Retail
Sea-Tac Ranked as the Spendiest Domestic Airport for Duty-Free Goods Purchases
Overall, though, U.S. airports are still a better bargain than the most expensive overseas duty-free shops, study finds
World travelers looking to pick up some duty-free goods on their journey should probably think twice about doing so in Seattle if they are seeking a bargain. A new study ranks Sea-Tac airport as the most expensive for purchases of duty-free goods of 14 domestic airports analyzed. Sea-Tac ranked as the most expensive airport for…
Costco’s First Warehouse Store Was a Springboard to Global Growth
Seattle | 1983
This article appears in the September 2019 issue. Click here for a free subscription. The now-ubiquitous retailer Costco Wholesale opened its first discount warehouse on Sept. 15, 1983, at 4401 Fourth Ave. S. in Seattle. Before the year was over, Costco unveiled two more warehouse outlets, one in Spokane and the other in Portland, Oregon….
Get Paid $1,000 Just to Drink Coffee
Business.org seeks a self-professed Starbucks junkie to drink from only locally owned shops
A venti white chocolate mocha at Starbucks will cost you almost $5. An organization called Business.org will pay you not to drink there. The Salt Lake City-based organization, which describes itself as a community of small business enthusiasts who work with small and mid-sized businesses, is looking to hire a self-professed Starbucks addict for $1,000…
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…
