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Whole Foods’ plan to hire 6K workers assuages automation anxiety after Amazon acquisition

When Amazon scooped up Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion earlier this year, company representatives insisted they had no immediate… Read More

Apple Chicago

Apple shows off its ‘newest and most ambitious store’ on Chicago’s riverfront

Apple Michigan Avenue, a first in the tech giant’s reimagining of its premiere store locations, opens on Friday along Chicago’s… Read More

Amazon will move into Macy’s building in landmark Seattle real estate deal

For 88 years, the historic structure at 300 Pine St. has been the epicenter of retail in Seattle, first as… Read More

Nordstrom

Amid changing retail environment, Nordstrom family temporarily suspends plan to take company private

Nordstrom, the iconic Seattle retailer founded in 1901, is going to continue as a public company, at least for the… Read More

CommerceHub cutting half its Seattle engineering staff, moving positions to HQ in New York state

CommerceHub, an Albany, N.Y. company that helps retailers with their online presence, is cutting approximately half its engineering staff in… Read More

Amazon HQ

Report: Retailers outside the U.S. need to assume ‘Amazon is coming for them’

In large neon letters a couple stories above street level in its Day 1 office tower in Seattle, Amazon’s message… Read More

Jeff Bezos

Amazon’s ‘1-Click’ patent expires today, and soon you’ll be able to accidentally order stuff across the entire internet

From outdated party decorations to that iTunes single you didn’t really mean to buy, Amazon has been behind every unintentional,… Read More

Nordstrom

Brand expert who predicted Amazon would buy Whole Foods says ‘logical next one’ is Nordstrom

In May, NYU professor and brand expert Scott Galloway made a prediction on the Recode Decode podcast that Amazon would… Read More

Toys R Us

Report: Toys R Us could file for bankruptcy as Amazon continues to lead the charge online

Facing a mountain of debt and increased competition from online (Amazon) and brick-and-mortar (Wal-Mart) retailers, Toys R Us may be… Read More

If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em: Kohl’s to open Amazon showrooms in select stores

Like other department stores, Kohl’s is struggling to compete with online retailers, most notably Amazon. Faced with declining sales, Kohl’s is… Read More

Podcast

Week In Geek Podcast: Amazon reveals its Whole Foods plan and the psychology of how we use apps

It’s official: Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods will finalize Monday, and the tech giant is already planning big changes for… Read More

Amazon expands to 10 bookstores with openings in Seattle area and San Jose this week

Amazon’s quest to become a powerhouse in brick-and-mortar retail continues, with the company opening new book stores in Bellevue, Washington… Read More

Amazon summer camp

Amazon shreds stock values with a whiff of competition: 5 industries feeling the heat from the tech giant

When Amazon so much as twitches in a new direction, Wall Street takes notice. If you’re an investor or executive… Read More

How Strideline inked an NFL licensing deal and aims to be the ‘fastest athletic apparel company’

SoftBank sparked headlines in the technology world this week as the tech giant prepares to invest $1 billion into online… Read More

Walmart cuts in front of Amazon Go with app that lets shoppers check out without lines or registers

Walmart is deploying technology that allows shoppers to purchase items in-store without waiting in line or paying at a register,… Read More

Treasure Truck

Amazon is expanding its quirky Treasure Truck, bringing roving deals to these 5 cities

Starting today, the Amazon Treasure Truck is hitting the streets of Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, and Houston. Amazon first debuted… Read More

Whole Foods profits dip more than 11% with big Amazon acquisition pending

Whole Foods Market reported profits of $106 million for the quarter ended July 2, down more than 11 percent despite… Read More

Developer jobs

The Amazon Effect: Seattle is the top city, and retail the top industry, for software job growth

Seattle is the fastest-growing U.S. city for software developer jobs, according to a new report from job database Glassdoor. The… Read More

Ex-Amazon manager’s startup Kwontified aims to help fashion retailers navigate e-commerce

In the retail world, Amazon is becoming inescapable, with Kenmore and Nike recently joining the ranks of big-name companies selling the… Read More

Seattle startup Armoire bets busy working women will want to rent their wardrobe

Digital retail is crowded with competitors big and small but Armoire is betting its unique clothing rental model will become… Read More

Treasure Truck

Amazon Treasure Truck set for national expansion, taking flash deals on wheels beyond Seattle

Amazon is teasing plans to expand its Treasure Truck to more U.S. cities, a year-and-a-half after debuting the roving flash sales-mobile in… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Online retailer Fuchsia helps cottage industry artisans get in front of consumers

Unlike most online retailers, Seattle-based Fuchsia describes itself as “anti-mass production.” The one-year-old company uses technology to help artisans in… Read More

Seattle startup ReplyYes joins Disney Accelerator to grow retail chatbot service

ReplyYes has been accepted into the Disney Accelerator’s 2017 class to continue building out its chat commerce platform that allows… Read More

Zulily-parent QVC is buying the Home Shopping Network to better compete with Amazon

Liberty Interactive, the parent of QVC and grandparent of Seattle-based Zulily, will acquire the Home Shopping Network in a $2.1… Read More

Amazon package

Chart: Amazon is the most popular destination for shoppers searching for products online

Amazon is beating out Google and other search engines as the first stop when people online shop. That’s according to… Read More

Moby Mart

Will convenience go further than Amazon? Moby Mart is a rolling store that comes to you

If Amazon Go ever really gets going with its ultra-convenient convenience store plan, it may be too late if Moby… Read More

Video: French grocer parodies Amazon Go, claiming checkout-free shopping is nothing new

Amazon is creating a lot of unrest in the grocery world. The company has its fingers in many pots in… Read More

Amazon Alexa and Google Home at Best Buy

Best Buy introducing Amazon Alexa and Google Home experiences to 700 U.S. stores

There’s going to be a lot of chatter about and with voice-activated assistants in Best Buy stores thanks to new Amazon… Read More

Nordstrom Gets Wired

Newest Nordstrom Pop-In shop looks like the inside of a computer and features tech-focused gear

While Seattle-based Nordstrom works to maintain its place in the increasingly internet-focused world of retail, the 116-year-old department store chain… Read More

As Amazon expands beyond online commerce, retailers look to compete with unique experiences

It’s been another rough year in the brick-and-mortar retail world, as retailers of all sizes search for answers to deal with… Read More

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