Articles about retail – Page 14 of 17

Apple opening bigger Bellevue store, but what about downtown Seattle?

Apple plans to open a bigger retail store at Bellevue Square this Saturday, moving to a new location in the… Read More

Amazon prepares fall launch of AfterSchool.com, a new site for sports and outdoor gear for kids

Amazon.com’s Quidsi unit is gearing up to launch a new sports and activities site called AfterSchool.com, designed to outfit kids… Read More

Katniss vs. Harry: Hunger Games outsells Harry Potter on Amazon

It’s happened. Something has outsold the Harry Potter series on Amazon. And that something is Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games series.… Read More

Is Coinstar on the auction block, and could Amazon come knocking?

Two months ago, the Corum Group, a boutique Seattle M&A advisory firm, floated an idea that Amazon.com should buy retail kiosk pioneer… Read More

Why Amazon.com gave up the sales tax fight: A new face for the ‘online’ retailer?

An interesting thing started happening last year. Amazon.com, which for months had battled states over the collection of sales tax,… Read More

QThru lands $3.5M to help you sail through the supermarket

Supermarkets are increasingly adopting self checkout terminals. But Seattle entrepreneur Aaron Roberts, a former engineer at RIM and Attachmate, believes he’s come… Read More

Meet the college dropout (and speed freak) running tech for Seattle’s hottest startup

Don’t let the laid-back Pacific Northwest demeanor fool you. Luke Friang is a self-described “speed freak.” Whether bombing down icy… Read More

Nordstrom pays the price for bigger e-commerce investment

Nordstrom is making a large investment in its e-commerce initiatives, spending even more than it had planned to better compete… Read More

Amazon tops e-retail satisfaction survey with highest score ever

Amazon.com has few physical touch points with its customers, operating somewhat mysteriously from its headquarters in Seattle’s South Lake Union… Read More

Amazon vs. Nordstrom: Call in the fashion police for another crosstown rivalry

We wondered what the heck was going on a few weeks ago when Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos was named the… Read More

Report: Target to dump Kindle

This could get very interesting, especially in light of the new alliance between Barnes & Noble and Microsoft. The Verge reports… Read More

Microsoft invests $300M in Barnes & Noble’s Nook unit, settles patent litigation

[Follow-up: Microsoft vs. Amazon? Plot thickens with Barnes & Noble pact] Looking to jumpstart its upcoming Windows 8 operating system… Read More

Decide.com unveils daily deal site, promises cash if prices later fall on gadgets

Prior to his appearance on the GeekWire podcast a few weeks ago, Decide.com CEO Mike Fridgen hinted that the Seattle online shopping service… Read More

As battle with Amazon rages, Walmart nominates Google vet Marissa Mayer to board

Walmart’s intensifying rivalry with Amazon.com has been well documented. And Walmart’s desires to become an even bigger presence in the… Read More

Nordstrom bets on Bonobos, leads $16.4M investment in online fashion retailer

Earlier this year, Nordstrom announced that it planned to spend $150 million on boosting its e-commerce infrastructure, part of a… Read More

Here’s what one record store clerk thinks of Amazon’s plans to trade gift cards for old CDs

If you’re like me, you’ve got dozens, possibly hundreds of old CDs lying around the house, just collecting dust. Now,… Read More

Best Buy’s 50 closing big-box stores may be Amazon’s victims

There’s a lot of speculation about who or what is to blame for Best Buy’s decision to shutter 50 of… Read More

Blue Nile taps retail vet as CEO

Harvey Kanter has been hired as the new president and CEO of Seattle online jewelry retailer Blue Nile. In the… Read More

Hello, Palo Alto: Microsoft expanding retail presence in Apple’s backyard

Can Microsoft win new fans in Silicon Valley? The company is giving it a shot, with some help from Jerry… Read More

Study: Mobile websites top apps for shopping, and Amazon is the king

Despite all of the focus on smartphone apps these days, mobile websites are more popular in the U.S. for shopping-related… Read More

Indochino to bring ‘traveling tailor’ pop-up store to Seattle

Let’s face it: The fashion sensibilities of men in the Pacific Northwest (especially those in the tech industry) are a… Read More

Nordstrom bets big on e-commerce, plans to hire 400

Before the rise of Amazon.com, Seattle retail was defined by one company: Nordstrom. Now, the upscale retailer appears to be… Read More

Geek Humor: Stephen Colbert calls Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos a vindictive man

Comedian Stephen Colbert returned to the airwaves Monday night, and he didn’t waste any time taking a few cracks at… Read More

The Achilles’ heel of Amazon.com

Disclosure: I’m an unabashed Amazon fan. Not only is it one of the most aggressive, forward-thinking and best-led companies in tech,… Read More

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

Another big brick-and-mortar bookseller says it won’t carry titles from Amazon.com

Books-A-Million, the second largest brick-and-mortar bookseller in the U.S. with 251 stores in 30 states, has joined with Barnes &… Read More

If Amazon.com opens physical retail stores, this would be a great place to start

Could this be the year that Amazon.com opens brick-and-mortar retail stores? Well, if the Seattle online retailer were to buck… 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

Is Amazon.com about to get all outdoorsy on REI? Job posts indicate new sports site

Should REI start sweating about Amazon.com, its new neighbor in the South Lake Union neighborhood? Job postings from Amazon’s Quidsi… Read More

Venuelabs raises cash to help brick-and-mortar retailers track storefront performance

In this digital era, there’s certainly no shortage of customer feedback when it comes to the interactions at brick-and-mortar retail… Read More