The Buy Button’s Evolving Role In eCommerce

Buy buttons are almost a given in 2019, with a majority of eCommerce sites offering at least one. And, in other retail news, Walmart is boosting its investment in supply chain logistics in China. All this, Today In Data.

Data:

33,700: Square footage of Walmart’s South China Fresh Food Distribution Center.

70 percent: Share of eCommerce sites supporting at least one buy button.

21 percent: Share of eCommerce sites offering more than one buy button.

15 percent: Portion of eTailers offering the Amazon Pay buy button.

$1.2 billion: Amount by which Walmart plans to increase its investment in supply chain logistics in China.