Many economists see automation as a major threat to jobs, but experts in the world of the Internet of Things speaking at the GeekWire Summit leaned into the concept, saying… Read More
Amazon unveiled its newest brick and mortar store concept, Amazon 4-star, which stocks items with a rating above four stars on Amazon.com, as well as best-sellers and new and trending… Read More
The European Union is looking into how Amazon handles data from smaller sellers in its marketplace. Regulators want to find out whether Amazon is using that information to gain an advantage… Read More
Some workers at Whole Foods Market are making the case to unionize, expressing frustration over changes that Amazon has made since acquiring the grocery chain. Whole Foods employees identifying themselves… Read More
Amazon has just opened a third Seattle location that makes use of its cashierless Amazon Go grocery shopping concept — and it’s just received the latest patent for technologies that… Read More
Nordstrom is doubling down on its technology efforts, naming Edmond Mesrobian as the retailer’s new chief technology officer. A veteran of grocery retailer Tesco and online travel giant Expedia, Mesrobian is… Read More
Some of the world’s largest retailers staring down the juggernaut that is Amazon are turning to Microsoft to use its cloud services and productivity tools to compete, a trend that… Read More
Nike is going high-tech with its newest retail store concept that opened today in Los Angeles. But don’t expect it to be anything like Amazon Go, another innovative take on… Read More
How customers shop at Nordstrom may be due for a dramatic change in the next few years. At its “Investor Day” gathering in Los Angeles Nordstrom showed off its futuristic… Read More
Amazon’s rapidly growing brick-and-mortar footprint — including a second Amazon Go store opening in Seattle this fall — has already surpassed Costco’s U.S. store count, but it has a long… Read More
Amazon is expanding its checkout-free Amazon Go retail concept with another location in the company’s backyard, GeekWire has learned. The store, the second in Amazon’s hometown of Seattle, will be… Read More
Amazon’s Prime Day is back again for its fourth installment. The retail giant is following up last year’s summer sales blowout, which it called the “biggest global shopping event in… Read More
Amazon has opened its first Seattle package pickup location, a storefront where customers can retrieve orders and return items. The store is located at 14333 Aurora Ave. N. in north… Read More
Apple has, for the first time, publicly acknowledged plans for a new store in Seattle and given an opening date: June 30. GeekWire has been closely tracking plans for the… Read More
Apple still isn’t talking about its new Seattle store, but it looks almost ready for prime time. GeekWire first unearthed plans last year for the store in the University Village… Read More
States can collect sales tax from online sellers even if those companies don’t have a physical presence in the state, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday morning in a case… Read More
Starbucks has more than 28,000 stores around the world, and increasingly each one looks and operates different than the last. In Seattle and Shanghai are its high-end Reserve Roasteries —… Read More
Best Buy showed off the first byproduct of its unusual partnership with Amazon, a new Toshiba 4K TV coming next month with Amazon Fire TV technology built in. The new… Read More
Best Buy’s chief digital officer, Bala Subramanian, has left the company to serve as the chief digital officer of wireless communications giant AT&T, GeekWire has learned. AT&T confirmed his addition… Read More
Seattle-based retail giant Zulily finally has a new leader. Former Amazon executive and Shopbop CEO Jeff Yurcisin will serve as the company’s president starting Aug. 15, Zulily announced Tuesday, filling… Read More
Best Buy will sell new TVs running Amazon’s Fire TV Edition in an unusual partnership that will make the electronics retailer a third-party seller on Amazon for the first time.… Read More
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Updated with statements from J. Crew and Brotman. Adam Brotman, who led Starbucks digital business, including its Mobile Order and Pay initiative and in-store Wi-Fi efforts, is leaving the coffee… Read More
UPDATE, noon: There’s now a line of people around the block. See pictures below. A crowd of people lined up this morning in Seattle to be the first members of… Read More
Smartphone in hand, I stood inside the Amazon Go store and turned the screen over to scan a unique QR code into the top of the waist-high interior gateway. With… Read More
Home Depot has considered acquiring shipping company XPO Logistics, according to a report from Recode, in part to keep it away from Amazon. XPO, which specializes in a variety of… Read More
A year after walking away from its relationship with Amazon in the U.S., the German shoemaker Birkenstock is again targeting the e-commerce giant for what it believes is a failure… Read More
Walmart is reportedly working on several new high tech initiatives, as it continues to battle Amazon in both the physical and digital retail arenas. As first reported by Recode, Walmart… Read More
A few uninjured defenders, a running game, some more offensive line help — all of that may be on your Christmas wish list for the Seattle Seahawks at this point… Read More
To fully appreciate the way online shopping is transforming the economy, look at how much Amazon spends to put packages on doorsteps around the world. The Seattle-based e-commerce giant has shelled… Read More