For Walmart, last year was all about beefing up its technology and logistics offerings to juice both online and in-store sales, as it continues to battle Amazon, and those efforts… Read More
One of the most highly anticipated television events of the year, Super Bowl LIII, is coming up on Sunday, Feb. 3. If you’re planning to buy a new TV for… Read More
Amazon’s inventors have suggested using drone-dispensing trucks, rail cars and airships to deliver packages, but one of the company’s latest patents lays out a more mundane route for future customers:… Read More
LAS VEGAS — From a laundry-folding robot to Alexa-enabled mirrors, smart home technology is all the rage at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Among this year’s recipients of the… Read More
You knew this was coming. After Washington voters legalized pot six years ago, it was only a matter of time before it moved to the web. An online cannabis company… Read More
Don’t look now, but 2019 is almost here. Hope you had a refreshing break, because the new year, as it always does, kicks things off with a technological bang. CES,… Read More
Few things are as frustrating as trucking down to the store to find a particular item, only for it to be sold out and leave empty-handed. Walmart thinks it has… Read More
From smart speakers to gaming consoles, U.S. consumers spent billions of dollars between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday. According to Adobe Analytics, online holiday shopping is expected to top $124 billion… Read More
Online sales rose 23.6 percent to $6.22 billion on Black Friday in the U.S., according to new industry stats released this morning by Adobe Analytics. The total was second only… Read More
Walmart-owned Sam’s Club will soon open a cashier-free store concept that rivals Amazon Go. Walmart unveiled a new concept called Sam’s Club Now Monday that aims to bring a new… Read More
While millions of shoppers rush indoors to their favorite stores in search of holiday deals the day after Thanksgiving, REI is once again choosing to #OptOutside by closing all 153… Read More
Sears, the department store giant that has been referred to as the “Amazon of its time” by many, declared bankruptcy Monday, the latest casualty of the changing retail landscape. A… Read More
Amazon has opened an online store specifically for products backed by investors from the CNBC show “Shark Tank,” through its Amazon Launchpad startup program. The Amazon Launchpad Shark Tank Collection… Read More
Amazon and eBay have been battling it out in e-commerce for years — for both buyers and sellers — though eBay CEO Devin Wenig doesn’t see it that way. Speaking… Read More
Many economists see automation as a major threat to jobs, but experts in the world of the Internet of Things speaking at the GeekWire Summit leaned into the concept, saying… Read More
Amazon Go is headed to the Big Apple. An Amazon spokesperson said the company plans to open a store in New York City, but did not give details about location… Read More
Target had its best non-holiday digital sales day ever in July, and the retailer might have its rival Amazon to thank. Target’s one-day sale on July 17 “blew away” company… Read More
OfferUp says nearly 10 percent of all U.S. used car sales happen on its platform, so the company has created a new section to make it easier for buyers, sellers… Read More
Amazon’s Prime Day is back again for its fourth installment. The retail giant is following up last year’s summer sales blowout, which it called the “biggest global shopping event in… Read More
States can collect sales tax from online sellers even if those companies don’t have a physical presence in the state, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday morning in a case… Read More
Walmart filed a lawsuit against its former chief tax officer to prevent her from joining Amazon, alleging the defection could put crucial company information in the hands of its biggest… Read More
Best Buy showed off the first byproduct of its unusual partnership with Amazon, a new Toshiba 4K TV coming next month with Amazon Fire TV technology built in. The new… Read More
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[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every episode, check back weekday afternoons for more, and sign up… Read More
The Home Depot said it will hire 1,000 technology workers this year as part of a three-year, $11.1 billion strategic investment in technology and logistics. The hiring push will help… Read More
Keeping an eye on Amazon has got to be an unsettling reality for almost any retailer these days. In Seattle, it can be an especially in-your-face type of coexistence for… Read More
Toys R Us, the chain that grew to become the best-known toy retailer in the United States over a span of several decades, will close more than 800 stores around… Read More
Commentary: Reports suggesting that Toys R Us and its 800 remaining stores may not be long for this retail world arrived for many this weekend like a Lego stuck to… Read More
Nordstrom’s continued effort to compete in an evolving retail world increasingly dominated by at least one giant tech company has prompted the 117-year-old retailer to acquire two small Seattle startups.… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Beep beep! Will Amazon’s Treasure Truck have to move to the right to let Toyota’s vision for roaming retail get past somewhere down the road? After saying… Read More