PYMNTS-MonitorEdge-May-2024

Inside Furniture Returns, Amazon and Walmart Tackle Holiday Rush, Embracing Shoppable Livestreams

Livestreaming

Big retailers see shoppable livestreams as another avenue to customer engagement and entertainment. Plus, consumers see furniture returns as a hassle, but businesses love them – and all the latest news from Amazon and Walmart.

Data:

110: Number of Amazon fulfillment centers across the U.S.

5,300: Number of Walmart stores in the U.S.

$27B: Value of social commerce sector in 2020.

2.5: Average number of minutes to process a Litecoin transaction, compared to 9 for bitcoin.

12M: Tons of annual furniture waste Americans generate annually.

PYMNTS-MonitorEdge-May-2024