Retail
Plant-based Taiwanese Grocer Plans Seattle Store
VegeFarm operates two stores in the U.S., both in California
Youll soon have a place to buy that veggie fried squid ball youve been craving. VegeFarm Corp., a Taiwanese frozen vegetarian food manufacturer, has plans to open a store in Seattle. The company, which operates two stores in the United States in San Jose and San Francisco, has been operating for more than 70 years,…
Amazon Investing $15B in Third-Party Seller Platform
Worlds largest online retailer says it has already launched 150 tools and services this year
Amazon Inc. will invest more than $15 billion this year in infrastructure, tools, services and programs for third-party sellers. Since the beginning of the year, the worlds largest online retailer has launched 150 new tools and services to help small- and medium-sized businesses grow their online sales, the company said in a press release. Those…
Brooks Running Launches Same-Day Delivery
Service begins today in 10 cities across U.S.
Seattle-based Brooks Running Co. is the latest retailer to start same-day delivery services. The company is partnering with Locally, a New Orleans-based company that connects online shoppers with inventory available for in-store pickup or delivery, to begin same-day delivery in 10 major cities, including Seattle. The service will soon roll out to 25 more cities….
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…
