Retail
Starbucks Tops Competitive Online Coffee Sales Market
Online sales rose 23% the past year
Starbucks Corp. is by far the leader in online coffee sales, followed by Green Mountain, Nespresso, Folgers and Dunkin Donuts. The market, however, is very competitive, according to a report by analytics company 1010Data. Seattle-based Starbucks accounts for only 11.6% of online coffee sales and doesnt even appear in the top 10 search terms. Moreover,…
Canadians Will Soon Get a Taste of Seattles MOD Pizza
The pizza chain has inked a deal that will bring five outlets to Vancouver Island
MOD Super Fast Pizza Holdings LLC, better known in Seattle where it is based as MOD Pizza, will soon be serving its pies to customers across the border after inking a deal to open five MOD locations on Vancouver Island in Canada over the next several years, with the first set to open before the…
Pumpkin Spice Latte Gamble Pays Off
Starbucks was initially criticized for the August launch
Store visits at Starbucks Corp. stores rose 19.1% the weekend after the Seattle company introduced its annual Pumpkin Spice Latte in August its earliest launch ever. The company faced criticism on social media for the August launch, but an analysis by Placer.ai says the strategy helped the coffee purveyor combat a dip in summer traffic…
Report: Amazon’s Whole Foods Plans Instacart Competitor
Amazon is reportedly seeking gig workers to shop for and deliver food
Seattle-based Amazon is reportedly recruiting gig workers to fulfill online grocery orders for Whole Foods customers. The program, called Shop and Deliver, will take drivers through an online tutorial on how to pick out, pack and handle groceries, according to a Bloomberg report. Whole Foods, which was purchased by Amazon in 2017 for $13.7 billion,…
Molly Moons, NAACP Partner to Register Washingtonians to Vote
Voter registration training will take place over Zoom Friday, Sept. 18
Molly Moons Homemade Ice Cream and the Pacific Northwest chapter of the NAACP are teaming up to help register Washingtonians to vote. With National Voter Registration Day Sept. 22., Molly Moons and the NAACP are offering voter registration training over Zoom at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 18. Participants will learn voter history, facts about voting…
Whole Foods Tops Covid-19 Safety Survey
Whole Foods ranked high in areas such as mask use, sanitizing and enforced social distancing
Whole Foods ranked No. 1 of 33 brands across several industries for its coronavirus health and safety practices. Whole Foods, which was purchased by Seattle-based tech giant Amazon in 2017 for $13.6 billion, ranked high in areas such as mask use, sanitizing and enforced social distancing, according to the Consumer Health & Safety Index by…
Starbucks’ Coronavirus Response: Open New Plants for the Future, Expand Delivery Service Now, Enhance Employee Benefits
The company plans to highlight its strategies and successes at its annual shareholders meeting
Seattle-based Starbucks will highlight a series of efforts being undertaken to care for its employees and pursue continued business responsible growth at the companys annual shareholder meeting today, March 18, which will be held virtually this year due to the coronavirus threat. Among the efforts underway that offer evidence of the companys confidence in the…
Costco Acquires National Final-Mile Delivery Company Innovel Solutions for $1B
The deal will allow the Issaquah-based retail giant to expand its e-commerce business at a faster clip, Costcos CEO says
Costco Wholesale Corp. has acquired a national logistics company, Innovel Solutions, for $1 billion, expanding the retailers e-commerce-delivery muscle as demand for those services continues to expand during the coronavirus era. Innovel, prior to the sale to Issaquah-based Costco, operated as a subsidiary of Illinois-based Transform Heldco LLC, which operates Sears and Kmart stores. Costco…
Retailer Macys Has Announced Hundreds of Job Cuts in Seattle This Year
The companys woes are not isolated to Seattle, however, as shifting consumer shopping habits are taking a bite out of its operations nationally
A total of 236 jobs will be lost as part of the pending closure of Macys landmark downtown department store slated for early next year, according notices the company filed this week with the state under the federal WARN Act. The retailers department store at Third Avenue and Pine Street in downtown Seattle is scheduled…
Brick-And-Mortar Isnt Dead. Heres Why.
Survey shows that nearly half of PNW consumers prefer to shop in-store
The news seems grim. Kohls Corp. just reported a brutal third quarter. Sales at Macys Corp. are in free-fall as rumors swirl that the once venerable retailer might be forced to close more stores. Sales at Seattle-based Nordstrom Inc. plunged more than 5% in its fiscal second quarter. But theres hope. Off-price retailers such as…
