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
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
Functionally, Armoire is a women’s clothing rental service. But a conversation with CEO Ambika Singh may convince you that her startup is really about girl power (or more precisely, busy… Read More
Daniel Robbins and Teresa Konopka arrived at Nordstrom in downtown Seattle on Wednesday looking like … well, like they could use a day at Nordstrom. They left several hours later,… Read More
Creating user experiences for virtual reality or making sure that airplanes don’t fall out of the sky might rank as more important pursuits than deciding what clothing to wear to… Read More
Got the winter blues? Or just need a relaxing day of pampering? Well, we’ve got something special in store for two lucky GeekWire readers. Get ready for the first-ever Geek… Read More
Nordstrom, the iconic Seattle retailer founded in 1901, is going to continue as a public company, at least for the time being. In a SEC filing Monday morning, the company… Read More
Nordstrom, the 116-year-old Seattle-based department store, facing the same fight many traditional retailers face against e-commerce and Amazon, is close to a deal with a private equity firm to… Read More
In May, NYU professor and brand expert Scott Galloway made a prediction on the Recode Decode podcast that Amazon would buy Whole Foods. We know how that turned out. Now… Read More
Sales tax automation may not be the most glamorous technology, but Seattle startup Avalara has proven that it’s something every company needs. Avalara has been growing by leaps and bounds… Read More
Nordstrom promised online shoppers early access to its annual anniversary sale on Thursday, but many folks found a frustrating experience rather than deals as the Seattle-based retailer’s website suffered technical… Read More
While Seattle-based Nordstrom works to maintain its place in the increasingly internet-focused world of retail, the 116-year-old department store chain is bringing a tech focus to its latest in-store Pop-In… Read More
Amazon is launching a new challenge to Nordstrom, Macy’s and other department stores with a service called Prime Wardrobe that lets online shoppers select and ship a box of clothes,… Read More
The biggest names in tech are also the best places to work according to LinkedIn’s Top Companies 2017 list, which was revealed on Thursday. Don’t tell your boss, but the… Read More
In a surprise move last week, Jeannette Wing — a noted computer scientist and corporate vice president of Microsoft Research — announced she would be stepping down from her role at the Redmond,… Read More
Tech geeks who work behind a desk all day don’t exactly generate a mess worthy of having their occupation considered a dirty job. So if the idea of coming across… Read More
Amazon doesn’t have a great reputation when it comes to community engagement. It’s been at the center of public rancor over rapid development of its Seattle campus and the skyrocketing… Read More
The technology team at Nordstrom got more news on Wednesday about an impending departure, this time from Dan Little, the chief information officer for the Seattle-based retailer, who announced that… Read More
Amazon’s appetite for disrupting retail appears as if it will never be sated. In the past two years, we’ve seen them launch bookstores, add a restaurant delivery service, integrate shopping… Read More
Nordstrom continues to shuffle the ranks of it top leaders as it looks for new ways to attract and engage with customers in an increasingly digital retail world. On Monday,… Read More
After a year in which Nordstrom navigated layoffs, departures and revamped strategies related to its digital efforts, the Seattle-based retailer announced Wednesday that it would head into 2017 without its chief… 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
Nordstrom is expanding on its efforts to engage with mobile shoppers, using the holiday gift-giving season as an opportunity to launch its first-ever chatbot. If you can’t decide what kind of… 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
Squinting at a smartphone-sized photo of a shirt or pair of pants isn’t exactly the easiest way to determine if that article of clothing is going to look good on… Read More
— Nordstrom announced that it has named Ken Worzel as the president of Nordstrom.com. The move comes after a period of upheaval earlier this year within the company’s technology team.… Read More
Shares of Nordstrom spiked more than 10 percent in after-hours trading after the Seattle retailer beat analyst expectations for its second quarter earnings. Nordstrom posted earnings per share of $0.67,… Read More
Macy’s Inc. announced Thursday that it would be closing 100 stores across the U.S. as it moves to keep up with the rapidly changing retail landscape. With a renewed focus… Read More
Nordstrom is adding some technical and social spice to its annual Anniversary Sale in an effort to further engage and nudge customers toward spending money during the Seattle-based retailer’s biggest event… Read More
Even as more and more of its customers make purchases online, Nordstrom still sees value in having brick-and-mortar locations. That was the message from Nordstrom executives at the company’s annual… Read More