eCommerce

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How We Shop: A seismic change in the way Americans are shopping is roiling trucking. Truckers are caught in a tug-of-war with shippers and consumers over who should pay for the growing costs of delivering e-commerce.

YRC Worldwide Inc. is the latest trucking company to offer expedited service for e-commerce customers and others willing to pay for faster delivery

Beleaguered freight operators say e-commerce giant may jump start demand and capacity growth.

Retailers who enable faster, easier mobile purchases through fingerprint readers and touch-based payment services can streamline the buying process and differentiate themselves from competitors, says Paul Lee, head of global technology, media, and telecommunications research at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited.

Clothing and accessories overtook computer hardware as the biggest e-commerce category for the first time last year, as free shipping and mobile shopping spread, according to a new study.