Amazon’s 206 Collective Men’s Galen Wool Blend Sneakers look like Allbirds Wool Runners, for less than half the price. Comparing the Amazon shoes to Allbirds over several weeks, GeekWire’s editors… Read More
Amazon plans to hire 200,000 seasonal workers this year, twice as many as last year, suggesting that it expects a strong holiday shopping season. Much of the hiring will take… Read More
Sendle, an Australian shipping company that bills itself as the first carrier built specifically to help small e-commerce businesses, is setting up shop in Amazon’s backyard. The company just opened… Read More
Walmart’s e-commerce business grew 41 percent year-over-year in the third quarter, continuing the rapid rise of the division amid a retail battle with Amazon. Walmart doesn’t break out revenue from… Read More
Athletic retail giant Nike will stop selling its products on Amazon, ending a two-year pilot program. Nike had long avoided selling directly on Amazon, but in July 2017 it changed… Read More
There’s a whole cottage industry of startups eager to help retailers crack the e-commerce code. Two of those startups — Seattle-based Ideoclick and Replenium — just landed a total of… Read More
Despite high costs and logistical challenges, Amazon is speeding ahead with one-day shipping, a benefit increasingly available to millions of Prime members. “It’s a big investment, and it’s the right… Read More
Jesse Lakes was a whitewater “raft-guide bum” working in Colorado when he left for a job at Apple in Silicon Valley. “I traded in my flip flops for a cubicle… Read More
Google is still king of search ad revenue but Amazon is coming for the throne. That’s according to a new analysis by eMarketer, which predicts Amazon’s share of search ad revenue… Read More
Brands such as Amazon and Walmart might come to mind for customers trying to find low prices online. Now Zulily wants to be part of that conversation, too. The Seattle-based… Read More
Devin Wenig is stepping down as CEO of eBay, the company announced Wednesday. Wenig has led the company since 2015 and helped it evolve in the face of competition with… Read More
Three U.S. Senators are demanding answers from Amazon about its Delivery Service Partners program, the network of independent delivery companies that helps get packages to customers’ doors. Senators Elizabeth Warren,… Read More
If you want to buy a shirt directly from a merchant in China, the customs hurdles will vary depending on whether it’s made of cotton or wool. Or if you… Read More
Shopping on Amazon.com can be overwhelming. A search for an everyday item frequently yields tens of thousands of results. Inundated customers often gravitate toward items stamped with an “Amazon’s Choice”… Read More
A handful of Senate Democrats sent letters to Amazon, Google, and eBay Friday urging the companies to better enforce their gun sale policies. The letter follows shootings in Dayton, Ohio… Read More
FedEx said it is ending a ground shipping deal with Amazon, the shipping giant’s latest move to distance itself from its logistics rival. The contract is set to expire at… Read More
E-commerce heavyweight eBay is suing rival Amazon, alleging that managers at the Seattle tech giant conspired to poach e-commerce sellers through eBay’s own messaging platform. This is the second lawsuit… Read More
In many areas, Amazon is king. Selling books, diapers, and other stables? Yep. creating a revolutionary logistics and delivery business? Certainly. Inventing an industry by renting out its massive data… Read More
Amazon is taking more and more control of how its packages are shipped to customers — and it could have big implications for the global logistics industry. The Seattle tech… Read More
Amazon is teaming up with national drugstore Rite Aid as part of a new package pickup service that further expands the tech giant’s logistics network. The new service, Counter, turns… Read More
Be like Amazon. That’s the mantra for SoundCommerce, a new Seattle startup which just raised $6.8 million to help online retailers improve their operational efficiency. Founded last year and led… Read More
Amazon’s self-made holiday is returning for the fifth consecutive year. Prime Day is back and will last a record 48 hours next month from July 15-16, when Prime members can… Read More
FedEx announced Friday that is ending its FedEx Express U.S. service contract with Amazon, a surprising decision made as Amazon continues to expand its own delivery network. FedEx said it… Read More
Spruce Up has some new spending money. The high-tech home shopping startup just closed a $3 million seed round, bringing its total funding to $4.5 million. New York investment firm… Read More
For the first time in Amazon’s history, the company’s first-party online retail sales represented less than half of its overall net sales last quarter, even as both measures continued to… Read More
Autonomous delivery robots will soon be allowed on Washington state’s sidewalks. On Tuesday, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill into law that establishes new regulations for “personal delivery devices”… Read More
Walmart today unveiled a new partnership with Google’s virtual assistant to let customers shop via voice command, the latest integration between the two companies as they both battle Amazon. Under… Read More
Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s bold proposal to break up big tech companies —including Amazon, Google and Facebook — has ignited a debate over the power that the industry wields, while raising… Read More
As the closing bell rang Monday, Amazon had surpassed fellow Seattle-area tech giant Microsoft to become the world’s most valuable company. The jostling came after Amazon’s stock rose 8.5 percent in the… Read More
Walker Lockhart got his start in e-commerce working for a certain Seattle company known for its obsessive focus on the customer. Twenty-two years and several jobs after that first gig… Read More