GeekWire

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Cameron James, an Amazon vice president who most recently worked on the company’s physical retail stores, left the Seattle company this week after more than 14 years in a variety of roles. Since then, the company has launched a variety of physical retail concepts, including its Amazon Go, Amazon 4-star, and Amazon Fresh stores.

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 19, 2023

Thanks to cloud, Internet of Things (IoT), and 5G technologies, every link in the retail supply chain is becoming more tightly integrated. Shanthakumar, Solution Architect – IoT, Retail Business Unit, TCS.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 4, 2023

The chart below is what Amazon’s net sales look like in raw numbers over the past several years, broken down into the major business segments reported by the Seattle-based company. Here are the same results, expressed as a percentage of net sales. Amazon is undergoing a steady transformation under CEO Andy Jassy.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Apple’s new Mac mini with the M1 chip is on sale at select retailers. An active PS Plus membership also nets you access to exclusive discounts from the PS Store, along with free games that rotate out on a monthly cadence. Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge.

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GeekWire

JULY 11, 2021

Nordstrom has acquired a minority stake in the fashion brands Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge and HIIT through a deal with UK online giant Asos, in the Seattle-based retailer’s latest bid to boost its digital business and appeal to millennials. are thrilled to have the opportunity to work with them to reimagine the wholesale/retail?partnership,”

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The Verge

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Its net income nearly tripled from this time last year, as retail store closures and coronavirus restrictions encouraged people to spend big online. billion in net income, up from $2.13 Even without it happening this summer, Amazon’s net sales reached $96.1 Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. billion.

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Forrester IT

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Last year, Amazon’s total net sales surpassed the half-trillion-dollar mark. To understand the drivers behind Amazon’s sales and profits performance, we analyzed the company’s sales and profits by product groups, countries, and business segments. Following are the top 10 insights from our analysis.

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Forrester IT

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

In our report Now You See Me -- Video Chat Improves The Customer Experience we found that retail, financial services, healthcare, and other verticals embrace video chat as a way to serve customers in their time of need and as a way to drive measureable ROI. A key driver to adoption is reducing friction.

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Forrester IT

MARCH 16, 2022

We’ve recently conducted net-new data research to gain a snapshot of European consumers’ environmental expectations and attitudes. Guest blog post by Melissa Chaudet, senior research associate. It’s no secret that European consumers are increasingly concerned about the environmental impact of their consumption habits.

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The Verge

AUGUST 9, 2020

It’s a bit of an on-the-nose example of how e-commerce is overtaking the traditional brick-and-mortar retail establishments that used to be at the center of the shopping mall experience. It’s not clear where or how many stores Amazon is considering, or how smaller mall tenants might feel about sharing a roof with the e-comm retail giant.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

grew 97% in the company’s second fiscal quarter, ended July 31, the retail giant reported last month. ecommerce sales, exceeding 11% of the retail giant’s overall U.S. net sales for the first time, according to GeekWire’s calculations, based on Walmart’s current and past financial results.

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GeekWire

MARCH 16, 2023

Several employees — including a creative lead and vice president of retail sales — said they were laid off by the company. million in Q4, in line with the year-ago quarter, and a net loss of $5.8 Founded in 2010, Leafly’s online marketplace lets customers shop and select cannabis products from licensed retailers.

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CTOvision

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Identity services must be in place regardless of sector — retail, finance, insurance, healthcare, government, cloud service, education — in order to extend business reach via social, mobile, cloud, and the Internet of Things. Identity relationship management market to exceed $50 billion by 2020 (net-security.org).

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

(Amazon Photo) Amazon CEO Andy Jassy sat down Thursday with Kara Hurst, the company’s chief sustainability officer, to discuss the cloud, retail and entertainment giant’s efforts to meet a pledge of reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2040.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 17, 2020

recently reported revenue of $249 million for the quarter ended June 27, down 4%, and a net loss of $57 million, vs. a net loss of $14 million a year earlier. The company said it was able to minimize the impact of retail store closures on its sales by expanding its direct-to-consumer sales. Sonos, based in Santa Barbara, Calif.,

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 13, 2023

GeekWire Photo / Taylor Soper) Amazon is teaming up with another retail competitor to offer customers more places to return products. The Seattle retailer confirmed that it recently began testing a partnership with pet giant Petco, which will accept returns from customers who purchased items on Amazon.com. Mexico, and Puerto Rico.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Net sales rose 15% to $110.8 For the first time in Amazon’s history, the company’s revenue from online and physical retail store sales represented less than 50% of its overall revenue for the quarter, due to steady increases in areas such as its Amazon Web Services cloud business and revenue from advertising.

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Spearline Testing

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

With Black Friday's built-up enthusiasm about to be launched across retail stores and websites, contact centers are another industry that will quickly be affected and should be prepared for the spike in traffic. According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), 84.2 In the same year, 93.2 million that did in 2018.

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GeekWire

MAY 26, 2021

Amazon’s record 2020 results of $386 billion in net sales and $23 billion in operating profits, as noted in a presentation by Brian Olsavsky, chief financial officer, were almost an afterthought. In contrast, there are many successful, small, fast growing retailers that are doing incredibly well selling online. Where are they?

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GeekWire

AUGUST 17, 2021

. “The phrase ‘serving customers’ has traditionally meant one thing at Walmart,” said Walmart CEO Doug McMillon on the earnings call, referring to traditional retail sales. dropped back into the single-digits as more customers returned to physical retail stores. net sales, vs. 6% of its $85 billion in U.S.

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Eric D. Brown

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Instead of gathering specific data to answer particular questions, they cast ever-wider nets, creating vast information repositories without clear purpose or direction. A friend who is head of data at a retail chain discovered this when they stopped asking, “What else can we collect?”

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The Verge

JUNE 29, 2020

The pandemic brought with it a reckoning for retailers — forcing shops to close their in-person locations for months and leading to widespread unemployment. Lululemon’s net sales dropped 17 percent this past quarter, although its online sales increased 70 percent.

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Cloud Musings

AUGUST 13, 2014

Small businesses provide 55% of all jobs and 66% of all net new jobs since the 1970s. account for 40% of all retail sales and provide jobs for some 8 million people. According to the Small Business Administration ( [link] ): The 23 million small businesses in America account for 54% of all U.S.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Founded in 2010, the company’s online marketplace lets customers shop and select cannabis products from licensed retailers. Leafly generates revenue in part from monthly subscription fees paid by cannabis retailers to be listed on the platform and to access e-commerce tools. million, down 11% year-over-year, and a net loss of $1.4

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Bezos has also prospered as head of the company, with skyrocketing wealth that ( until just a few weeks ago ) made him the single richest human on Earth, with a net worth of nearly $180 billion. trillion company, allowing him to focus his “energies and attention on new products and early initiatives.”

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GeekWire

MARCH 7, 2024

(GeekWire File Photo / Taylor Soper) Beyond, the publicly traded company behind Bed Bath & Beyond and Overstock, confirmed Thursday that it has acquired brand assets from Zulily, the online retailer that shut down last year. billion in 2023, down 19% year-over-year, and a net loss of $308 million. Beyond paid $4.5 million shoppers.

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GeekWire

MARCH 6, 2024

The embattled online retailer, which laid off hundreds of employees last year as part of a surprising shutdown, appears to be relaunching in a remarkable new chapter. Regent said it planned to grow the retailer in new markets. billion in 2023, down 19% year-over-year, and a net loss of $308 million. Marcus Lemonis. Coming soon.”

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GeekWire

MARCH 16, 2022

Sustainable store upgrades and features are meant to contribute to Amazon’s effort to meet The Climate Pledge , which is the company’s commitment to be a net-zero carbon business by 2040. Amazon earlier this month said it would close its bookstores, 4-star, and Pop Up retail outlets to focus on grocery and fashion.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The company — which increased net sales by 1.9% Costco’s growing healthcare push follows other retailers, including Amazon. The partnership is another effort by Costco to boost its healthcare services options, expanding on its pharmacies, optical care and hearing aids. It has nearly 125 million membership cardholders worldwide.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The company’s net losses grew from $23 million in 2019 to $52 million in 2020. Impinj’s technology is used by retailers to track inventory, verify shipments, and more. Revenue increased 30% from the third quarter. Annual revenue came in at $139 million, down slightly from $152.8 million in 2019.

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The Verge

MAY 28, 2020

per share “strike price” to get them, according to the agreement, or a total of about $591 million — meaning he could net around $770 million depending on when he pulls the trigger. The full plan could net Musk tens of billions of dollars. But Musk only has to pay a $350.02

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Masud was also COO at Wing, the Alphabet-owned drone company where he launched the global drone delivery program for major retailers in food and pharmacy. The tech giant reported second quarter net revenue of $12.9 Fabric last year announced a $140 million Series C funding round, led by SoftBank, at a valuation of about $1.5

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GeekWire

JANUARY 5, 2022

As Amazon works toward its goal of net carbon neutrality by 2040, the company on Wednesday announced another deal to purchase electric delivery vehicles, this time with international automaker Stellantis. Transportation is one of the largest sources of Amazon’s carbon emissions as the massive retailer ships goods around the world.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 4, 2023

A majority of the cuts affect Amazon Stores (the company’s retail arm) and People, Experience, and Technology (its HR arm), Jassy said in the memo. It reported a net income of $2.9 The cuts are the largest in Amazon’s 28-year history. Amazon met expectations for third quarter revenue, reporting $127.1 billion, or $0.28

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Founded in 2010, Leafly’s online marketplace lets customers shop and select cannabis products from licensed retailers. It generates revenue in part from monthly subscription fees paid by cannabis retailers to be listed on the platform and to access e-commerce tools. million, down 11% year-over-year, and a net loss of $1.4

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GeekWire

AUGUST 7, 2024

The company’s net loss for the second quarter was $17 million on a GAAP basis, an improvement over the $35 million net loss posted in the same quarter a year ago. Barton is a board member at Netflix, Qurate Retail Group, and Artsy.

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The Verge

JANUARY 20, 2022

If you’re one of the many still on the hunt for a PlayStation 5, you’re about to have another shot at GameStop, as the retailer will have the coveted next-gen console online starting tomorrow, January 21st, at 11AM ET / 8AM PT. a month, however, and nets you an annual membership to the program. Becoming a Pro member only costs $14.99

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