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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

Microsoft: Xbox 360 registers biggest week in its history

Microsoft says its Xbox 360 sold more than 960,000 units in the U.S. during the past week, setting a new… 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

Cyber Monday: Are you buying it?

Today is “Cyber Monday,” in case you somehow missed all those ads from all those retailers trying to distract you… 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

Siri, can you find me a deal? Wishpot integrates with iPhone assistant

Wishpot has rolled out a new service, just in time for the holiday shopping rush. The Seattle upstart has developed… 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

Groceries on the go: A stroll down the virtual aisles of the new AmazonFresh iPhone app

Amazon.com surprised us back in June when it released a mobile application for the AmazonFresh grocery delivery service exclusively for Windows… Read More

Groupon Now arrives in Seattle, bringing real-time deals to bargain hunters

One of the big drawbacks historically of Groupon — at least in this shopper’s humble opinion — is that the… Read More

Maveron’s counterintuitive bet: House parties to sell women’s handbags

Maveron likes to place bets on new consumer-oriented startups. Those range from sandwich shops (Potbelly) to pet insurance (Trupanion). Now, the… Read More

Ex-Amazon.com exec scores cash to bring infomercials into the digital age

You may laugh when you see them on late-night TV, but infomercials for grills, cleaning supplies, jewelry and other consumer… Read More

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