Articles about e-commerce – Page 14 of 17

Ski lift ticket seller Liftopia carves fresh path with $5M from Spencer Rascoff, Marc Benioff and others

Some big names in tech are hitting the slopes. Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman,… Read More

Staples picks Seattle for new e-commerce and engineering center

It’s not just tech giants with names like Google, Facebook and Groupon which are expanding their operations in Seattle. Here… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Pieces of There helps transplants order care packages loaded with favorite hometown sauces, snacks and sports gear

I love living in Seattle. But my roots are very much in Ohio, the place I called home for my… Read More

Groupon growing fast in Seattle, eyes expansion as it looks to be the ‘operating system of local commerce’

When Vinayak Hegde joined Groupon from Amazon.com 18 months ago, he imagined growing the new Seattle engineering office to about… Read More

Nordstrom ends smartphone surveillance program that tracked in-store behavior of shoppers

The National Security Agency surveillance scandal has shed light on how the U.S. government tracks citizens and non-citizens online. But… Read More

As Amazon enters India, rival Flipkart raises $200 million

Amazon recently stepped into the e-commerce arena in India, and now one of its biggest rivals is raising more cash.… Read More

Cosmetics upstart Julep reels in another $5M from Maveron, Andreessen Horowitz

It usually doesn’t happen this way. But Julep, the fast-growing Seattle cosmetics upstart, has gotten bigger as its metrics have improved.… Read More

Jason Goldberg’s Fab raises $150 million in bid to rival Amazon with ’emotional commerce’

Jason Goldberg sure has come a long way since Jobster, the Seattle startup company he founded in 2003. Now, at… Read More

Walmart Labs acquires Inkiru as Amazon rivalry heats up

Thanks to an acquisition, Walmart’s online store is getting smarter. In a post Monday on the official Walmart Labs blog,… Read More

eBay partners with New York retailer to make window shopping a reality

Window shopping may not be such a cost-free endeavor in the future if some new technologies take off. According to… Read More

Amazon opens doors on marketplace in India

People in India searching for books and movies online have a new option available to them. Amazon has quietly launched… Read More

GreenCupboards buys assets of Ecomom after founder’s suicide

GreenCupboards, a Spokane startup led by 27-year-old entrepreneur Josh Neblett, has changed its name to Etailz and acquired the assets… Read More

eBay CEO touts threat of Amazon as Senate weighs online sales tax legislation

The U.S. Senate is expected to vote on a bill this week which could make it easier for states to collect… Read More

Amazon targets aging baby boomers, unveils specialty store for those 50 and older

Amazon.com’s latest speciality store doesn’t have a nice ring to it. In fact, it is a bit a mouthful. But… Read More

Amazon unveils Look.com, rivaling Zulily in kid’s apparel

Amazon.com’s Quidsi unit today unveiled Look.com, a new site that’s designed to sell children’s apparel and footwear. It marks the… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Decide’s Mike Fridgen taps power of data to change how we shop

Mike Fridgen already helped change the way people buy airfares, getting Seattle startup Farecast off the ground in 2005. Now,… Read More

Wal-Mart may reward in-store shoppers for delivering packages to online customers

Could the Wal-Mart shopper become the next-generation UPS guy or gal? The giant retailer, looking to compete more aggressively with… Read More

Men’s fashion site Indochino sews up $13 million to help guys sharpen their style

Indochino, the Vancouver, B.C.-based men’s fashion site, has pulled in $13 million in fresh funding that it will use to… Read More

Nordstrom’s e-commerce bet pays off big

Over $1 billion in direct sales. That’s what Nordstrom raked in according to their fiscal year 2012 report, a first in the… Read More

Postmates arrives in Seattle to deliver tacos, burgers and anything else in under an hour

Postmates CEO Bastian Lehmann hears the comparisons all of the time: Isn’t his new online delivery service just another version… Read More

Google’s new same-day shipping service to challenge Amazon Prime

Amazon, watch out — Google is stepping into your space. TechCrunch is reporting today that Google is preparing to launch… Read More

Andreessen Horowitz, Jay-Z’s VC firm invest $10M in cosmetics startup Julep

Julep founder Jane Park pauses near the end of our interview, and just lays it out straight when it comes… Read More

Seattle super angels sink cash in shopping app Zoomingo

Some of Seattle’s top angel investors are tossing their support behind Zoomingo, the mobile shopping application developed by serial entrepreneur… Read More

Amazon offers bulk discount to big Subscribe & Save users

Amazon.com is rolling out deeper discounts for its Subscribe & Save service, offering anyone who subscribes to five products during a month… Read More

Zulily starts national TV ad campaign, looking to boost mom members

Millions of moms across the country receive the daily email alerts from Zulily each day, tuning in to get discounts… Read More

Worldwide e-commerce sales surpassed $1 trillion for first time in 2012

E-commerce sales reached a new milestone in 2012, and we’re not talking millions or billions. Try trillions. According to eMarketer,… Read More

eBay’s amazing turnaround, and why CEO John Donahoe doesn’t like seeing Amazon boxes in the offices

High-ranking Microsoft execs like CEO Steve Ballmer bristle when they see employees carrying MacBooks or iPhones around the office. So,… Read More

Channel Intelligence buy increases Google’s advantage over Facebook in e-commerce

Facebook may know what consumers like, but it doesn’t yet understand how consumers shop. Google does and has been steadily… Read More

Women’s online eyeglass seller Rivet & Sway peers ahead with $2 million

Seattle retailers have helped transform the way people buy outdoor gear (REI); high-end fashion (Nordstrom) and everything else (Amazon.com). Now,… Read More

Barnes & Noble to shut 200+ stores in the next 10 years as Amazon.com threat looms

Let’s just call it the Amazon.com impact. An executive for Barnes & Noble tells The Wall Street Journal that it… Read More