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Who will be the Next Tech Titan? A preview of the upcoming GeekWire Awards

This week on the show, we offer a sneak preview of the GeekWire Awards, at the Showbox SoDo in Seattle… Read More

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Inside the plan to save Zulily: How ‘The Profit’ will try to revive a once high-flying e-commerce brand

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: The rise, fall, and revival of Zulily. We revisit one the most prominent e-commerce… Read More

Zulily’s rebirth: Reality TV star and new owner Marcus Lemonis on how online retailer will return to its roots

CNBC no longer produces The Profit. But Marcus Lemonis is still trying to turn around businesses. Lemonis, who starred on… Read More

Zulily set to relaunch under new owner Beyond, now led by Marcus Lemonis of ‘The Profit’ fame

FOLLOW-UP COVERAGE: Beyond pays $4.5M to acquire Zulily brand, plans to relaunch retailer later this year … Zulily’s rebirth: Reality… Read More

More than $85M in Zulily inventory and fulfillment center assets will be up for sale

Zulily’s going-out-of-business sale in early December didn’t entirely deplete the inventory of goods held by the Seattle-based online retailer that… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Costco vs. Amazon, Microsoft’s latest Copilot, and a Zulily conspiracy theory

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we consider Microsoft’s latest AI product, the $20/month Copilot Pro subscription service, compare it… Read More

Zulily’s downfall: How the high-flying online retailer soared, sank, and shut down

For hundreds of people once associated with Zulily, their time at the Seattle-based online retailer was meaningful and formidable —… Read More

Zulily transfers assets to professional liquidator as failed retailer unable to issue refunds

The latest chapter in the meltdown of Zulily is reading like a bad holiday fairy tale. The Seattle online retailer — battered… Read More

Zulily lays off more employees as website and app remain offline

Zulily made more job cuts Wednesday, GeekWire has learned, the company’s second round of layoffs in the past two weeks… Read More

Zulily website inaccessible and ‘down for maintenance’ following layoffs

Follow-up: Zulily lays off more employees as website and app remain offline Zulily’s website was “down for maintenance” Monday in… Read More

‘Just infuriating’: Online retailer Zulily flip-flops, now plans to lay off employees amid holidays

Zulily employees received notice last week that they’d lose their jobs in February. But many of them were surprised Wednesday… Read More

Zulily sues Amazon, alleging that price-fixing and supplier coercion sank its attempts to compete

Updated with Amazon statement. Less than a week after cutting hundreds of jobs and signaling its intent to go out… Read More

Zulily has seen better days: Co-founder Mark Vadon shares startup lessons from the online retailer

It’s been a wild past several days for Zulily. As we’ve reported, the online retailer is shutting down three offices,… Read More

As Zulily promotes ‘going out of business sale,’ longtime employees reflect on retailer’s impact

A message on Zulily’s website this weekend confirms that the online retailer is closing its doors, the latest stage in… Read More

Zulily’s closure of fulfillment centers in Ohio and Nevada will impact more than 500 workers

Zulily will lay off more than 500 employees as part of its decision to close fulfillment centers in Lockbourne, Ohio,… Read More

Zulily shutting down offices and laying off 292 employees in Seattle

Zulily is laying off employees and closing three offices — including its Seattle headquarters — according to internal communications obtained… Read More

Zulily hit with lawsuits from vendors and more layoffs in latest trouble for struggling retailer

FOLLOW-UP: Zulily shutting down offices and laying off 292 employees in Seattle Zulily is laying off more employees and facing… Read More

Zulily moves into new Seattle office following ownership change and more layoffs

Zulily’s got new digs. The e-commerce retailer recently moved into a new space at the 95 Jackson building in Seattle’s… Read More

Zulily CEO Terry Boyle departing in latest shift for Seattle retailer

Another change is hitting Zulily as CEO Terry Boyle is leaving the Seattle-based online retailer. Boyle’s last day with Zulily… Read More

Zulily vendors say they’re not getting paid following company’s acquisition by private equity firm

Vendors working with Seattle e-commerce company Zulily say they are owed thousands of dollars in unpaid invoices. Megan Neugebauer, owner… Read More

Zulily ditching Seattle HQ after layoffs and ownership change

Zulily’s headquarters building is going on the market in another change for the Seattle-based online retailer. The 6-floor, 345,777 square-foot… Read More

More layoffs at Zulily: E-commerce company trims headcount after private equity acquisition

Zulily is laying off workers again. Several employees of the Seattle-based e-commerce retailer were let go from the company this… Read More

Zulily enters another era as Qurate sells Seattle e-commerce retailer to investment firm

Ownership of Seattle e-commerce retail company Zulily is changing hands again. Qurate, which paid $2.4 billion to acquire Zulily in… Read More

‘Office Space’ movie gave Zulily engineer a blueprint for financial fraud, prosecutors allege

A former Zulily software engineer allegedly stole more than $300,000 from the company through multiple schemes, including one inspired by… Read More

Online retailer Zulily lays off corporate workers as parent Qurate aims to cut expenses

Online retailer Zulily laid off corporate employees last week as its parent company looks to cut costs amid broader industry… Read More

Zulily taps former Nordstrom exec and e-commerce vet Terry Boyle as new president and CEO

Terry Boyle has been appointed the new president and CEO of Seattle-based online retailer Zulily, in a move announced Monday… Read More

For the love of gaming: Husband and wife co-founders raise $2.6M for social platform Game Jolt

Eight years after they left Zulily to concentrate full time on their social platform for gamers, husband and wife co-founders… Read More

Tech Moves: Zulily hires Nike exec as new CTO; Google vet Phil Bogle joins Kalshi; Auth0 adds CISO

— After executive stints at Nordstrom, Starbucks, and Nike, Courtney Kissler is now the CTO and senior vice president of… Read More

Zulily revenue dips 20% due to supply chain impact from COVID-19 and fewer new customers

Online retailer Zulily saw revenue fall by 20% in the most recent quarter due to fewer new customers and supply… Read More

Tech Moves: Impinj president to depart; Zulily’s new CMO; ‘Gears of War’ studio head leaving; and more

— Seattle-based RFID technology provider Impinj announced Friday that President and Chief Operating Officer Eric Brodersen will leave the company… Read More