PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

On Thursday, an Amazon spokesperson told Forbes the company does not engage in surge pricing, nor does it allow product prices to fluctuate based on region or delivery location. Forbes reported the eCommerce giant expects to outgrow what its Seattle headquarters can support. Start the bidding war!

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2018

Google is getting into the grocery delivery market, with NBC News reporting that it is testing a same-day delivery service that will bring food and other online orders to consumers’ doorsteps. If the test is successful, Google told NBC News it could expand into other markets. “We

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Jeff Bezos missed a major marketing opportunity there (as if Amazon needs it). Amazon says HQ2 will be a “ full equal ” to HQ1 in Seattle. Others are offering standard fare such as tax credits — although even that can’t be viewed as “standard” in this race. How is the race to be Amazon’s second home city not a reality show?

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

The Seattle-based eCommerce operator and cloud computing provider decided to build in both Crystal City, an urban area in North Virginia near Washington, D.C., billion refundable tax credit is reportedly based on the “percentage of salaries Amazon expects to pay employees over the next decade, or $48K per job for 25K jobs.”

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Brothers Patrick and John Collison founded Stripe in 2010 in an attempt to gain share in online payments, a then-nascent market with seemingly boundless growth opportunity. Market opportunity. Stripe is ramping up its private market investments. Expansion into emerging markets. Stripe’s market opportunity.

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CB Insights

JUNE 14, 2018

T echnology trends and market needs are pushing companies to set their sights on the residential real estate and construction industry. Vulcan Capital, the private equity arm of Vulcan, made early bets in Seattle on downtown commercial real estate now largely occupied by Amazon. RESEARCH BRIEFING: THE FUTURE OF HOUSING.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Fresco’s head of community marketing, Johnathan Hamiter, began sending employees private Slack messages saying funding seemed “pretty bleak” and encouraging them to look for other jobs. Unfortunately, we were not able to find our place in the market. But we just didn’t feel as confident in that market.”. Around 4 p.m.,

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