While the overall retail industry struggled amidst the global pandemic, eCommerce sales managed to reach unprecedented heights. In 2020, retail eCommerce sales grew by 27.6%, reaching a total of $4.28 trillion worldwide.

Link: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/worlds-fastest-growing-ecommerce-markets/

Buying digital goods should be as simple as buying a T-shirt or coffee pods on an e-commerce site. You can make your purchase with one click — that’s it. That’s not the case for many NFTs, or non-fungible tokens.

Link: https://www.mastercard.com/news/perspectives/2022/coinbase-nft-marketplace-making-it-easier-for-everyone-to-buy-nfts/

I have some personal news to share. I am taking on Amazon.

Link: https://unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com/p/retail-apocalypse

Ford Motor Co. and financial services startup Stripe Inc. on Monday announced a five-year agreement to overhaul the automaker’s online payment process.

Link: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/ford/2022/01/17/ford-stripe-agreement-overhaul-automaker-online-payments/6529176001/