Another day, another Amazon shopping event. This time, the Seattle e-commerce titan is offering 50 percent off of a slew of digital products for 24 hours. The sale goes live… Read More
As Commercialization Officer for the Seattle global health non-profit PATH, Noah Perin observed a big gap in the worldwide healthcare market. Medical professionals in developing countries didn’t have access to… Read More
Procrastinators everywhere are relying on Amazon Prime to get those last-minute Christmas gifts under the wire. In some cities, like Seattle, shoppers can purchase online items up until 10 p.m.… Read More
In July, Joanna Bichsel left a high-level job at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to move from Seattle to Kigali, Rwanda with her husband and two young children. She… Read More
Philip Gansert and his wife were vacationing in San Francisco after Thanksgiving when an alert on his smartphone notified him that someone was on his front porch back in Seattle. As… Read More
Nordstrom is adding a new shopping option called eGifting that makes it easy to send a gift this holiday season — and also takes the pressure off knowing such details… Read More
The holidays are just around the corner, and shoppers everywhere are asking themselves a question almost as old as Christmas itself: Should I pick out a gift I think the… Read More
One of the biggest consumer package goods companies in the world didn’t have to think too hard when it went looking for an expert to build and run its new e-commerce… Read More
For the second straight year, REI closed its brick and mortar stores and encouraged customers to #OptOutside rather than come in and spend money on Black Friday, the huge shopping… Read More
If you want to leave Santa a cookie with a little extra special holiday flare this season, Oreo is on the case, thanks to an online gifting effort spearheaded by… Read More
GetInsured, a Bay Area based company that helps people shop for healthcare, today announced the acquisition of Array Health, a Seattle startup that provides group health insurance. Founded in 2006,… Read More
Amazon broke its own sales record on Cyber Monday for first-party devices like the Echo and Fire TV stick. The e-commerce giant said Amazon device sales — which include the… Read More
Cyber Monday is still under way, but Amazon gave an early indication of its sales results in an update this afternoon — saying the company is “on pace to have our… Read More
“Cyber Monday” has been a tradition in the U.S. for more than a decade, as workers return to their desks after Thanksgiving and try to snag gifts and deals in their spare time. But the… Read More
Amazon will start capping the number of product reviews any customer can submit in a given week, limiting each person to five/week except for products that have been verified by the company as purchased by… Read More
Bonanza CEO Bill Harding is, admittedly, not great at work-life balance. Ordinarily, that can mean headaches for a manager’s team, but in Bonanza’s case it’s actually a pretty sweet perk.… Read More
First there was Black Friday, then Cyber Monday. Now it’s “Voice Shopping Weekend.” Amazon has come up with a new holiday shopping event, aiming to get more people accustomed to buying… Read More
Maven Exchange wants to be the accessory you pair with online shopping. The startup, founded by Seattle marketing vets Jess Waldeck, Michael Kimmons, and Marcus Tewksbury, helps shoppers earn a… Read More
Nordstrom’s $350 million purchase Trunk Club might’ve been a fashion faux pas. The Seattle retailer is taking a $197 million write-down on the personal styling service, valuing it at less than… Read More
Amazon is again embroiled in a conflict over counterfeit products, this time counterfeit Apple chargers and power cords that were sold directly by the digital retail giant. In a suit… Read More
This time of year, it’s not unusual to see Amazon doubling down on its fulfillment centers and seasonal employees as it prepares for the big holiday push. What is novel,… Read More
Five years ago, if you wanted to go Christmas shopping online, you might start by Googling products or visiting a retailer’s site. But today, chances are you start the same… Read More
Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, is in advanced talks to invest $1 billion in Indian e-commerce site Flipkart, as reported today by Bloomberg News. The potential deal would give Flipkart a… Read More
John Blackledge, a Cowen and Company analyst, estimates half of the households in the U.S. could have Amazon Prime by the end of the year — unless they already do.… Read More
DNA Response, a 5-year-old Seattle company that helps consumer brands expand their offerings on online marketplaces such as Amazon.com and eBay, is merging with Clearwater, Florida-based Bluewater Digital to form… Read More
Amazon and ProPublica butted heads Tuesday over a report from the investigative journalism organization claiming that the e-commerce giant is prioritizing its own product listings and those from preferred sellers even when cheaper options… Read More
Audiobook platform Libro.fm is Mark Pearson’s small rebellion against Amazon. As CEO of the small publishing company Pear Press and an avid reader, he observed independent booksellers struggling to compete… Read More
As Zulily’s chief merchant, Lori Twomey oversees a merchandising team of 500 people. But that wasn’t always the case. She joined the e-commerce site for children’s and women’s apparel in… Read More
Amazon is making progress in its ongoing battle to eliminate fake product reviews. The company said today that via litigation, it has obtained information about the financial transactions of websites… Read More
Over the weekend, Amazon facilitated test drives for prospective Hyundai buyers in an unorthodox move for the Seattle-based tech giant. The promotion, called “Prime Now. Drive Now.,” lets L.A. and… Read More