The move will allow THG to tap a new and large U.S. customer base for its brands. U.S. regulatory approval is expected in late January.

Online sellers face both a challenge and an opportunity to manage the flood of data from ecommerce—and figure out how to put it to use in building customer loyalty and growth in sales. The top executives in charge of managing information and marketing must work together to make that happen, writes Grace Liu of Seagate Technology.

The pandemic has been a stress test for retailers around the world, revealing how strong their brick-and-mortar networks and ecommerce operations are. A return to lockdowns in Europe shows how brief and volatile the recovery has been.

The companies were given a three-month ultimatum to make changes to the information they provide to users or will face additional daily fines of $121,166.

Fifty ecommerce brands tracked by web optimization software company Yottaa experienced site outages or performance issues during the Cyber 5, or Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday.

Retail sales in the U.K. get a boost from early holiday shopping and retail sales in Canada beat expectations.

Walmart had been seeking to offload Asda for at least two years and now can focus on the U.S., where it gets three-quarters of its revenue.

Inditex has seen a “turning point” during the second quarter. A 74% surge in online orders buoyed sales, and almost all shops have reopened.

Stores fulfill 60% of Home Depot’s online orders. Plus, web sales soar 135% at Lowe's, Kohls’ digital sales increase 58% amid a challenging quarter, and Marks & Spencer plans to cut 7,000 jobs.

Plus, Ralph Lauren plans to revamp its structure as it looks to avoid the fate of several retail rivals who’ve been unable to weather the unprecedented season for apparel. And, ecommerce helps offset a 13% decrease in direct-to-consumer sales at Under Armour.