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!

Seattle 110

Seattle Florida Denver Taxes 110

PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2018

NBC News reported that national, regional and local merchants are testing Google Shopping Express with big-name retailers including Target and Walgreens. Amazon would provide the business with uniforms, fuel and insurance plans for fleet operations and provide training on everything from taxes, payroll, and other small business topics.

San Francisco 100

San Francisco Google Seattle Washington 100

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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New York City New York Virginia Chicago 122

CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Sigma aims to streamline business operations. Stripe Atlas (business incorporation tool) and Stripe Sigma (business analytics and reporting) can help simplify business operations. As companies increasingly operate on multi-party platforms and marketplaces, the ability to accept and send payments to third parties is vital.

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Online Company Retail Payments 98

CB Insights

JUNE 14, 2018

Now, startups and tech giants are getting in the mix, trying to fix the ways the real estate industry designs, builds, and operates. Several startups are already operating in this space; however, so far they’ve had only fledging success. Cities like Seattle and San Francisco have been especially affected by the housing shortage.

Seattle 56

Seattle Capital Industry New York 56

CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2017

After Amazon announced in March that it was planning to shut down Diapers.com and all the other eCommerce sites operated by Quidsi, the company it acquired in 2010 — the online retailer has pulled all of the Quidsi apps from its app store. Title: ChaCha, unable to find financial answers, shuts down operations. Product: Quidsi.

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Company US San Francisco Capital 78