Amazon’s Quidsi unit opens Casa.com, contemplates brick-and-mortar stores There’s been a lot of chatter in recent days about Amazon.com exploring the idea of opening a boutique-style retail store… Read More
Zumiez moving e-commerce operations across country, 70 people affected by shift The Seattle region’s exports of hoodies and longboards are about to decline substantially. Zumiez, the specialty retailer known for sports… Read More
Amazon opens sports collectibles store, with signed items from Tom Brady, Derek Jeter and other greats Just in time for the Super Bowl, Amazon.com is rolling out its latest game plan in e-commerce. The company today… Read More
A huge haul: U.S. online holiday spending tops $35B Online retailers raked in some big bucks this holiday season, with comScore today releasing a report showing that e-commerce spending… Read More
Amazon tops customer satisfaction survey as Netflix takes a big hit This is hardly a surprise. Amazon.com distanced itself from Netflix in the ForeSee Holiday E-Retail Satisfaction Index, an annual study… Read More
Is Amazon.com the new grinch? Walmart used to be the menace of main street. But now, small mom-and-pop retailers (along with their big box brethren)… Read More
Amazon selling more than a million Kindles per week, says demand accelerating for the Fire It’s going to be a Kindle kind of holiday for many folks around the globe. Amazon.com today said that it… Read More
As mobile payments spread, Avalara uses geolocation data to pinpoint tax boundaries At a holiday gift sale I attended last weekend, a few of the vendors were using the new mobile payment… Read More
Cyber Monday’s $1.25 billion haul marks biggest online shopping day in history The numbers are in, and Cyber Monday lived up to its name. U.S. retail e-commerce spending hit $1.25 billion this… Read More
Online retail sales surge 26% on Black Friday: Amazon ranks as most visited site Online retailers are supposed to get their big boost on Cyber Monday — the first Monday following the Thanksgiving holiday… Read More
Chart: The most visited retail sites on Thanksgiving Day Americans not only chowed down on turkey and dressing on Thanksgiving Day. They also visited their favorite online retailers. According… Read More
Barnes & Noble slashes Nook price to $79 to compete with Kindle on Black Friday The Kindle and Nook are locked in a heated battle, and the rivalry is about to get a little hotter… Read More
Holiday e-commerce sales are already off to a very fast start Americans appear to be a giving mood this holiday season — at least when it comes to buying items on… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Bob Crimmins gambles on MoonTango, a new shopping site for women Bob Crimmins loves poker and golf, and has already started a daily deal site specifically for men. Now, the Seattle… Read More
Zoomingo zooms ahead with $1.3M from Benaroya Capital A few weeks ago, we told you the story about Zoomingo, the new mobile application from serial entrepreneur Shirish Nadkarni.… Read More
Amazon.com starts holidays with Black Friday deals, toy list It’s barely November, but Amazon.com has just rolled out two of its holiday traditions — the digital equivalent of decorating… Read More
Amazon patents gift cards that can tattle on what you buy Happy Birthday! Here’s the Creepiest Gift Card Ever! U.S. Patent & Trademark Office records show that Amazon today received a… Read More
Amazon unit expands into groceries, selling tea to jam In Seattle, Amazon.com customers have long been able to purchase groceries and have them delivered to the doorstep. Now, the… Read More
As Amazon threat mounts, Barnes & Noble expands beyond books online Barnes & Noble typically conjures images of books, calendars, CDs and other published items. But the retailer is looking to… Read More
Exclusive: Hands-on with Amazon Locker, now working We’ve had fun tracking the appearance of Amazon Lockers around the Seattle region over the past few weeks, and this week… Read More
Amazon goes sci-fi with latest book publishing arm, 47North Amazon.com this morning moved further into the world of book publishing, beyond its traditional sales and distribution business, with the… Read More
Startup Spotlight: MyArtMatch is like Pandora for artwork Pandora transformed the way people listen to music, creating personalized stations based on the listening habits of users. Now, MyArtMatch… Read More
Amid California sales tax kerfuffle, Shopobot relocates to Seattle As a new Amazon affiliate, Shopobot co-founder Dave Matthews found himself in the middle of a big tax fight in California recently.… Read More
Amazon.com reaches truce in California sales tax battle Amazon.com has made a tentative agreement with California lawmakers to resolve a battle over sales taxes on online purchases in… Read More
Amazon’s new locker system at 7-Eleven is not its first foray into pick-up stations Few stories have driven as much interest on GeekWire as our recent look at Amazon.com’s new locker system at a… Read More
Bartell Drugs to exchange free photos for Facebook friends Bartell Drugs is one of Seattle’s oldest businesses. And the company has been able to stick around for more than… Read More
Next up for Amazon.com … India? One of the overlooked tidbits in Amazon.com’s recent quarterly earnings report is that North American sales continue to grow at… Read More
Poll: How much do real bookstores matter anymore? The demise of Borders is causing many of us to consider the role of bookstores — heck, the role of any… Read More
InfoSpace CFO David Binder to leave for new gig at Blue Nile David Binder, who has served as chief financial officer at InfoSpace since January 2008, plans to step down from the… Read More
Shades of Pets.com: Amazon unveils online pet store Wag.com There aren’t any dog-talking sock puppets to be seen. But Amazon.com is doing its best to bring back one of the… Read More
