In light of President Biden’s sweeping COVID-19 Action Plan, which will require all employers with 100 or more employees to ensure their workers are vaccinated or tested weekly, the retail industry’s leading entities are responding to the mandate.

Video-sharing social platform TikTok has expanded its partnership with Shopify, making it the first commerce platform to bring organic product discovery and shopping tabs to TikTok.

Beating analyst estimates, Walmart credits its better-than-expected second-quarter earnings to ground it gained through its grocery business and a strong start in back-to-school sales as shoppers returned to stores.

While the COVID-19 pandemic defined consumer behaviors in 2020, travel and a rapid increase in online shopping, the impact still lingers in 2021.

7-Eleven has teamed up with Minibar Delivery, an on-demand beverage-centric delivery service, to offer beer, wine and snack delivery in select markets.