Online Shopping

Rather than send those old Kallax shelving units to landfill, you may soon be able to pocket some extra cash from Ikea. It has decided to dip a toe into the used furniture marketplace with an online platform named Ikea Preowned.

Last month Walmart put forward a kind of unnerving idea where couriers just go ahead and let themselves in to complete the delivery when the customer isn't home, something Amazon is now keen to test out with a new service called Amazon Key.

Online supermarket Ocado in the closing stages of a grocery delivery trial, where customers get their shopping delivered by a self-driving electric CargoPod. Developed by Oxbotica for the experiment, the vehicle uses sensors and software to make its way around without the need for GPS.

We can shop without ever leaving the house, but there's still something nice about actually going to a physical store. Now, virtual reality might become a good middle ground, as eBay teams up with Australian retail brand Myer to let shoppers browse, examine and purchase items in VR.

Some say our tech-heavy world makes life more convenient. Others say it makes us lazy. We'll leave it to you to decide what you think about Sweden's new pilot program that lets you purchase groceries online and then have someone enter your home and put them in your refrigerator.

This year's Christmas shopping just got easier for Volvo drivers in Gothenburg, Sweden. The carmaker has launched its In-car Delivery service, which allows users to order shopping online and have it delivered to their car while they are elsewhere.

A full 3D body scanner has been designed to make finding the perfect pair of jeans a lot easier.