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Zulily

Zulily to make its first appearance on QVC tonight

For the first time ever, Zulily will be making an appearance on QVC. It makes perfect sense that the Seattle-based… Read More

‘Shark Tank’ vendors to take over Zulily this weekend

Zulily has featured products backed by Shark Tank‘s Mark Cuban, but this weekend marks a new first for the online retailer.… Read More

News Brief

QVC closes $2.4B Zulily acquisition

The $2.4 billion acquisition of Zulily by Liberty Interactive is a done deal. Englewood, Co.-based Liberty Interactive, which operates QVC, the… Read More

QVC’s Zulily buyout gets early clearance from regulators, paving way for Q4 close

QVC Group’s $2.4 billion takeover of Zulily is moving smoothly. Regulators from the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commision have… Read More

QVC CEO explains why he loves Zulily, slow shipping times and all

QVC CEO Michael George took the stage at the Goldman Sachs 22nd Annual Global Retailing Conference in New York this… Read More

Interview: Zulily CEO Darrell Cavens on what’s next for the Seattle retailer after $2.4B sale to QVC

Zulily announced yesterday it was selling to QVC, the home shopping network, for $2.4 billion in cash and stock. Today, employees… Read More

Zulily assures employees that QVC sale is about growth, not layoffs or cost savings

Zulily is attempting to quickly allay the fears of its 3,000 employees, whose futures are now a little less certain thanks to a surprise $2.4… Read More

Mark Vadon

Zulily founders to take home nearly half of the $2.4B from blockbuster sale to QVC

Zulily co-founders Mark Vadon and Darrell Cavens are poised to reap a huge windfall after the online retailer they started… Read More

Zulily sold to QVC for $2.4 billion

Seattle-based Zulily — one of the fastest growing online retailers — is being sold to Liberty Interactive’s QVC Group for… Read More

Zulily begins to repair its business, seeks new growth opportunities in Mexico, Singapore and Hong Kong

Zulily’s shares rose more than eight percent Wednesday afternoon after reporting second-quarter results that pleasantly surprised shareholders and beat expectations.… Read More

Zulily beats Q2 expectations with $298M in revenue as active customers grow by 19%

Zulily reported second-quarter financial results today that met or exceeded both internal and external expectations. The Seattle retailer, which sells discounted… Read More

Zulily experiments with letting some customers return flash-sales items

Zulily just got a whole lot more forgiving for some of its customers. In its latest experiment, the Seattle-based retailer… Read More

Zulily shares soar after Alibaba discloses 9.3 percent stake

Shares of Zulily are soaring Monday morning after Chinese e-commerce powerhouse Alibaba disclosed a 9.3 percent stake in the company.… Read More

Alibaba takes big stake in battered e-commerce retailer Zulily

Alibaba, the giant Chinese e-commerce retailer, has taken a large equity stake in Seattle-based Zulily, according to SEC filings. “We… Read More

Zulily features ‘Shark Tank’s’ Mark Cuban and his vendors now through Saturday

Everything seems to be coming up Shark Tank today. Despite some less-than-stellar news on Zulily’s earnings this week, as we… Read More

After Zulily reports disappointing earnings, one analyst worries the ‘lily is wilting’

The day after Zulily reported disappointing first-quarter results and slashed its outlook for the year, investment banks are questioning whether the Seattle e-commerce company can… Read More

Zulily shares tumble 17% after lowering sales outlook for the year

Zuilly shares are collapsing after the Seattle retailer said it was lowering its revenue outlook for the year. The Seattle company… Read More

Apple Watch apps: Zulily, Amazon, Prism join Seattle-area parade

It seems companies can’t just watch when it’s Apple Watch launch day. Since our initial GeekWire round-up of Seattle-area Apple Watch apps, at least a… Read More

Home improvement startup Porch inks lease for former Zulily building, doubling office space

To accommodate its recent growth, fast-growing Seattle home improvement data startup Porch is moving into new digs. The company told GeekWire today that it… Read More

Zulily speeds up delivery times to compete in an Amazon-defined world

It’s never been Zulily’s goal to ship products to customers as quickly as Amazon. In response to a question about shipping times at… Read More

Shares of Zulily down another 6 percent on Friday, slumping to all-time low

Seattle-based online retailer Zulily saw its stock price slump to new all-time lows on Friday, dropping 6 percent to $13.07 a share… Read More

Flash sales leader Gilt Groupe raises $50M as it watches Zulily’s shares crash

Gilt Groupe may now have enough runway to hold off on an IPO until the public markets warm to flash sales companies… Read More

Mark Vadon

Shares of Zulily continue to slump, and now here come the lawyers

Zulily took it on the chin earlier this week after the Seattle online retailer disappointed Wall Street with a huge… Read More

Zulily CFO Marc Stolzman departing after Q4 earnings miss, as chairman points to ‘wobbly’ business execution

Zulily CFO Marc Stolzman plans to step down from the Seattle online retailer early next month, an announcement that comes… Read More

Zulily hits $1.2B in 2014 sales, plans $250M stock repurchase program as shares slump more than 20%

Zulily achieved $1.2 billion in annual sales during 2014, a significant milestone for the Seattle online retailer. But don’t tell… Read More

Alibaba makes Fast Company’s Most Innovative List, Amazon falls off

Fast Company announced its annual ranking of the world’s 50 Most Innovative Companies, and Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce powerhouse, ranks… Read More

Zulily confirms closure of U.K. office, plans to service customers from U.S.

Zulily will be shutting down its U.K. office and moving its across-the-pond customers to its U.S.-based website. The Seattle-based flash… Read More

Shares of Zulily continue to slump, online retailer considers closing U.K office

This is not how Zulily hoped to celebrate its fifth anniversary. The Seattle-based online retailer — founded five years ago… Read More

Twitter exec Mike Gupta joins Zulily board

Twitter executive Mike Gupta, who serves as the senior vice president of strategic investments at the social networking giant, has… Read More

Zulily CFO Marc Stolzman: ‘In an Amazon-defined world, our model should not work’

We’ve written in the past about the odd-ball nature of Zulily, the Seattle e-commerce company that runs counter to most… Read More

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