IDG Contributor Network: Ditching passwords and increasing ecommerce conversion rates by 54%

According to the latest data by the U.S. Department of Commerce, ecommerce sales jumped 15.1% last year, while total retail sales increased by only 2.9%. Admittedly, ecommerce as a percentage of total retail sales is only 8.3%. The implication is that most people still shop in physical stores, but the ease and simplicity of ecommerce continues to fuel its growth at a much faster clip. Credit: U.S. Census BureauScreenshot of a chart that appeared in the U.S. Census Bureau report on quarterly