For Pandemic-Fueled E-Commerce, It’s a Jolly Season Online (1)

It’s like Christmas in springtime, at least for e-commerce.

Thanks to recent Covid-19 stay-at-home orders, online shopping trends are comparable to the peak of the year-end holiday season, when shopping is at its highest, said Steven Ridzyowski, founder of Ecommerce Marketing Agency. That’s providing a solid boost to states’ remote sales tax collections.

Walmart Inc. on Tuesday reported its ecommerce sales grew 74% in its latest quarter, which ended May 1, with strong results for grocery pickup and delivery services, Walmart.com, and Walmart Marketplace, the giant retailer’s platform for third-party sales. Even with 5,000 brick-and-mortar stores and $900 ...