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eCommerce

What’s the deal with Prime Day? A reality check on Amazon’s big shopping event

Time was running out, and my fear of missing out was going up. With just a few hours left in… Read More

Amazon sold billions of products during holiday period; third-party sales up 50% globally

Amazon said it delivered billions of products globally this holiday season as it wraps up what is expected to be… Read More

Seattle startup Flexe raises $70M as e-commerce rise fuels demand for flexible warehousing platform

Flexe is raising more capital ahead of schedule as the pandemic-driven e-commerce boom spurs faster-than-expected growth for its warehousing technology… Read More

Walmart’s U.S. ecommerce sales top $10B as retail giant prepares to challenge Amazon Prime

Walmart’s ecommerce business in the United States grew 97% in the company’s second fiscal quarter, ended July 31, the retail… Read More

Amazon tests using live video calls to vet aspiring third-party sellers, seeking to weed out fraudsters

Amazon has been quietly piloting an “enhanced vetting” process for prospective third-party sellers on Amazon.com, supplementing the normal online submission… Read More

Ex-Amazon execs raise more cash to grow e-commerce startups Ideoclick and Replenium

There’s a whole cottage industry of startups eager to help retailers crack the e-commerce code. Two of those startups —… Read More

Voice-first, AI, AR: Three technologies race to again change how we shop

Ecommerce is known for its waves of innovation. From the rise of pure-plays to the advent of multi-channel and subscription… Read More

TLDR: GeekWire Summit Highlights — Nintendo, eBay, Boeing

Today’s featured stories How Nintendo learned from a Wii U disappointment to create the popular Switch console eBay CEO: ‘I… Read More

Amazon Handmade

Amazon launches Handmade Gift Shop, offering more artisan items in latest blow to Etsy

Just in time for the holidays, Amazon launched a new gift shop for its Handmade shopping portal, offering a selection… Read More

Walmart returns

Attention online shoppers: Walmart launching speedy return service that leverages physical stores

Sometimes, brick-and-mortar retail can still flex its muscles. Walmart is taking advantage of the fact that it has thousands of… Read More

Starbucks online store

Starbucks closing online merchandise store to focus more on broader digital initiatives

Starbucks is always happy to attract customers to its physical stores, but things are changing for shoppers online as the… Read More

Amazon closing in on Flipkart as top India e-commerce site among mobile users, study says

Amazon is making a $5 billion play to became the top e-commerce site in India, and it seems the investment… Read More

OfferUp CEO Nick Huzar isn’t worried about Facebook Marketplace

  On Monday, Facebook announced Marketplace, an internal one-to-one e-commerce division, setting up the Silicon Valley giant for fierce competition with… Read More

Walmart reportedly in talks to acquire Amazon competitor Jet.com

Two of Amazon’s biggest online shopping competitors, Walmart and Jet.com, may be looking to team up. The Wall Street Journal reports Walmart… Read More

Startup Spotlight: ZIIBRA is a one-stop e-commerce shop for small businesses

Competing in e-commerce can be a challenge for small businesses. Many turn to third parties like Shopify or BigCartel, but those… Read More

Facebook jumps further into e-commerce with test of online storefronts

You may soon be able to buy those shoes your friend is wearing in her profile picture without leaving Facebook. The… Read More

This is Google’s plan to compete with Amazon

Google is close to launching “buy” buttons to enable customers to pay and check-out for products without ever having to leave… Read More

Amazon Business marketplace launches with free shipping and purchasing tools

Amazon today launched its new Amazon Business marketplace with “hundreds of millions of products” and what it calls business-only pricing and… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Vincero Collective sells discounted menswear with crowdfunding model

During the four years Seattle entrepreneur Aaron Hallerman spent working in a Hong Kong-based design and production studio, he observed… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Your Brandlive helps Internet retailers communicate with shoppers

Portland-based startup Your Brandlive formally launched today, announcing a new video social commerce platform designed to help make the retailer-customer… Read More

Microsoft vet Ken Moss lands at eBay, plans to grow Seattle office

Ken Moss, who spent 20 years at Microsoft before going on to co-found the Seattle startup CrowdEye, has landed a… Read More

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