Articles about retail – Page 12 of 17

Google to alert users when they’re near a store that carries a product they searched for

Users of the Google Now app on Android might have an easier time making that impulse buy. The company announced… Read More

If new consoles from Microsoft and Sony didn’t save GameStop, then what can?

GameStop’s stock traded lower today after it reported weaker-than-expected results in the fourth quarter despite strong console launches from both… Read More

Blue Nile CEO says click-and-brick jewelry experiment with Nordstrom is working well

Blue Nile was founded 15 years ago as an online retailer of diamonds and engagement rings. At the time, skeptics… Read More

Zulily to spend heavily to fill mid-level management gap, sparked by insane growth rate

Zulily is coming off an epic week. The Seattle online retailer blew past Wall Street estimates, doubling sales in 2013… Read More

This Seattle tech exec saw his net worth skyrocket $500 million today

Zulily’s shares jumped more than 35 percent today after Wall Street applauded the Seattle online retailer’s fourth quarter earnings, which… Read More

With sales falling at department stores, Nordstrom plans bigger online push

Nordstrom is in a bit of a pickle. Customers aren’t spending as much in the company’s department stores, and the… Read More

Overstock CEO predicts Amazon will start taking Bitcoin, too

Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne said in a recent interview with CNN International that Amazon will soon have no choice but… Read More

Target security breach encompasses 70 million

Target revealed today that the massive security breach that hit 40 million customers’ credit and debit cards also encompasses the… Read More

Microsoft opens 35 retail stores in past year, now up to 83 in North America

Microsoft gave an end-of-year report on its retail stores this morning, saying that it opened a total of 35 stores… Read More

Amazon reportedly buys payment startup GoPago

Amazon has purchased GoPago, a San Francisco-based tablet point-of-sale and mobile payment startup, according to a report in La Repubblica, GoPago’s… Read More

eBay wants to help retailers leverage technology to compete with Amazon

MOUNTAIN VIEW–For eBay, competing with Amazon is difficult, in part because the company’s services have reshaped the playing field for… Read More

Nordstrom and Blue Nile put a ring on it with ‘clicks and bricks’ diamond experiment

Blue Nile built its business selling diamond rings online, but the Seattle-based e-commerce company is now experimenting with a physical retail… Read More

Walmart tops list of most visited retailers on Thanksgiving

In a development that shocked nobody, Walmart was the most-visited retailer on Thanksgiving, according to new rankings published by Placed,… Read More

eBay’s same-day delivery service offering free shipping through Christmas Eve

Good news for those ordering with eBay’s same-day delivery service: There will be no shipping costs through Christmas Eve. eBay… Read More

Sales sparkle at jewelry retailer Blue Nile, up 10.1 percent

Blue Nile, the Seattle online retailer of diamonds and jewelry, said that third quarter revenues increased 10.1 percent to $98.9… Read More

Here’s how Microsoft thinks retailers could be using Kinect

Thanks to Microsoft, you might be able to have a virtual changing room right in front of you when you’re… Read More

Zulily files for $100M IPO — reveals $331M in 2012 revenue, 2.2M customers

Fast-growing Zulily is looking to take the IPO plunge. The Seattle company, which sells clothes, toys and accessories for babies,… Read More

Shares of Redbox parent jump after hedge fund discloses large stake, encourages sale

Shares of Outerwall, the Bellevue company best known for its Coinstar coin counting machines and Redbox movie rental kiosks, jumped… Read More

Groupon hires Amazon Prime VP, continues Seattle expansion

Groupon continues to mine Amazon.com for talent, and today the daily deal company picked up a big name from its… Read More

RadioShack, Staples pull plug on Amazon Lockers

Well, that didn’t last long. Staples and RadioShack are pulling the plug on their 11-month-old experiment around Amazon Lockers, the… 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

Maveron-backed Potbelly Sandwich Shop files for $75M IPO

This IPO could be really yummy? Potbelly Sandwich Shop, a Chicago restaurant chain founded in 1977, has filed to raise… Read More

Mobile commerce upstart Conductiv raises cash to help retailers battle Amazon

Conductiv, a Bothell mobile commerce startup which boldly says that it is setting out to “change the face of retail,”… Read More

Dog sitting service Rover.com laps up $3.5M in deal with pet care powerhouse Petco

With more than 1,200 retail stores nationwide, Petco is the top dog in pet care. So, when the big box… 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

eBay takes on Amazon and Google, rolls out same-day delivery service to desktop

eBay today rolled out its eBay Now same-day delivery service to the desktop, positioning itself further to make same-day deliveries… Read More

Barnes & Noble CEO resigns as bookseller looks to find footing

Can Barnes & Noble find its path forward? Well, if the bookseller does so, it will be under the guidance… Read More

Publishing power move? Amazon raising prices on some books

Amazon.com has built its success in the book business over the years through dramatic price cuts, a strategic move which… Read More

Nordstrom experiments with Pinterest, showcasing top ‘pinned’ items in 13 stores

There are so many options these days for retailers to use social media to drive sales. Nordstrom is looking to… Read More

The weight of words: Why I hope bookstores stick around

I was taking video of my baby’s small, assisted zig-zag steps between the shelves at Ravenna’s Third Place Books when… Read More