Articles about retail – Page 16 of 17

Americans post biggest week in online shopping since dawn of time

If you bought something online last week, you were part of history. Americans spent nearly $6.3 billion to buy stuff over… Read More

Amazon.com continues to grow, gobbling up prime real estate

Amazon.com added more than 8,000 employees during the third quarter — a mind-numbing hiring pace for the Seattle-based online retailer.… Read More

Starbucks to serve beer and wine on Amazon campus

Amazon employees in need of an after-work drink will soon have even more options, thanks to another Seattle corporate giant,… Read More

Online retail sales surge 26% on Black Friday: Amazon ranks as most visited site

Online retailers are supposed to get their big boost on Cyber Monday — the first Monday following the Thanksgiving holiday… Read More

Siri, can you find me a deal? Wishpot integrates with iPhone assistant

Wishpot has rolled out a new service, just in time for the holiday shopping rush. The Seattle upstart has developed… Read More

Seattle companies dominate Consumer Reports ‘Naughty & Nice’ holiday list

Maybe the “Seattle Nice” stereotype really does hold true. Well, at least when it comes to doing business. Consumer Reports… Read More

Irvine resigns as CEO of Blue Nile

Blue Nile CEO Diane Irvine plans to resign as CEO of the Seattle online jewelry retailer effective this Friday. No… Read More

Tesla Motors sets grand opening for Bellevue store, plans to close Seattle showroom

A few weeks ago, we told you about Tesla Motors’ plans to open a new store on the second floor… Read More

Admit it, Apple fans: Microsoft’s stores are pretty darn fun

After covering the grand opening of Microsoft’s first Seattle store last week, I got a chance to stop by the… Read More

Amazon unit expands into groceries, selling tea to jam

In Seattle, Amazon.com customers have long been able to purchase groceries and have them delivered to the doorstep. Now, the… Read More

How to buy a phone: Watch the AmazonWireless rap video

Buying a new mobile phone can be a serious pain. To sort through the mess, Amazon.com has resorted to short-form… Read More

As Amazon threat mounts, Barnes & Noble expands beyond books online

Barnes & Noble typically conjures images of books, calendars, CDs and other published items. But the retailer is looking to… Read More

On the scene: Microsoft opens its first Seattle store

Microsoft opened a new store at University Village in Seattle this morning — the 12th in its fledgling retail chain… Read More

Microsoft’s Seattle store: Wait, you’re not in line for a PC?

Microsoft’s first store inside the Seattle city limits will open Thursday morning, and as with other Microsoft store openings around… Read More

Amazon.com, Costco among the most trusted brands

Amazon.com has been taking some hits lately, with at least two congressmen arguing that the company’s new Silk browser for… Read More

Celebrate the joys of the holiday season with a Cheezburger greeting card?

Cheezburger, Seattle’s oddball network of comedy Web sites, already does a pretty healthy business selling T-shirts, plush toys and calendars.… Read More

Microsoft touts Kinect at tiny hut in shadow of Apple store

Crowds flocked to the Apple store at University Village in Seattle on Saturday afternoon, enticed by the possibility of picking… Read More

Exclusive: Hands-on with Amazon Locker, now working

We’ve had fun tracking the appearance of Amazon Lockers around the Seattle region over the past few weeks, and this week… Read More

T-Mobile’s discount strategy now includes a $30 plan at Walmart

T-Mobile plans to begin selling a $30 wireless plan at Walmart, one of the latest moves by the Bellevue carrier… Read More

T-Mobile stores getting upscale redesign … in magenta, of course

T-Mobile USA this morning showed off a new look that will be rolled out to nearly 400 of its stores.… Read More

Startup Spotlight: MyArtMatch is like Pandora for artwork

Pandora transformed the way people listen to music, creating personalized stations based on the listening habits of users. Now, MyArtMatch… Read More

Apple to revamp Seattle store across from new Microsoft site

Apple plans to renovate its 8-year-old store in Seattle, upgrading its location in the University Village shopping center with many… Read More

Gov. Jerry Brown signs Amazon compromise law on Internet sales tax collection

California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed into law a compromise bill that will give Amazon.com a reprieve on collecting sales… Read More

Amazon calls California tax compromise a ‘win-win’

Amazon.com and California legislators have reached a compromise on sales tax collection in the state. As part of the deal,… Read More

Amazon Locker turned on at 7-Eleven: Anyone using it yet?

GeekWire has been closely following the developments of Amazon.com’s new delivery locker system at 7-Eleven, in part because it represents… Read More

Amazon set to unlock delivery lockers at U.K. retailers too

Amazon’s plans to establish a physical presence where customers can pick up packages appears to be spreading beyond our borders.… Read More

Amazon’s new locker system at 7-Eleven is not its first foray into pick-up stations

Few stories have driven as much interest on GeekWire as our recent look at Amazon.com’s new locker system at a… Read More

Photos: A look at Amazon’s new delivery locker at 7-Eleven

Yesterday, my two-year-old son and I did a little investigative reporting. Our goal? Find the Seattle area 7-Eleven housing Amazon.com’s… Read More

Amazon, 7-Eleven test locker idea for in-store package pick-up

Brick-and-mortar retailers like Walmart and Best Buy already allow customers to pick up online purchases at physical stores. Now, Amazon.com… Read More

Target (finally) parts ways with Amazon, but retailer’s new site sputters at launch

It may go down in history as a big business blunder. But, back in 2001, when Target picked Amazon.com to… Read More