will generate more renewable energy than it consumes by 2020, thanks to €2.5 billion (£2.2 billion) in investments over the last decade.

Overstock’s controversial ex-chief executive Patrick Bryne has sold all of his shares in the business after being quitting last month.

Alibaba is set to invest in Taiwanese augmented reality (AR) startup Perfect Corp, aiming to bring its virtual try-on technology to its online platform.

Online retail sales volumes in August saw the biggest monthly fall since 2015, leading to an unexpected decline in overall retail sales in the UK.

Ecommerce retailers see more than 30 per cent of their traffic come from bots, as automated attacks on online retailers become more sophisticated.

Amazon has announced the launch of “Amazon PayCode”, allowing shoppers to purchase items online then pay using cash.

Over 90 per cent of shoppers are concerned about shopping on social media, despite nearly a third of them admitting to doing so. Social media-based ecommerce has risen dramatically in recent years, with platforms such as Instagram shifting dramatically towards retail operations with the introduction...

Walmart has launched two new credit cards in partnership with Capital One which will offer its users five per cent cashback on all Walmart purchases.

Starbucks customers in China can now order coffee and food for home delivery using Alibaba’s smart speaker.

Amazon is planning to vastly expand the rollout of its Amazon Hub Locker network in a bid to speed up Prime delivery shipments and strengthen its logistics operations. Its bright orange digital lockers, which allow customers to collect their purchases at their convenience using a digital code, are c...