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Amazon slated to open pop-up retail store in upscale San Francisco mall

Amazon is set to open a retail store in San Francisco as early as next week, according to a source… Read More

Amazon planning brick-and-mortar store in midtown Manhattan

As e-commerce has gathered speed, brick-and-mortar retailers have started offering customers in-store pickup for things they order on the Web. Now,… Read More

eBay to spin off PayPal in 2015, CEO John Donahoe stepping down

Shares of eBay jumped more than six percent on Tuesday as the online retailer and marketplace announced plans to spin off… Read More

Wal-Mart wedges way into hip mobile finance world with new checking service

Watch out Apple and PayPal, Wal-Mart announced its biggest push into the financial services world this morning with the introduction of a low-cost mobile checking… Read More

How Apple may have ended the retail point-of-sale data breach crisis

Apple had a big day yesterday. David Goldman over at CNN even said that “Apple got its mojo back” yesterday.… Read More

Nordstrom may partner with Apple for mobile payments

Nordstrom may be one of the key players in a new payments program being devised by Apple, according to a… Read More

Launch Pads: Zulily revamps old RealNetworks HQ with playrooms, photo studios

Not many companies have a playroom for babies and toddlers in the lobby, but that’s exactly what you’ll see right… Read More

An open letter to Jeff Bezos: How to generate an extra $2B for Amazon

Hi Jeff, I am a small online merchant who primarily sells fitness products through our website.  After a customer buys… Read More

Nordstrom uses new Instagram-style service to draw sales

As a retail brand, Nordstrom holds a coveted position on Instagram. It has more than 530,000 followers who scan new… Read More

Seattle startup vet Kelly Smith heading to Shanghai to lead Starbucks digital push in China

Seattle startup vet Kelly Smith is headed to Shanghai. But Smith — the founder of RocketVox (sold to ThePlatform), ImageKind… Read More

Women aren’t pregnant forever: Zulily grapples with slow shipping times

In today’s world of instant gratification and rapid shipping, Zulily orders can practically take an eternity to show up at your… Read More

Maveron bankrolls edgy girls apparel retailer Dolls Kill, an online boutique for ‘Misfits & Miss legits’

Maveron has helped jumpstart some well known retail brands, from sandwich maker Potbelly to flash sales site Zulily to online… Read More

Nordstrom buys men’s clothing service Trunk Club

Nordstrom is buying Chicago-based Trunk Club, a shopping service that helps men find the perfect outfit. Terms of the deal… Read More

Amazon.com to invest $2B in India as e-commerce battle brews with Flipkart

Get ready for an e-commerce battle of epic proportions in India. Amazon.com today said that it plans to invest $2… Read More

Amazon Firefly vs. Fred Meyer: What happened when we took a Fire phone to a local store

Walking through our local Fred Meyer store, we approached the wall of toasters with a gleam in our eyes, holding an Amazon… Read More

As Facebook and Twitter push into social commerce, Seattle startup Comr.se raises cash

Comr.se, a social commerce startup that graduated from B2B incubator 9Mile Labs last year, has reeled in an additional $800,000 in capital that… Read More

18-year-old Seattle retailer OnlineShoes.com finds a buyer, merges with ShoeMe

OnlineShoes.com, a Seattle online retailer of footwear that got its start in 1996 a year after Amazon.com emerged on the… Read More

Men’s clothing retailer Bonobos raises $55M from Nordstrom and others to open ‘Guideshops’

Bonobos started in 2007, selling flashy men’s apparel online. Now, the New York-based company has scored $55 million in fresh capital —… Read More

Video: Apple’s massive retail store in Portland dwarfs the Microsoft shop next door

Apple 1, Microsoft 0 — in downtown Portland, that is. Less than one month ago, Apple unveiled its massive new… Read More

No ‘Lego’ DVD for Amazon customers: Warner Home Video pre-orders nixed in latest negotiating standoff

Amazon’s contract battle with Hachette has been getting lots of attention, with the Seattle company delaying book shipments and declining to take… Read More

The inside story of Rivet & Sway: Why this online retailer closed its doors

Rivet & Sway, the online retailer that specialized in eyeglasses for women, unexpectedly closed its doors this week just 16 months… Read More

Staples plants stake in Amazon’s backyard, opens engineering center in Seattle

Faisal Masud played a role in some of the most innovative e-commerce companies on the planet — from drugstore.com and Amazon… Read More

Surprise! The second-largest retailer after Amazon is not what you’d expect

Nope, it’s not Macy’s or Walmart. Apple is the second-largest U.S. online retailer after Amazon, with more than $18.3 billion… Read More

Google to alert users when they’re near a store that carries a product they searched for

Users of the Google Now app on Android might have an easier time making that impulse buy. The company announced… Read More

If new consoles from Microsoft and Sony didn’t save GameStop, then what can?

GameStop’s stock traded lower today after it reported weaker-than-expected results in the fourth quarter despite strong console launches from both… Read More

Blue Nile CEO says click-and-brick jewelry experiment with Nordstrom is working well

Blue Nile was founded 15 years ago as an online retailer of diamonds and engagement rings. At the time, skeptics… Read More

Zulily to spend heavily to fill mid-level management gap, sparked by insane growth rate

Zulily is coming off an epic week. The Seattle online retailer blew past Wall Street estimates, doubling sales in 2013… Read More

This Seattle tech exec saw his net worth skyrocket $500 million today

Zulily’s shares jumped more than 35 percent today after Wall Street applauded the Seattle online retailer’s fourth quarter earnings, which… Read More

With sales falling at department stores, Nordstrom plans bigger online push

Nordstrom is in a bit of a pickle. Customers aren’t spending as much in the company’s department stores, and the… Read More

Overstock CEO predicts Amazon will start taking Bitcoin, too

Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne said in a recent interview with CNN International that Amazon will soon have no choice but… Read More

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