E Commerce Sales

Q2 2026 e-commerce hit $340.2B as AI assistants move toward placing orders

The U.S. Census Bureau puts Q2 e-commerce sales at $340.2B. Digital Commerce 360 says AI assistants are moving beyond customer service chat and into checkout, c

Wesco, Watsco Q2 data show B2B digital channels becoming core to distribution

Wesco's data center sales jumped 45% and Watsco's e-commerce revenue grew 13% to 37% of total sales in Q2 2026, while Fastenal saw continued digital momentum.

B2B ecommerce is eating industrial sales faster than most distributors are ready for

B2B ecommerce is accelerating across distribution and manufacturing, with real deployments at Bero, Nissin Foods, and Fastenal signaling a structural shift in h

B2B e-commerce's digital shift is accelerating, and industrial distributors are leading the proof

MSC Industrial topped $1B in Q3 digital sales, Fastenal posted Q2 digital gains, and agentic AI is reshaping how buyers discover suppliers.

B2B e-commerce now outpaces retail online sales by more than 3x, what that means for procurement teams

Global B2B e-commerce dwarfs consumer retail online, driven by millennial buyers demanding digital procurement. Here's what operators need to evaluate.

B2B e-commerce is outpacing B2C. Here's what procurement and ops teams need to know

B2B online sales now outpace B2C by more than 3x globally. What that means for procurement teams evaluating digital channels.

The Early Scale: Accenture Confirms Credential-Theft Breach as 80% of US Factories Stay Unautomated

Accenture confirmed a credential-theft breach. 80% of U.S. factories still have no automation. And B2B digital commerce just graduated from pilot to revenue engine. Here's what sharp operators do with all three.