Stu Woo

Extended-Warranty Business Gets $238 Million in Funding

Stu Woo, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on January 25 at 12:12 am PT

SquareTrade Inc., which sells warranties for electronics products directly to consumers over the Web, said it is raising $238 million from affiliates of the private-equity firm Bain Capital LLC.

Welcome to Amazon Town

Stu Woo, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Voices on December 20, 2011 at 12:00 am PT

Behind the piles of smiley-faced Amazon.com Inc. boxes arriving on doorsteps this holiday season are workers like Ray and Sarann Williams.

“Cyber Monday” Gains Rivals

Stu Woo and Miguel Bustillo, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Commerce on November 22, 2011 at 5:30 am PT

“Christmas creep” is spreading through the Internet.

Amazon “Primes” Pump for Loyalty

Stu Woo, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Commerce on November 13, 2011 at 11:30 pm PT

As Amazon.com Inc. battles traditional retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and digital rivals like Apple Inc.’s iTunes store, the company is raising its bet on its Amazon Prime customer-loyalty program.

Amazon, Now a Book Lender

Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg and Stu Woo, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on November 3, 2011 at 3:40 am PT

As the e-reader and tablet wars heat up, Amazon.com Inc. is launching a digital-book lending library that will be available only to owners of its Kindle and Kindle Fire devices who are also subscribers to its Amazon Prime program.

Who Will Be the “Next Steve Jobs”?

Scott Thurm and Stu Woo, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Voices on October 8, 2011 at 4:45 am PT

Will there be another? It’s a bit absurd to try to identify “the next Steve Jobs.” Two decades ago, Mr. Jobs himself wouldn’t even have qualified. But …

Amazon Tests Web Site Redesign

Stu Woo, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Commerce on September 6, 2011 at 12:00 am PT

Amazon.com Inc. said it is testing a major redesign of its website, an overhaul that could refashion the way people shop on the world’s largest online retailer.

Amazon Battles States Over Sales Tax

Stu Woo, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Commerce on August 3, 2011 at 12:00 am PT

Amazon.com Inc., the world’s largest online retailer, hasn’t charged sales tax in most states since its founding in 1994. And it has taken some extreme measures to keep it that way.

E-Readers’ Color Challenge

Stu Woo, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Media on July 15, 2011 at 12:00 am PT

The electronic-book readers from Barnes & Noble Inc. and Kobo Inc. that launched in May share something in common with the first digital-reading devices that came out four years ago: Their displays remain black and white.

PayPal Says Mobile Payments to Hit $3 Billion

Stu Woo, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Commerce on June 24, 2011 at 4:00 am PT

PayPal says it will process $3 billion in mobile-device payments this year, up from the company’s previous projection of $2 billion. The online payments service, which is owned by eBay, had projected last fall that it would process $1.5 billion in 2011.