Podcast Key trends in digital commerce, with the former Amazon exec leading Seattle’s newest unicorn This week brought news of a big fundraising by e-commerce technology startup Fabric, a $140 million Series C round led… Read More
Amazon slips to 4th in global shopping app installs amid rise of international brands Amazon’s leading position in U.S. e-commerce is well-documented, but the latest global rankings for app installs show the potential for… Read More
Ship out of luck? 2021 holiday season will put Amazon’s workforce strategy to the test Amazon has spent billions of dollars to expand its fulfillment capacity and develop its own package delivery network in recent… Read More
Amazon e-commerce competitor Wayfair opening Seattle office with plans for 200 tech roles Wayfair, the home products company that competes with Amazon for e-commerce customers, is opening a corporate office in Seattle with… Read More
Burned by counterfeits, Amazon and Weber grill rogue sellers in suit over bogus BBQ covers Amazon and Weber filed suit against 12 third-party sellers, alleging that they marketed counterfeit grill covers with the Weber logo… Read More
Amazon earnings preview: Wall Street expects lower profits as tech giant boosts spending Is the cost of hiring workers and bolstering its fulfillment network taking a toll on Amazon’s bottom line? Wall Street… Read More
This Seattle e-commerce startup didn’t raise any VC money and was just acquired in a nine-figure deal A huge exit doesn’t always require venture capital money. That’s what Pacvue just demonstrated. Los Angeles-based e-commerce software company Assembly announced… Read More
Amazon adding 150k seasonal workers as massive hiring push continues across operations network Amazon said Monday that it is adding 150,000 seasonal jobs to bolster the ranks of its operations network during the… Read More
‘Future of coffee’ arrives with release of Seattle’s Atomo, a first-of-its-kind molecular cold brew The “future of coffee” has arrived — at least for the 1,000 or so people who will get a chance… Read More
Walmart takes another page from Amazon, reports 95% increase in U.S. advertising sales Walmart reported a 95% increase in its U.S. advertising sales in the second quarter, and said its number of active… Read More
Podcast Amazon earnings reveal major shift: Total services revenue on track to surpass retail sales Direct retail sales are poised to represent less than half of Amazon’s business for the first time in its history… Read More
Amazon experiments with removing ability to move items from ‘Saved for Later’ to Wish List Some eagle-eyed Amazon customers have noticed a change in the options available from their “Saved for Later” lists, and we… Read More
E-commerce startup Fabric raises $100M in latest giant funding round for a Seattle startup Another day, another big funding round for a Seattle startup. E-commerce company Fabric just landed a $100 million investment to… Read More
After concerns from Amazon, Apple removes product review analyzer Fakespot from App Store Fakespot, a mobile app that analyzes customer reviews on Amazon and other online retailers, disappeared from Apple’s App Store on… Read More
Amazon says Prime Day was ‘biggest two-day period ever’ for its third party sellers Amazon said Wednesday that this week’s Prime Day sales event, which ended Tuesday, was the biggest two-day period ever for… Read More
Seattle’s DevHub acquires retail tech startup Brickwork to boost online-to-store experiences The news: DevHub, the Seattle software-as-a-service startup that is used by more than 179 brands and/or their agencies to build… Read More
Amazon blocked 10 billion counterfeit listings and spent $700M fighting fraud on its site last year As part of a continued effort to show that it’s serious about cracking down on counterfeit goods sold on its… Read More
Zulily co-founder’s SPAC raises $300 million Mark Vadon is on the prowl for the next e-commerce superstar. Vadon, who previously co-founded Zulily and Blue Nile and… Read More
Podcast Inside the booming market for buying Amazon sellers: Secrets and insights from an acquirer Over the past two years, dozens of heavily-funded investment firms have formed with a singular purpose: Buying small companies that… Read More
Bottomless raises $4.5M as Seattle startup grows team and business around smart coffee platform New funding: Bottomless, the small Seattle startup with big e-commerce dreams, has raised $4.5 million in a new Series A… Read More
COVID-19 e-commerce report: Pandemic boosted online shopping spending by $183B New data from Adobe puts a number on the huge pandemic-driven acceleration of e-commerce over the past year. Some key… Read More
Zulily co-founder latest to join SPAC mania Mark Vadon, the Seattle e-commerce entrepreneur who co-founded Zulily and Blue Nile and served as chairman of Chewy, is joining… Read More
SoundCommerce raises $15M to help online retailers ‘think and act like Amazon’ Another Seattle e-commerce logistics startup is raising more cash. This time it’s SoundCommerce, which just announced a $15 million Series… Read More
Podcast Amazon vs. Shopify: What the tech giant’s latest deal says about its larger retail ambitions When Jeff Bezos named e-commerce software company Shopify as an example of Amazon’s growing competition in his testimony to a… Read More
Seattle-area startup Fabric raises $43M to help retailers keep up with online shopping boom New funding: E-commerce startup Fabric has raised $43 million to help mid-market brands that are trying to keep up with… Read More
Former Zulily execs raise $150M for new firm that buys and supercharges e-commerce businesses Two former Zulily executives have landed more than $150 million to fuel a new venture that seeks to buy profitable… Read More
Amazon’s safety claims fail to convince critics in government amid holiday shopping rush Amazon has consistently defended its safety record following exposés by the Center for Investigative Reporting over the past year documenting… Read More
Amazon’s first $100B quarter? Jeff Bezos says signs point to ‘unprecedented’ holiday sales Amazon is set to break revenue records this holiday quarter as it spends heavily on hiring and delivery capacity to… Read More
Robo-commerce: Amazon’s auto-reordering Dash Smart Shelf goes on sale for $19.99 Amazon’s latest take on e-commerce automation is making its public debut, just in case it wasn’t easy enough already to… Read More
Used car marketplace Shift expands into Seattle region with end-to-end digital services The online used car marketplace Shift is moving into the Seattle region, expanding the 6-year-old company’s coverage area the length… Read More
