Digital Commerce 360 editors reveal the most read stories of 2020. The articles cover the challenging but exciting year for online retailers, as they adapt their businesses to new consumer shopping habits because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Digital Commerce 360 staff is ringing in 2021 after a challenging, yet exciting year in online retail. Here are the top 15 favorite ecommerce stories of the year, as selected by our editors.

The coronavirus pandemic pushed more consumers to purchase used luxury apparel, accessories and jewelry.

U.S. digital sales grew 36% for the first two weeks of December as consumers hunkered down to finish their holiday shopping at 区块链数字货币交易平台_BTC合约交易home.

Gains in nonstore spending accounted for more than three-quarters of all retail growth for the month. Total retail sales through all channels decelerated for the second consecutive month but still reached a robust 8.9%.

Companies like Henley Enterprises, a nationwide chain of Valvoline oil-change service centers catering to corporate fleets, are deploying digital invoices with embedded payment links.

Online sales accounted for 43% of the yoga apparel retailer’s revenue during the third quarter. Plus, GameStop’s ecommerce sales skyrocket in its third quarter.

ClearMask, launched in 2017 by graduate students, develops and sells see-through masks designed to help deaf and hard of hearing people communicate through facial expressions. It has sold more than 12 million medical- and consumer-grade masks—and all B2B and B2C sales are through its ecommerce site.