Retail – Page 2 of 9

Jun 21, 2021, 9:43 AM

Luxury electric car maker Lucid setting up studio in Seattle in previous Microsoft Store space

Lucid, makers of a new luxury electric vehicle expected to begin production this year, is bringing one of its studio… Read More

Jun 14, 2021, 8:04 AM

Portland startup Candid lands $2M to help brands and retailers run their wholesale business online

New funding: Portland, Ore.-based startup Candid raised $2 million to help retailers and other businesses run their wholesale efforts online.… Read More

Feb 24, 2021, 8:09 AM

Fry’s Electronics shutting down all stores, ending 36 years as a big-box stop for tech enthusiasts

Fry’s Electronic’s, the big-box chain that was a longtime, one-stop shop for tech enthusiasts, is shutting down after 36 years… Read More

Oct 16, 2020, 3:49 PM

He moved to Seattle a year ago and has already built a tool to help local businesses battle Amazon

When Jonathan Sandals moved to Seattle from Montreal in 2019, he fell in love with his new city, and the… Read More

Archie McPhee tardigrade Christmas ornament

Sep 11, 2020, 3:15 PM

Weird Seattle retailer Archie McPhee hit with even weirder PayPal problem, foiling Tardigrade sales

Seattle-based retailer Archie McPhee‘s slogan, “we make weird,” usually applies to the products they sell, such as mac & cheese-flavored… Read More

Aug 8, 2020, 8:12 AM

GeekWire Podcast: Microsoft (maybe) rescues TikTok; downtown Seattle struggles; micro-schools

Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week. Who would have thought that Microsoft could be the… Read More

Jul 17, 2020, 3:00 PM

AT&T closes high-tech ‘Lounge’ and coffee bar in Seattle that was its most unique retail concept

Less than two years after opening a unique retail concept billed as a “second living room” for customers, AT&T is… Read More

Jun 4, 2020, 3:35 PM

Pop culture toy maker Funko will lay off about 250 employees in further fallout from COVID-19

Funko, the Everett, Wash.-based makers of pop culture figurines and other merchandise, is cutting its workforce by about 250 employees.… Read More

Mar 19, 2020, 12:49 PM

From airports to movie theaters to grocery stores, measuring COVID-19 impact via foot traffic data

Social distancing and self-quarantine measures have impacted foot traffic at movie theaters, airports, restaurants, bars, grocery stores, warehouse stores and… Read More

Jan 18, 2020, 8:00 AM

In Amazon’s hometown, we get a read on Barnes & Noble customers as downtown Seattle store closes

Another chapter in Seattle’s storied literary and retail history is coming to a close on Saturday. Barnes & Noble is… Read More

Nov 26, 2019, 12:01 PM

Amazon gives a Seattle brick-and-mortar business reason to smile with a busy sip, ship, shop formula

Diana Naramore is all smiles. Maybe it’s contagious, since she’s surrounded all day by so many Amazon packages with that… Read More

Nov 14, 2019, 5:03 AM

Walmart’s surging e-commerce division grows 41% in Q3, amid online retail battle with Amazon

Walmart’s e-commerce business grew 41 percent year-over-year in the third quarter, continuing the rapid rise of the division amid a… Read More

Nov 13, 2019, 6:33 AM

Nike to pull its products from Amazon’s e-commerce platform, ending 2-year pilot program

Athletic retail giant Nike will stop selling its products on Amazon, ending a two-year pilot program. Nike had long avoided… Read More

Nov 12, 2019, 9:37 AM

Ex-Amazon execs raise more cash to grow e-commerce startups Ideoclick and Replenium

There’s a whole cottage industry of startups eager to help retailers crack the e-commerce code. Two of those startups —… Read More

Nov 5, 2019, 11:57 AM

New digital pop-up store from Anko highlights retailer’s innovative push in Seattle region

The Seattle area’s retail story is rich with history and innovation, whether it’s been written at Nordstrom for more than… Read More

Oct 29, 2019, 3:00 AM

Amazon makes grocery delivery free with Prime, ends $15/month fee under pressure from Walmart

Amazon plans to make grocery delivery a built-in benefit of Prime membership — no longer charging an extra $15 per… Read More

Oct 16, 2019, 2:26 PM

Don’t sleep on the chance to check out Purple, as high-tech online mattress maker pops into Seattle

Watch out for Purple near the University of Washington. No, not more of the color associated with the school and… Read More

Oct 8, 2019, 8:34 AM

Led by Blue Origin and Intellectual Ventures alum, on-demand clothing startup Komposite raises cash

Seattle startup Komposite is setting out to change the way we make clothes and has raised $500,000 to get off… Read More

Oct 2, 2019, 8:00 AM

Can Fry’s Electronics survive the age of Amazon? Empty shelves at numerous stores spark concern

In the age of Amazon, and the get-what-you-want-now mentality of online shopping, there are certainly still plenty of people who… Read More

Aug 31, 2019, 7:00 AM

How the growing U.S.-China trade war is forcing tech and product companies to get creative

Months ago, long before President Donald Trump “hereby ordered” U.S. companies to find places other than China to make their… Read More

Aug 14, 2019, 5:00 PM

Amazon HQ is getting a new store: Inside the tech giant’s new ‘4-star’ shop in its hometown

The windows outside the ground floor of Amazon’s new re:Invent tower in Seattle are carefully blocked, shielding the bustling activity… Read More

Aug 12, 2019, 2:55 PM

Seattle-based Herbivore part of big shift in beauty industry as it raises $15M for natural products push

Alex Kummerow bought Julia Wills a soap-making kit back in 2011 as a gift, and the couple’s interest in creating… Read More

Aug 1, 2019, 10:32 AM

eBay accuses Amazon of illegal scheme to poach e-commerce sellers in new lawsuit

E-commerce heavyweight eBay is suing rival Amazon, alleging that managers at the Seattle tech giant conspired to poach e-commerce sellers… Read More

Jul 31, 2019, 12:39 PM

Zulily lays off employees as part of restructuring; CEO says business is at ‘critical inflection point’

Online retailer Zulily has let go of an undisclosed number of employees as part of broader structural changes within the… Read More

Jul 25, 2019, 10:04 AM

eBay to launch new shipping service, upping the e-commerce ante as it battles Amazon and others

Next year eBay will launch a new delivery service to speed up shipments between buyers and sellers on its e-commerce… Read More

Jul 23, 2019, 2:49 PM

Starbucks expanding menu delivery service across the U.S. in new agreement with Uber Eats

Starbucks coffee to go will go even further early next year as the Seattle-based company is expanding its Starbucks Delivers… Read More

Jul 22, 2019, 1:05 PM

Starbucks teams with new restaurant tech platform, led by coffee giant’s former chief digital officer

Starbucks’ commitment to technology-powered retail solutions took another step forward on Monday as the company announced it is teaming with… Read More

Jul 12, 2019, 4:10 PM

Extra! Extra! room for cream, but not newspapers, as Starbucks to stop selling NY Times and others

Stop the (French) presses. According to a report in the New York Post this week, Starbucks is going to stop… Read More

May 23, 2019, 8:08 AM

Walmart targets Amazon Fire tablets with new line of low-cost devices starting at $64

Walmart has released its long-rumored set of low-cost tablets, the latest challenge in the retail giant’s multi-faceted battle with Amazon.… Read More

May 13, 2019, 11:52 PM

Challenging Amazon, Walmart unveils one-day delivery on more than 200k items

Amazon put the retail world on notice when it announced plans to evolve its core Prime shipping time from two… Read More