Articles about Nordstrom

‘Exclusion compounds’: Women in tech push to shape AI before it’s too late

Speakers at the Women in Tech Regatta in Seattle said AI is at risk of repeating longstanding patterns of exclusion, from biased hiring tools to gaps in who’s shaping AI strategy. Read More

Tech Moves: Carbon Robotics’ new CFO; Microsoft gaming GM goes to Netflix; Nordstrom gets VP of AI

Carbon Robotics names a CFO; Nordstrom gets a VP of AI; and a Microsoft gaming GM goes to Netflix while one of its longtime legal leaders retires. Read More

Iconic retailer Nordstrom, reshaped by digital commerce, set to go private in $6.25B deal

Seattle-based Nordstrom has agreed to be acquired and taken private by members of the longtime retail family and El Puerto… Read More

Tech Moves: Allen Institute names new VP; Nordstrom board member steps down; and more

Julie Harris has been appointed vice president of The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group at the Seattle-based Allen Institute. Harris… Read More

Tech Moves: Nordstrom names chief information security officer; Meta research scientist joins AI2

— Nicole Ford joined Nordstrom as chief information security officer. Ford previously served as vice president and CISO at Rockwell Automation,… Read More

Nordstrom lays off tech workers in bid to ‘remain agile and operate more efficiently’

Seattle-based retail giant Nordstrom laid off an unspecified number of workers from its technology division last week, citing the need… Read More

Tech Moves: Nordstrom names new CTO; ex-Halo director lands at Netflix; Boundless adds exec

— Nordstrom has a new technology leader. The retail giant hired Jason Morris as its new chief technology and information officer,… Read More

Rebooted in style: See the before and after as two techies put on fresh looks for the GeekWire Gala

Two geeks definitely stepped out in style in Seattle on Wednesday night. Karina Martija-Harris and Brian Crouch, winners of this year’s Geek Style… Read More

Meet the two hard-working techies getting a ‘Geek Style Reboot’ ahead of the GeekWire Gala

Everyone gets a pass for slacking off on the fashion front over the past couple years. But with the return… Read More

Need a style reboot? Here’s your chance to get a new look before this year’s GeekWire Gala

Finding the right outfits in our closets is a daunting task these days, given three years of social hibernation. Who… Read More

Nordstrom CTO Edmond Mesrobian to step down from Seattle retail giant

Edmond Mesrobian, Nordstrom’s chief technology and information officer, is stepping down on Oct. 14, according to a new regulatory filing.… Read More

Tech Moves: Nordstrom appoints Alphabet VP Amie Thuener to board of directors

Amie Thuener, Alphabet VP and chief accounting officer, was appointed to Nordstrom’s board of directors, effective March 15. Thuener has… Read More

Nordstrom buys stake in Topshop and Topman fashion brands in deal with UK online giant Asos

Nordstrom has acquired a minority stake in the fashion brands Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge and HIIT through a deal with… Read More

Seattle-area companies join ‘The Board Challenge,’ pledging to add Black directors within 12 months

Seattle-area tech companies are joining a national movement to increase the diversity on U.S. corporate boards of directors by adding… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: Bill Gates on COVID-19, gig workers in peril, and more on the coronavirus crisis

Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. It was another tumultuous week in Seattle, the epicenter… Read More

Tech Moves: Propio expands leadership team; Jama hires CEO; Nordstrom’s new accounting chief

— Seattle health-tech startup Propio expanded its leadership team with three new additions: Amish Patel, vice president of product. Patel… Read More

Inside Nordstrom’s 7-story flagship NYC store, where digital retail meets physical brick-and-mortar

NEW YORK CITY — I spent a little time across the country earlier this month in New York City and… Read More

Geek Style Reboot recap: Two geeks recharge at Nordstrom and then party at the GeekWire Gala

Refreshed and ready to party, Nadia Daniel and Brendan Weitzman strolled into the Showbox at the Market in Seattle on… Read More

Meet the two busy geeks ready for a Geek Style Reboot at Nordstrom ahead of the GeekWire Gala

Nadia Daniel wakes up at 3:30 a.m. to get ready to head to work every day. Brendan Weitzman moonlights after… Read More

Ready for a Geek Style Reboot? Win a day of pampering at Nordstrom ahead of GeekWire Gala

Here comes gift-giving season, and have we got a good one for you or a special geek in your life.… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft’s M12 director departs; Nordstrom loses accounting chief to another retailer

— Lisa Nelson is leaving her role as managing director of M12, the corporate venture arm of Microsoft. Nelson is… Read More

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

Tech Moves: Nordstrom hires Expedia tech vet; Univ. of Washington names head of new clean tech center; and more

— The University of Washington’s Clean Energy Institute named Kevin Klustner as executive director of the Center for Advanced Materials… Read More

Internal memos: Nordstrom tech execs leaving, CTO plans reorg in retailer’s latest digital shakeup

A pair of Nordstrom technology executives are leaving the company, and the chief technology officer plans to reorganize the retailer’s… Read More

Blake Nordstrom, co-president of Seattle-based retail chain, dies at 58

Blake Nordstrom, one of the leaders of the Seattle-based Nordstrom retail chain, died on Wednesday in Seattle at the age… Read More

Before and after: Nordstrom reboots our geeks as they show up in style for the GeekWire Gala

Lana Neyolova looked at herself in a mirror and twirled. “Why am I an engineer?” she laughed. Kellen Ball sat… Read More

Meet the Geek Style Reboot winners ready to recharge and bring a new look to the GeekWire Gala

One is a “funcle” — a fun uncle — who says he’s got a strong “dad look” when it comes… Read More

Need a Geek Style Reboot? You could win an amazing day of pampering at Nordstrom before our GeekWire Gala

The holidays are fast approaching and that means family, food, good cheer and … stress! Let us help you out… Read More

Tech Moves: Nordstrom taps former Intuit CEO as chair; FlyHomes adds Zulily exec as CTO; and more

Nordstrom is solidifying its commitment to the digital retail world with a new chair of its board of directors. Brad… Read More

Looking to reboot digital efforts, Nordstrom taps Edmond Mesrobian as new CTO

Nordstrom is doubling down on its technology efforts, naming Edmond Mesrobian as the retailer’s new chief technology officer. A veteran of… Read More