Updated with Amazon statement. Less than a week after cutting hundreds of jobs and signaling its intent to go out of business, online retailer Zulily filed suit against Amazon on… Read More
Nordstrom has acquired a minority stake in the fashion brands Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge and HIIT through a deal with UK online giant Asos, in the Seattle-based retailer’s latest bid… Read More
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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
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear its first state sales tax case in more than 25 years this week and the verdict could have sweeping implications for e-commerce… Read More
As Amazon continues to loom over the retail industry, some of the biggest stores in the world are pouring money into online retail, shipping logistics and other new programs to… Read More
Best Buy just hit a revenue record, as the once-struggling electronics retailer continues to flourish thanks to a push to unite its in-store and online experiences. In the last quarter,… Read More
E-commerce is killing traditional retail, right? Well, not quite — the reality is much more complex than that. It’s true that e-commerce powerhouses, most notably Amazon, have drastically changed the… Read More
For years, Victoria’s Secret has held a monopoly on the lingerie market, but recently, e-commerce startups like ThirdLove and True and Co. have loosened its grip. The space for new… Read More
Amazon customers could someday be able to use PayPal for their purchases. In an interview with Bloomberg News, PayPal CEO Dan Schulman said the company has had discussions with Amazon about partnering, although… Read More
The earlier kids get started on STEM, the better off they’ll be. At least that’s where Amazon is placing another e-commerce bet. The online retailer launched a STEM toy subscription… Read More
Costco apparently kicked around something like the technology behind Amazon Go, the new automated convenience store concept from Amazon that everyone’s talking about, 20 years ago. Richard Galanti, Costco’s chief financial… Read More
Seattle startup Porch today said it has teamed up with Portland-based lighting and home goods retailer Rejuvenation to give customers an option to hire Porch-vetted professionals to assemble and install their latest purchases. Rejuvenation is the… Read More
Crema.co, the Seattle-based startup that coffee lovers should be buzzing about for more than one reason, has evolved beyond just being an online marketplace and now uses its technology to learn… Read More
Follow up: Nordstrom confirms 120 job cuts on tech team as part of change in tech strategy Retail giant Nordstrom today confirmed that it has made another round of layoffs, impacting… Read More
Amazon is expanding its online lead over Walmart, according to the latest results from the retail giants. The competition between the two companies is watched closely, since Amazon is the number… Read More
PayPal is bringing a new service to the web that will let people make their purchases even faster. Called One Touch, the service rolling out today allows people to pay with PayPal… Read More
As a part of the ongoing duel for holiday shopping business, Walmart will let its store managers match prices from Amazon and other online retailers, according to a Reuters report. The move could… Read More
Overstock.com has made waves in the tech community for being one of the largest companies to offer users the ability to transact in Bitcoin. But while the move has drawn… Read More
Just how bad were this week’s Christmas shipping delays? Online retail rating firm StellaService conducted its own test of last-minute package delivery, placing 75 orders from 25 retailers prior to each online… Read More
Portland-based startup Your Brandlive formally launched today, announcing a new video social commerce platform designed to help make the retailer-customer relationship more personal. Essentially, Your Brandlive is a project of Cascade… Read More