Ready or not, the year's busiest shopping season will be here before we know it. With the possibility of a “quarantined holiday” in our midst, the appeal of online buying has reached an all-time high. And with a large number of potential customers and holiday shoppers logging online to find gifts for their loved ones, the prospect of 3D virtual photography has just gotten a lot more interesting—and marketable.

Our Virtual Shopping Index is our ongoing effort to monitor the COVID-19 crisis and its impact on commerce.