Nordstrom’s digital guru to take newly created operations role at retailer
With its second newly created management role in as many months, Nordstrom is stepping up its turnaround efforts -- and, perhaps, hoping to tamp down...
After years of testing, Seattle nanotech firm Modumetal poised for billion-dollar market
After nearly a decade of field trials and demonstrations, a Seattle-born nanomaterial that is 30 times more corrosion-resistant than traditional galvanized steel is poised to...
After three decades, Seattle’s last black-owned funeral home struggles with displacement VIEW
A fixture in the Rainier Valley since the 1980s, Dayspring & Fitch provided thousands of families a place for funerals, life celebrations, and community gathering....
Tools or Weapons? Microsoft president’s new book balances costs, benefits of digital revolution
"When your technology changes the world," writes Microsoft president Brad Smith in his new book, "you bear a responsibility to help address the world you...
Seattle’s taxis are hanging on as Uber and Lyft lose billions
Despite predictions that taxis would be wiped out in the Uber revolution, Seattle-area taxi companies and drivers are hanging on — and, some say, could...
As historic Jensen boatyard shuts down, former employees keep boatcraft alive in Seattle
Seattle's iconic Jensen Motor Boat Company is no more, but two spin-offs plan to keep the art of the wooden boat repair alive.
Nordstrom’s earnings beat Wall Street forecasts, but retailer’s turnaround still far from complete
The Seattle retailer, which has struggled against a tough retail environment and a series of self-inflicted management mistakes as it heads into a crucial fall...
Eddie Bauer to shut down its Midwest call center, send jobs overseas
The long-suffering outdoor retailer is closing an Ohio call center and laying off 111 employees. It's the latest twist in a decades-long struggle by Eddie...
A ‘pivotal year’ for Nordstrom: New NYC flagship store part of a huge bet on the company’s future
The NYC flagship opening has taken on outsized significance. A successful debut will be counted as welcome evidence that Nordstrom has not only stanched the...