AI-driven e-commerce sales hit a record high of $11.8 billion on Black Friday, up 9.1% from last year. Online traffic surpassed 1 trillion, soaring 805% year over year. Mastercard SpendingPulse estimated a 10.4% growth in Black Friday ecommerce sales. Salesforce projects online sales could reach $18 billion, up 3% year over year.

Amazon.com Inc. has invested heavily in AI, benefiting from Prime and AWS momentum. Expedia Group Inc. uses AI to enhance trip planning. Booking Holdings Inc. leverages AI for customer engagement and partner collaborations. Etsy Inc. focuses on AI-driven personalization and product discovery. 1stdibs.Com Inc. integrates AI for luxury design market impact.

Zacks Investment Research highlights top e-commerce stocks for 2026: Amazon.com Inc., Expedia Group Inc., Etsy Inc., Booking Holdings Inc., and 1stdibs.Com Inc. Each stock has a Zacks Rank of #1, #2, or #3. Amazon’s expected revenue and earnings growth rate for next year is 11.3% and 9.2%, respectively. Expedia’s expected growth rates are 6.3% and 20.8%, Booking Holdings is at 8.9% and 15.8%, Etsy’s is 3.4% and over 100%, and 1stdibs.Com is 2.8% and 32.5%.

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