There's no doubt that e-commerce is on the rise as more and more consumers every year shop online and from their mobile phones. But before proclaiming in-store shopping to be a thing of the past, it's wise to consider how brick-and-mortar retail...

The e-commerce sector has seen unprecedented growth, but here's what may be a surprising figure: Americans still do over 90 percent of their shopping in physical stores. With this in mind, some of the top e-commerce companies, like Amazon and Warby...

While e-commerce is booming, millions of dollars in venture capital is flowing to tech startups focused on physical stores or on the intersection of online and bricks-and-mortar retail.

In fact, companies aiming to help merchants harness the power...

Automation and mechanization is nothing new — it has been happening in factories since the Industrial Revolution, albeit slowly. But now emerging robotic technologies and the surge in Internet shopping are propelling a growing mechanization in the...