Articles about Shopping – Page 3 of 4

Jason Goldberg’s Amazon-rival Fab lays off more than 100

Things seemed to be flying high this past June for Fab when the New York-based e-commerce upstart raised $150 million at a reported valuation of… Read More

RadioShack, Staples pull plug on Amazon Lockers

Well, that didn’t last long. Staples and RadioShack are pulling the plug on their 11-month-old experiment around Amazon Lockers, the… Read More

Amazon vet’s robot-powered apparel startup partners with Levi’s, opens Manhattan store

Nadia Shouraboura knew she had a good idea when she debuted her robot-powered apparel shop, Hointer, this past November in… Read More

Mobile commerce upstart Conductiv raises cash to help retailers battle Amazon

Conductiv, a Bothell mobile commerce startup which boldly says that it is setting out to “change the face of retail,”… Read More

Point-of-sale software maker MerchantOS acquired by Lightspeed

LightSpeed, a Canadian software company that helps retailers manage their in-store shopping experience, today announced the acquisition of Olympia-based MerchantOS.… Read More

eBay takes on Amazon and Google, rolls out same-day delivery service to desktop

eBay today rolled out its eBay Now same-day delivery service to the desktop, positioning itself further to make same-day deliveries… Read More

Amazon vet’s robot-powered apparel startup now beating Amazon prices, partners with Google Shopping

Back in November, Hointer seemed like a pretty cool idea when we first checked out the robot-powered apparel startup in Seattle’s… Read More

Nordstrom ends smartphone surveillance program that tracked in-store behavior of shoppers

The National Security Agency surveillance scandal has shed light on how the U.S. government tracks citizens and non-citizens online. But… Read More

A micro-Pinterest: Yabbly showcases top 10 products you already own and love

Look around your house, garage and shed, and find the 10 products that you absolutely love. A laptop? A car?… Read More

Buying the best baby stroller: Decide.com unveils new baby gear category in major push to reach 100 million products

As recent parents certainly can attest, it can be absolutely mind-numbing attempting to find the best value on baby products… Read More

Ex-Jobster founder Jason Goldberg pivoting Fab, this time challenging Amazon

Those in the Seattle startup community may remember Jason Goldberg. The former T-Mobile manager and White House aide was one of… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Cart Blanche wants to be the TripAdvisor for the shopping mall

Cart Blanche founder Joel Espelien is trying to change the way you shop at the local mall, combining the best of social… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Former Microsofties launch BevyUp to let friends shop together

Would you have more fun shopping with a buddy? BevyUp founders Mauricio Cuevas, Brian Toba, Chris Rallo and Reymarx Gereda think… Read More

Amazon vet’s robot-powered apparel startup expanding to downtown Seattle, Silicon Valley, Las Vegas

Things are moving fast for Nadia Shouraboura, the former Amazon exec who’s now running Seattle’s newest men’s clothing store that’s powered by… Read More

Amazon targets aging baby boomers, unveils specialty store for those 50 and older

Amazon.com’s latest speciality store doesn’t have a nice ring to it. In fact, it is a bit a mouthful. But… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Decide’s Mike Fridgen taps power of data to change how we shop

Mike Fridgen already helped change the way people buy airfares, getting Seattle startup Farecast off the ground in 2005. Now,… Read More

Wal-Mart may reward in-store shoppers for delivering packages to online customers

Could the Wal-Mart shopper become the next-generation UPS guy or gal? The giant retailer, looking to compete more aggressively with… Read More

No more coupon clipping: This startup wants to transform how we shop for groceries

For years, savvy shoppers have turned to the newspaper to find the best deals at the local grocery store. But… Read More

Nordstrom’s e-commerce bet pays off big

Over $1 billion in direct sales. That’s what Nordstrom raked in according to their fiscal year 2012 report, a first in the… Read More

Seattle super angels sink cash in shopping app Zoomingo

Some of Seattle’s top angel investors are tossing their support behind Zoomingo, the mobile shopping application developed by serial entrepreneur… Read More

Report: Google considering retail store push, but where’s Amazon?

Apple is doing it. And so is Microsoft. Now, Google may jump into the brick-and-mortar retail game. 9to5Google reports that… Read More

Tred speeds ahead with $1.7M, plans to change car shopping with driveway test drives

One of my favorite pitches at the TechStars Demo Day last November was a tiny company called Tred that had… Read More

Target wants to eliminate showrooming by matching Amazon prices

Target Corp. introduced an online price-matching program just for the holiday season, but now it looks like it’s permanent. The… Read More

How I spent my Saturday trying to find a cheap iPhone 5 (and lived to tell about it)

What better way to spend a cold rainy Saturday in Seattle than shopping for a new iPhone 5? Actually, I… Read More

Goodbye, checkout lines: QThru launches app to make shopping easier

QThru puts a new spin on the self-checkout kiosks at grocery stores and today the Seattle startup launched its mobile… Read More

Online holiday shopping off to a fast start, jumps 16 percent

Americans are spending more money online this holiday shopping season. For the first 26 days of the November-December 2012 holiday season,… Read More

Windows 8 is a big hit … on budget PCs at Walmart

How did Microsoft’s new Windows 8 fare on its first big holiday shopping weekend? Here’s an encouraging picture, submitted by… Read More

Decide.com’s Shauna Causey on CBS: Black Friday is now a “common misconception”

Here’s some advice for those planning to camp for hours outside of the local Wal Mart to nab those Black… Read More

Decide.com unveils daily deal site, promises cash if prices later fall on gadgets

Prior to his appearance on the GeekWire podcast a few weeks ago, Decide.com CEO Mike Fridgen hinted that the Seattle online shopping service… Read More

Study: Mobile websites top apps for shopping, and Amazon is the king

Despite all of the focus on smartphone apps these days, mobile websites are more popular in the U.S. for shopping-related… Read More