Tagged: online retailing

5:00am

Wed August 22, 2012
Business

Amazon trying out lockers for delivering your purchases

Credit Matt Jones / Flickr

If you’ve bought something recently on Amazon.com, you may have noticed it’s testing a new way to deliver packages. The Internet retailer has quietly installed non-descript lockers where you can pick up an order, rather than having it sent to a personal address.

The pilot program is available in four cities including Seattle.

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6:57pm

Wed June 1, 2011
Mergers and Acquisitions

Soon to be official: Walgreens' acquisition of Drugstore.com

Investors in Bellevue-based drugstore.com gather Thursday for their annual shareholder meeting. It's likely the last time they'll meet there. 

The online-retailer is being acquired by its biggest brick and mortar competitor: Illinois-based Walgreens. 

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11:55am

Fri February 18, 2011
RETAIL ECONOMY

Nordstrom acquires upscale online retailer HauteLook.com

Credit Elaine Thompson / AP

Nordstrom has jumped deeper into the luxury online retailing world by acquiring the "flash sale" website HauteLook for $270 million. The Seattle-based chain made the announcement on the heels of a report citing regular-price sales of "historically high levels."

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