Shows
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP328 - News, Answer Engine WeekEP328 - Navigating E-commerce News and Innovations in AI Answer Engines for Commerce 0:36 Welcome to the Jason and Scot Show 4:53 Consumer Trends in Retail 5:03 Upcoming Retail Events 8:42 Insights on E-commerce Growth 10:35 Earnings Season Insights 44:13 Amazon Prime Day Analysis 51:30 New Developments with Alexa 56:00 Predictions for the Holiday Season In this episode of the Jason and Scot Show, recorded on Thursday, July 23rd, Jason and Scot delve into the latest shifts within the e-commerce landscape, emerging consumer trends, and the role of Artificial Intelligence in retail transformation. Jason has been on the r...
2025-07-2858 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP326 - Are Retail Media Networks Mid?EP326 - Are Retail Media Networks Mid? Happy Fathers Day! In our previous episode (326) Jason made a comment about retail media networks sometimes being over-hyped. In response, Scot recruited all his friendsd in the the industry and inticed Kiri Masters to make a rebutle. Which she did via two part linked-in post and a podcast. So in this episode Jason doubles down and defends his position on retail media networks. In addition to covering the state of retail media networks, Scot introduces his new Retailgentic sub-stack which...
2025-06-1453 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP324 - Amazon Q4 EarningsEP324 - Amazon Q4 Earnings In this episode we do a deep dive into Amazon Q4 and Full Year 2024 results. Amazon had an overall strong quarter with record profits from their retail business unit. Amazon GMV grew 11% in 2024 vs. 2023, almost three times as fast as the retail industyr as a whole. Amazon's North American GMV also nearly matched Walmart's in 2024 (Walmart reports it's Q4 results next week). We also cover the impacts and implicates of the de minimus ban in the US (which was lifted after only 4 days).
2025-02-1252 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP322 - 2024 Holiday RecapEP322 - 2024 Holiday Recap Episode Summary: In today’s episode of the Jason & Scot Show, Jason and Scot recap the 2024 holiday season, and give a preview of the upcoming NRF Big Show. The week of January 20th, we'll be publishing our annual predictions show. If you enjoyed the episode, help us reach more listeners by leaving a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. Thanks for tuning in! Episode 322 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Wednesday, January 8th, 2025.
2025-01-1145 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP320 - News, First Half Recap, Early Holiday PreviewEP320 - News, First Half Recap, Early Holiday Preview http://jasonandscot.com 0:23 Welcome Back After Hiatus 2:51 Upcoming Events in Retail 7:28 GroceryShop 16:02 Retail Growth Trends 21:28 Concerns for Holiday 2024 30:27 The De Minimis Provision 40:27 TikTok's Impact on E-commerce In this episode of The Jason and Scot Show, we discuss the current state of retail and e-commerce. We analyze macroeconomic factors impacting the retail landscape, noting a 3.4% growth in core retail and a maturation of e-commerce, dominated by giants like Amazon and Walmart. We address consumer sentiment heading into the holiday season and the potential influen...
2024-09-1746 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP319 - Amazon Q1 2024 RecapEP319 - Amazon Q1 2024 Recap http://jasonandscot.com Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis, and Scot Wingo, CEO of GetSpiffy and Co-Founder of ChannelAdvisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing. Episode Summary: In this episode, Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg and Scot Wingo dive deep into Amazon's first quarter results for 2024, analyzing the company's performance in various segments such as retail, offline and online sales, marketplace, AWS, and advertising. They also explore the impact of AI...
2024-05-071h 07
Commerce Famous Podcast019 | Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg | "We're all entitled to zero sales!"In this captivating episode of Commerce Famous, host Ben Marks is joined by the eminent Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, a titan in the commerce realm and the Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis.Jason, also celebrated for his insightful contributions on the Jason and Scot Show, delves into his extensive experience in the commerce industry, highlighting his unique perspective on the evolution of retail and digital commerce. From discussing the origins and growth of the Jason and Scott Show to exploring Jason's rich family history in retail and his pivotal role in the early days of ecommerce at Blockbuster...
2024-03-1941 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP318 - Temu Deep Dive with Earnest AnalyticsEP318 - Temu Deep Dive with Earnest Analytics Episode Summary: In this episode, Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg and Scot Wingo dive deep Temu, the online marketplace operated by the Chinese e-commerce company PDD Holdings, that has become the fastest growing retailer in history. Joining us on the episode is Michael Maloof is the Head of Marketing for Earnest Analytics. Earnest works with world-class data partners to acquires, anonymize, and productize insight about the entire U.S. Economy. They have posted numerous insights about Temu in the US this year:
2024-03-1542 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP317 - Amazon Q4 ResultsEP317 - Amazon Q4 Results Episode Summary: In this episode, Jason Goldberg and Scot Wingo dive deep into Amazon's fourth-quarter results for 2023, analyzing the company's performance in various segments such as retail, offline and online sales, marketplace, AWS, and advertising. They also explore the impact of AI on Amazon's business and provide insights into the company's future guidance for Q1 2024. Amazon had a strong Q4 earnings report, beating analyst expectations for revenue and income. In fact, it was Amazon's most profitable quarter ever. Retail sales w...
2024-02-0838 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP316 - Annual Predictions 2024EP316 - Annual Predictions 2024 Jason visited the Walmart Neighborhood Market in Pea Ridge, Arkansas featuring drone delivery. Here is a video for those interested. 2023 Predictions Recap Jason: At least 2 retail bankruptcies (besides Party City) Yes BNPL Consolidation (Klarna, Affirm, Afterpay. Sezzle) – at least one merges/exits US or BNPL. No Shopify launches an ad product such as a retail media network Yes Meta/Google/TikTok lose ad share to new social media platforms and retail media networks. No Live Streaming Commerce Still not meaningful in US in 2023 (less than 5% of social commerce in US) Yes Jas...
2024-02-0859 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsShawn Nelson, Founder and CEO of LovesacThe Jason & Scot Show. Podcast about e-commerce and digital shopper marketing. Editor note: We're trying some fun new AI features for this episode. The following show notes were written by ChatGPT. We're also let AI remove all the "stop words" in our audio, and we've switched from Google to OpenAI for our audio transcription. Let us know your feedback. In this episode of the Jason and Scot show, our special guest is Sean D. Nelson, the CEO and founder of Lovesac. He shares his inspiring journey of starting the company as a beanbag business in h...
2023-11-2052 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP313 - Holiday 2023 Preview with Rob Garf of SalesforceEP313 - Holiday 2023 Preview with Rob Garf of Salesforce Episode 313 is preview of Holiday 2023 with Rob Garf, Vice President and General Manager, Retail at Salesforce. This is Robs' fifth time on the show, having previously been on episodes 110, 248, 282, and 299. It's happened again. Your Halloween decorations have come down (or at least your pumpkin is not in good shape), you survived Amazon Prime Big Deal Days, and now you're getting ready to ditch your in-laws and enjoy one of the most exciting retail weeks of the year. Yes, it's time for Holiday 2023!
2023-11-0953 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP312 - Amazon Q3 2023 EarningsEP312 - Amazon Q3 2023 Earnings Amazon reported another strong quarter across the board for Q3, soundly exceeding analyst profit expectations and retail industry averages. In this episode we break down the AWS AI, Ads, and retail performance. http://jasonandscot.com Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis, and Scot Wingo, CEO of GetSpiffy and Co-Founder of ChannelAdvisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing. Transcript Jason: [0:23] Welcome to the Jason and Scot show this is episode 312 be...
2023-10-3151 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP311 - Video Commerce with Quate's Brian BeitlerEP311 - Video Commerce with Qurate's Brian Beitler Brian Beitler is the Founder and General Manager of Live Shop Ventures, a video commerce initiative within the Qurate Retail Group, which is the parent company of HSN and QVC. Brian has also served as the CMO of Qurate Retail Group, in addition to many other interesting marketing roles in the retail world. We met Brian at Etail Boston and arranged this interview. We cover video commerce, differences in adoption between Western and Eastern Markets. The role of livestreaming, and the benefits of...
2023-09-1849 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP310- Sam's Club VP E-commerce, Sabrina CallahanEP310 - Sam's Club VP E-Commerce, Sabrina Callahan Sabrina Callahan is the VP of E-Commerce at Sam's Club. She participated on a panel at E-Tail Boston entitled "Humanizing your brand through effective storytelling". After her panel, she sat down with Jason to discuss all things digital commerce at Sam's Club. This broad ranging discussion included: Mobile's impact on shopping Challenges and opportunities of membership clubs (and their unique access to data) Role of omni channel Connecting digital marketing channels to digital experience Building a brand for Sam’s Cl...
2023-09-0640 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP309 - Instacart IPO FilingEP309 - Instacart IPO Filing Warning: Given the complexity and breadth of topics, this is a longer than usual episode with a runtime of 90 minutes (if we had more time, we'd produce a shorter podcast). Update: In this episode Jason mentioned that he didn't think Instacart accepted SNAP payments. It turns out that Instacart did start accepting SNAP earlier this month. On Friday, August 25th 2023 Instacart filled its S-1 IPO form with the SEC, in advance of its intention to make an initial public offering. The complete filing is a...
2023-08-301h 29
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP308 - Amazon Q2 EarningsEP308 - Amazon Q2 Earnings http://jasonandscot.com Amazon reported a strong quarter across the board for Q2, soundly exceeding analyst expectations and retail industry averages. In this episode we break down the 1p and 3p retail performance, AWS, and the Ads. We go into depth around Amazon disruption reorganization (to a regional model), Amazon's newest efforts in grocery, and health care. Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis, and Scot Wingo, CEO of GetSpiffy and Co-Founder of ChannelAdvisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in...
2023-08-0442 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsAmazon Prime Day, Commerce Next, and NRF Nexus RecapsEP307 - PrimeDay, NRF Nexus, Commerce Next http://jasonandscot.com Amazon Prime Day 2023 occurred over June 11 and 12th. Adobe says total sales were up 6% over 2022. Discount levels were much more conservative than holiday. We give a complete breakdown. Commerce Next 2023 was held in New York City June 20-21st. NRF Nexus 2023 was held at the Terranea Resort in Southern California July 10-12. Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on it...
2023-07-2644 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP306 - Apple WWDC announcement, Generative AI, and Holiday First LookEP306 - Apple WWDC announcement, Generative AI, and Holiday First Look Apple previewed a new mixed reality headset called the Apple Vision Pro at it's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) this month. Apple calls the new category spatial computing and we speculate about how it may or may not be a big deal. We also discuss the latest Echo hardware from Amazon, which is mostly disappointing. We discuss the rapidly evolving generative AI space and some of the commerce use-cases. And we take a f...
2023-06-1258 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP305 - Amazon and Shopify Q1 2023 EarningsEP305 - Amazon and Shopify Q1 2023 earnings Amazon and Shopify both reported their Q1 2023 earnings last week. Amazon had a strong first quarter, slightly over-shadowed by it's slowing AWS growth. Shopify also had strong Q1 2023 earnings although it did not achieve profitability. Shopify also announced a second reduction of headcount and announced that they were selling all of the recently acquired logistic assets. Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes....
2023-05-1039 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP301 - Annual Predictions, NRF Big Show, Year End RecapEP301 - Annual Predictions, NRF Big Show, Year End Recap This ended up being a slightly longer than usual episode, sorry! If we had more time, we’d make a shorter podcast (to paraphrase Mark Twain). So here are some timecodes if you want to jump ahead: Recap of the NRF Big Show 1:27 Recap of 2022 Holiday and Full Year Results 22:43 2022 Predictions Scoring 30:34 2023 Predictions 54:51 2022 Predictions Recap Jason: NFTs, Web 3, Metaverse, and Ultrafast delivery services are all overhyped and don’t deliver meaningful commerce revenue in 2022. Yes Shein exceeds $30B in annual sales, disrupting appar...
2023-01-201h 15
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail News2021 Full Year and Holiday Data Deep DiveEP285 - 22021 Full Year and Holiday Data Deep Dive The US Dept of Commerce December Advanced Retail Sales Data is out, which gives us a full look at 2021 and the 2021 holiday season. So Episode 285 is a data deepdive into 2021. If you want to follow along, we've made a deck with all the data available at https://retailgeek.com/2021-commerce-recap Data Sources US Retail & E-Com Sales Data: US Dept of Commerce E-Commerce Estimates: eMarketer Retail Foot Traffic Data: Placer.ai Web Traffic Data: Similar Web...
2022-01-211h 00
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail News2022 Annual PredictionsEP284 - 2022 Annual Predictions h 2021 Predictions Recap Jason: Made to Order apparel business > 9 figures Yes Retailer offers viable health alt insurance option to consumers No Grocery E-Com > 10% someone deploys(not pilots) MFC Yes Amazon Shopify Competitor (shipping solution) No Retail Media > $20B Yes Bonus – More store closures in 2021 than 2020. No Jason Total Score: 3 of 5 Scot: Amazon move to same day prime by opening a huge wave of neighborhood DCs (near DSPs) Yes Shipping (Shopify) – launch own DSP No Shopify marketplace No ‘zero friction addiction’ sticks – I’ve seen 30-40% repeated a lot, I...
2022-01-0752 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsAmazon Q2 2021 Earnings RecapEP271 - Amazon Q2 2021 Earnings Recap Jason is back on the road and has some retail store visit reports: Bed Bath & Beyond Flagship in Chelsea Harry Potter Store New York Google New York Neighborhood Goods Starbucks Reserve New York Amazon Q2 2021 Earnings Recap Episode 271 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Thursday July 30, 2021. http://jasonandscot.com Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis, and Scot Wingo, CEO of GetSpiffy and Co-Founder of ChannelAdvisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the w...
2021-07-3053 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsWalmart and Shopify earnings, and retail sales dataEpisode 254 is a breakdown of Walmart and Shopify Q4 2020 earnings reports, a recap of 2020 sales data from the US Dept Commerce, and Amazon News. 2020 Sales Data US Dept of Commerce released it’s retail data for December, which gives us a full picture of 2020, as well as the Q4 e-commerce data. Retail sales in 2020 were $5.6T, representing 27% of the U.S. GDP Retail as a whole experienced healthy growth of 3.4% versus 3.5% in 2019 E-commerce grew 32% to $792B in sales, vs 15% growth in 2019 E-commerce was 14% of all retail sales (vs 11% in 2019) Jason wrote a detailed recap of...
2021-02-1954 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail News2021 Annual PredictionsEP251 - 2021 Annual Predictions 2020 Recap – Predictions made on episode 204 2020 Predictions Recap Scot Shopify wilts a bit – new competition comes out with different angles (marketcap stays static) – No Fedex does something drastic – buy eBay? Merge with Alibaba? No (but shoprunner for 0.5) The year of returns – “happy returns” – a startup raises $100M+ in space. No (but 0.5 for year of returns) Mallageddon continues At least another 8k stores Yes 8721 stores +1 Google gets aggressive in ecommerce Yes +1 (Bill Ready, etc…) Score 3/5 Jason Walmart – growth slows due to completion of grocery build out. Marc Lore leaves Walma...
2021-01-221h 06
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsDigitally Native Vertical Brands w/ Nate PoulinEP236 - DNVBs w/ Nate Poulin Episode 236 is an interview with Nate Poulin aka @digitallynativ about Digitally Native Verticle Brands (DNVBs).. Upcoming Events Digital Day North America Jason & Scot Keynote September 23 8:40-9:25am CT Channel Advisor Connect – Jason & Scot October 7th Texas A&M Retail Summit Jason October 9th 9:50am CT ShopTalk Meetup – Jason October 20-22 Measuring Ecommerce Success Against Fast-Changing Benchmarks. Topics Nate Poulin (@digitalnativ) cut his teeth with DNVBs including Bonobos and Outdoor Voices and is currently the Chief Merchant for Monica + Andy. In this episode, we discuss a range of topic...
2020-09-181h 00
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsAmazon Grocery, Walmart+, Holiday PreviewEP235 - Amazon Grocery, Walmart+, Holiday Preview This episode covers the latest Amazon Grocery news, the launch of Walmart+, and our first look at holiday 2020. Upcoming Events CommerceLive – Jason September 15, Noon ET. Panel: Retailer Search Strategies — What’s Working and What’s Worth It? Publicis Livestream – Jason & Scot – Thursday, September 17 11:00AM ET Covid, Holiday 2020, and 2021 Digital Day North America Jason & Scot Keynote September 23 8:40-9:25am CT Channel Advisor Connect – Jason & Scot October 7th Texas A&M Retail Summit Jason October 9th 9:50am CT ShopTalk Meetup – Jason October 20-22 Measuring Ecommerce Success Against Fast-Changing Benchmarks. ...
2020-09-1449 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsListener Questions LiveEP234 - Listener Questions Live Episode 234 is a live show featuring live audience questions. Jason & Scot get to interact with listeners live. Topics Jason wrote an article in Forbes, "It’s Time For E-Commerce Marketplace Reform", Scot found it controversial! California’s proposed AB 3262, related to product liabilities for marketplaces. Amazon's stance on hybrid sellers (both selling wholesale to Amazon, and direct on the marketplace) SEO in the Covid era What's the next big thing? How are retailers addressing digital impulse? Why do retailers have separate systems for e-com...
2020-08-271h 05
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsNRF NXT, Google Commerce, Big Commerce S-1EP229 - NRF NXT, Google Commerce, Big Commerce S1 Jason recent events: NRF NXT Tuesday, July 21 11:45am–12:30pm EDT “Future of Platforms” Forbes Article “Retail’s Great Pivot: How The Pandemic Has Changed Stores’ Criteria For Success From Traffic To Efficiency“ Jason Upcoming Events CommerceNext July 29th 4:10 pm EE “Lesson Learned and Thoughts for the Future” Industry News NRF NXT was this week, a digital commerce show from the National Retail Federation (the successor to the Shop.org tradeshow). You can still register for free, and watch all the sessions on demand. Google has eliminated...
2020-07-241h 02
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsThe 5G Future of Retail Post-COVIDEP228 - Bonus Edition: Verizon Panel - The 5G Future of Retail Post-COVID Scot and Jason hosted a live panel for Verizon, entitled: “The 5G Future of Retail Post-COVID: Challenges and Opportunities.” The panel featured three guests: Christian Guirnalda (@OpenInnovatioNJ), Director, 5G Labs and Innovation Centers, Verizon Michele M. Dupré Group Vice President – Vertical Markets/Canada Verizon Enterprise Solutions Rob Dravenstott, Chief Technology Officer, Cooler Screens We covered a variety of topics related to 5Gs potential impact on retail. Don’t forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode...
2020-07-2255 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsAmazon Dash CartEP227 - Amazon Dash Cart and Other News Jason recent events: Publicis LinkedIn Livestream: Trends & Insights Live “The New Reality of Retail” RetailTouchpoints: Retail Strategy 2.0: Separating Urgent From Important Brick and Mortar Reborn Rob Gonzalez, Peter Crosby, and the Digital Shelf Institute/Salsify “Creative Commerce in the time of covid” Jason Upcoming Events NRF NXT Tuesday, July 21 11:45am–12:30pm EDT “Future of Platforms” CommerceNext July 29th 4:10 pm EE “Lesson Learned and Thoughts for the Future” The Great Debate Are we in a long-lasting, deep recession, or is at an artificial recession will quickly bounce ba...
2020-07-171h 07
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsE-Commerce Logistics CrunchEP221 - E-Commerce Logistics Crunch Episode 221 covers recent news including logistics moves from UPS, FedEx, and Amazon. Past Events Jason NRF Interview Leaders of Change Interview Upcoming Events NRF Global Trends from the Reopening of Stores June 8th, 11am ET. Hear from retail industry leaders Jason Goldberg, chief commerce officer of Publicis, and Sucharita Kodali, VP and principal analyst at Forrester, on what retailers are seeing as their global stores reopen post-COVID-19 Amazon News Amazon adds 12 new planes (now has 80 on it’s way to 200). Prime day moved to Sep...
2020-06-0446 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsLive Listener QuestionsEP219- Live Listener Questions Episode 219 is a live show featuring live audience questions. Jason & Scot get to interact with listeners live. It's also a rare chance to watch the podcast, as the episode was recorded with video, watch it on YouTube. Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 219 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded live on Wednesday, May 7th, 2020. http://jasonandscot.com Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Go...
2020-05-071h 04
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsOfferUp CEO Nick HuzarEP217 - OfferUp CEO Nick Huzar Episode 217 is an interview with Nick Huzar (@nickhuzar), the Founder and CEO of OfferUp (@OfferUp). OfferUp is the largest mobile marketplace in the U.S, facilitating consumer to consumer sales of second-hand goods. In this interview, we discuss OfferUp’s recent fund raise, the acquisition of LetGo, and the state of C2C Marketplaces during Covid-19. Don’t forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 217 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded live on Thu...
2020-04-2650 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsLive Customer Questions - COVID-19 Impact on CommerceEP212- Jason & Scot Show Live Listener Questions About Covid-19 Impact On Commerce Episode 212 is a live show featuring audience questions about Covid-19 and it's potential long term impact on retail. Jason & Scot get to interact with listeners live. It's also a rare chance to watch the podcast, as the episode was recorded with video, watch it on YouTube. Subscribe to the audio version of the podcast at: http://jasonandscot.com. (or wherever you listen to podcasts) Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis, and Scot Wingo, CEO o...
2020-03-191h 05
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsCES and NRF 2020 Recaps for E-Commerce and RetailEP205 - CES and NRF 2020 Recap CES 2020 was in Las Vegas Jan 7th - Jan 10th. NRF Big Show 2020 was in New York Jan 11-14th. Scott Galloway (ProfG) hosting a 2020 Tech Prediction lecture the evening of Jan 14th. PSFK Future of Retail 2020 event on January 15th. We recap them all with a lens on what's relevant to retailers and digital shopper marketers. Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 205 of the...
2020-01-231h 01
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsCode Commerce and Grocery ShopEP189 - Code Commerce and Grocery Shop This episode was recorded right after Jason & Scot received their iPhone 11 Pro Max's. Jason mentioned a new iOS feature to take full page screenshots. Here is how to take full page screenshots in iOS 13. Event Recaps: Code Commerce - Sept 9 and 10 in New York City Groceryshop - Sept 15-18 In Las Vegas Amazon News Amazon orders 100,000 electric vans from Rivian Amazon Changed Search Algorithm in Ways That Boost Its Own Products Other News BDO reports more than 7k stores already closed in 2019, which is...
2019-09-2751 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsJason Del Rey Land of The Giants PodcastEP183 - Jason Del Rey Land of The Giants Podcast We catch up with Jason Del Rey (@DelRey) Senior Correspondent, Commerce at Recode. Jason was last on episode 67. We discuss some recent industry events and get update on this two big projects: Code Commerce September 9 and 10, in New York City. Land of The Giants: The Rise of Amazon Podcast. Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 183 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Thursday, August 8th, 2019
2019-08-121h 03
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsNews live from ICSC OACEP164 - News live from ICSC OAC http://jasonandscot.com Jason & Scot gave a presentation at the International Council of Shopping Centers Open Air Centers show in Austin Texas and got together afterward to record a news update. Amazon Project Zero - New brand protection program Walmart Earnings. Same store sales up 4.2%, E-Com for the quarter up 43% (up 40% for the fiscal year), guidance for next year is that e-com will grow 35%. Profitability of e-commerce continues to be a challenge for Walmart, and they expect that to continue. Walmart stores offering "Online Grocery Pickup" (OGP)_ grew f...
2019-03-0135 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsAmazon Q4 2018 Earnings Hot TakeEP162 - Amazon Q4 2018 Earnings Hot Take Jason & Scot will be podcasting live from the eTail West which is held Feb 19-22 in sunny Palm Springs, CA. As a special gift to listeners, you can use the code JASONSCOT for 20% off. This episode is a hot take on Amazon Q4 2018 earnings Amazon Q4 Earnings Highlights $72.4BB, which is a 20% y/y increase $19.4B in Free cash flow Amazon grew North America 18% y/y and International 15% y/y, for a blended growth rate of 17% Unit growth decelerated to 14% from 15% in Q3 Revenue from brick and mor...
2019-02-0130 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsRecap of e-commerce sales Thanksgiving through CyberMonday 2018EP154 - Turkey-5 2018 Recap Episode 154 is a quick recap of all the retail and e-commerce activity over the Turkey-5 weekend (Thanksgiving through CyberMonday). Jason interviewed by eMarketer about AmazonGo stores Jason article in Forbes "The Future of Brick-And-Mortar Retail is Mobile" Adobe Revenue YoY Growth Thurs $3,700,000,000 28.00% Friday $6,200,000,000 23.60% Sat $3,200,000,000 25.00% Sun $3,200,000,000 25.00% Monday $7,900,000,000 29.00% Turkey 5 $24,200,000,000 26.41% Nov-Dec $124,100,000,000* 14.8%* * Adobe Forecast Amazon Cyber-5 Press Release Salesforce Holiday Insights Hub Adobe Holiday 2018 predictions, actuals, and analysis IBM Analytics Outage J Crew Website Outage Google and Facebook Outages Don't fo...
2018-11-2834 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsGroceryShop 2018 RecapAmazon plans to split HQ2 to two cities Amazon Plans to Split HQ2 Evenly Between Two Cities (WSJ) Amazon Plans to Split HQ2 Between Long Island City, N.Y., and Arlington, Va. (NY Times) GroceryShop Recap GroceryShop is the first year of a new show focused on disruptive trends, technologies and business models in grocery & CPG that includes both established and startup CPG brands, supermarkets, c-stores, drug stores, discount stores, ecommerce players, warehouse clubs, grocerants and non-traditional grocery retailers. The show took place October 28-31 in Las Vegas, at the Aria Hotel and Convention Cen...
2018-11-0749 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP149 - Amazon Q3 Earnings, UPU Treaty, NewsHappy Birthday, to Jason's wife, Leila! Scot Wingo is contributing the Forbes Digital Council, and writing about his new Vehicle 2.0 Framework. Introducing Vehicle 2.0. Jason Goldberg is also contributing to a regular retail column on Forbes, starting with his first article: What Competitors Are Missing About Amazon's New 4-Star Retail Concept. Scot is appearing in a national TV spot promoting his alma mater, North Carolina State, "Think and Do!" Jason is leading several sessions at GroceryShop October 28-31 in Las Vegas, including a keynote interview with Sam's Club Chief Merchant Ashley Buchanan. Amazo...
2018-10-2654 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsB8ta founder and CEO Vibhu NorbyEP139 - B8ta founder and CEO Vibhu Norby Vibhu Norby is the founder and CEO of b8ta. b8ta is a software-powered brick and mortar retailer designed to improve the customer and maker experience. They help people discover, try, and learn about new tech products while empowering makers with a simple retail-as-a-service model that puts them in control. In this interview, we cover Vibhu's background, how he came to the idea for B8ta, b8ta's retail partnerships (including Lowe's and Macy's), their unique marketplace dynamic, their experiential retail as a service offering, the...
2018-08-0753 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsAmazon Prime Day and Listener QuestionsIndustry News NRFTech Peter Schwartz GetSpiffy Fund Raise Google Express Traction Amazon Prime Day Amazon Press Release USA Today Recap Target results on Prime Day Listener Questions Joan Abrams asks: How important are progressive web apps going to be for retailers? Any retailers doing this really well yet? West Elm Example: https://mobile-beta.westelm.com/ Julie Acosta asks: Any updates on multi-touch attribution models/partners - who’s doing online/offline (brick & mortar) right? Upcoming Events Jason is doing retail visits in Australia July 21 - 29. Ping him on twitte...
2018-07-2051 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsNPD Idea 2018 RecapEP132 - NPD Idea 2018 Recap NPD held it's semi-annual customer conference, Idea in Austin Texas on May 16th and 17th. Jason and Scot both presented content at the show. This weeks episode is a recap of the show. Target CEO Brian Cornell Keynote Google X, Captain of Moonshots, Astro Teller Keynote Author Michael Dart Keynote (Retail's Seismic Shift: How to Shift Faster, Respond Better, and Win Customer Loyalty) Scot Wingo "MarketPlace Madness" (PDF) NPD Retail Trends Don Unser, Group President at The NPD Group Steve Baker, Vice President, Industry Analysis at NPD Group Jason Goldberg "Last Mile I...
2018-05-221h 01
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsSabon NYC E-commerce Director Katya ErmakEpisode 127 is an interview with Katya Ermak, Director of E-Commerce and Digital Marketing at Sabon NYC. We caught up with Katya Ermak at the ShopTalk 2018. Katya is the director of E-commerce at Sabon NYC. We talked with her about how Vertically integrated brands think of Amazon. How they leverage their omni-channel tactics and the future of malls. How Sabon is approaching e-commerce including their Magento platform, and some of their current tools such as Dynamic Yield. Episode 127 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Monday, March 19, 2018. New beta feature, Google Transcription: Transcript Jason: ...
2018-04-1628 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP118 - Commerce Industry NewsThis episode catches up on the latest e-commerce news: Upcoming Industry Events Etail west 2/26 – 3/1 Palm Desert Path to Purchase Summit – March 12-14 – Chicago* IBM Think 3/19-22 Las Vegas ShopTalk 3/18-21 Las Vegas* Adobe 3/25-3/29 Las Vegas NPD Idea 5/15-17 Austin* SAP Sapphire June 5-7, Orlando IRCE, June 5-8 Chicago Shop.org, Sept 12-14, Las Vegas* * Denotes shows Scot and Jason will be attending and broadcasting from. Register for the Jason's Webinar on AI in Commerce, Thursday March 1st. Register to join Jason & Scot at the Path to Purchase Summit in Chicago March...
2018-02-2847 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP102 - Code Commerce, Shop.org, and NewsEP102 - Code Commerce, Shop.org, and News Code Commerce Code Commerce (the first stand alone commerce event from Recode) was Sept 13 and 14 in New York City. Andy Dunn - CEO of Bonobos Laura Albert - CEO of Williams Sonoma NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and Fanatics Executive Chairman Michael Rubin Pinterest President Tim Kendall A Tour of an Amazon Prime Now facility in New York on West 34th Shop.org Shop.org was September 25-27 in Los Angeles, CA. Marc Lore - President of Digital at Walmart Adam Grant - Auth...
2017-10-0859 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP0096 - Listener Questions Part 2, and NewsEP0096 - Listener Questions Part 2, and News Amazon News Amazon now showing pics of delivered packages in app AU fulfilment center Amazon hiring day (50k new jobs) Lots of new FCs coming Sears to sell Kenmore on Amazon and build Alexa into products New Amazon Hub Lockers Forcing Free Returns on 3p Sellers New Amazon handbag private label launched - The Fix (Prime exclusive) Stripe processing some Amazon orders Listener Questions Michelle Grant via Twitter: Do you think Nike is one of the few brands that have the leverage to get Amazon t...
2017-08-0556 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP095 - Listener Questions and Amazon EarningsEP095- Listener Questions and Amazon Earnings http://jasonandscot.com Amazon Q2 2017 Earnings Summary (PDF from Amazon) Amazon reported a beat on revenue but a miss on earnings Revenue came in at $37.96 billion, beating street estimates of $37.18 billion. EPS was only 40 cents per share, missing street estimates of $1.42 per share. Listener Questions Kiri Masters: I'd love to hear Jason and Scot talk about their global e-commerce outlook. Amazon in particular seems keen to expand aggressively in international markets. Does the growth opportunities match the regulatory / operational complexity for brands...
2017-07-301h 04
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP090 - Nordstrom.com Ken Worzel and Danny RyderEP090 - Nordstrom.com Ken Worzel and Danny Ryder http://retailgeek.com/podcast An interview with Ken Worzel, President of Nordstrom.com and Danny Ryder, EVP, Online Merchandising & Experience. Nordstrom is the #17 retailer on the IR500 list. They are one of the most storied retailers in North America, founded in 1901. Today they have 354 stores in 40 states and Canada (including full-line stores, Nordstrom Rack, Jeffrey Boutiques, Truck Club, and HauteLook). In this episode we discuss Mobile, Fashion Retail, Amazon, and Retail Disruption. Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed...
2017-06-221h 08
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP076 - MercadoLibre, Head of Marketplaces Leandro SoaresEP076 - MercadoLibre, Head of Marketplaces Leandro Soares Leandro Soares is the head of Marketplaces at MercadoLibre.com. MercardoLibre (or MercardoLivre in Portuguese) is the largest online marketplace in Latin America. Our conversation covers the basic of the Latin American e-commerce market, the significant differences from country to country, and the evolution of e-commerce and marketplaces. Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 76 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded live from Shoptalk in Las Vegas on Monday March 20th.
2017-03-3144 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP074 - Selling on Amazon with Melissa Burdick of The Mars AgencyEP074 - Selling on Amazon with Melissa Burdick of The Mars Agency Melissa Burdick is the VP of E-Commerce for The Mars Agency, and a former Amazonian who was involved in Amazon's entry into the CPG space. We talked with Melissa about all things Amazon, including: Her background at Amazon, and the early days of Amazon's relationship with CPGs. How CPGs have evolved on the Amazon platform The different selling platforms available to CPGs on Amazon (Prime Now, Fresh, Core, Pantry, SNS, Dash) CRaP - Can't Realize a Profit stats on Amazon Brands on A...
2017-03-141h 06
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP073 - Evercore ISI Softlines Analyst Omar SaadEP073 - Evercore ISI Softlines Analyst Omar Saad Omar Saad is a Senior Managing Director and heads Evercore ISI's Softlines, Luxury & Dept Stores team. In February 2017, he published a report "Softline Wholesale Channel Must Evolve or Die." (PDF Download). In the report, Omar predicted that one of the most pronounced effects of the digital disruption we are currently living through will be the elimination of middlemen throughout the economy. He views department stores and other retailers of third party products as one form of middlemen (between the product manufacturer and the consumer) that is already be...
2017-03-0859 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP072 - RetailDIVE Editor Jason AnkenyEP072 - RetailDIVE Editor Jason Ankeny Jason Ankeny is the Editor at RetailDIVE. RetailDIVE is a daily e-newsletter focused on the retail industry, offering industry news and original analysis, and is one of Jason & Scots favorite industry news sources. Jason is on Twitter as @jankenydive and can be reached via e-mail at jankeny@industrydive.com. Jason sat down for an interview live from the NRF Big Show, and we covered a wide range of topics. Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Ep...
2017-03-0451 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP069 - Touch of Modern, CEO and Founder Jerry HumJerry Hum is a Cofounder & CEO at Touch of Modern. Touch of Modern is a members-only ecommerce website and app focused on selling lifestyle products, fashion, and accessories to men. The company is based in San Francisco, California and was launched in March 2012.. Jerry sat down for an interview live from the NRF Big Show, and we covered a wide range of topics. Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 69 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Monday January 16th, 2017.
2017-02-2033 minThe Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP067 - Recode's Jason Del ReyEP067 - Recode's Jason Del Rey Jason Del Rey is the Senior Editor covering Commerce and Payments at Recode. You can follow him on twitter at @DelRey. He hosts the #CodeCommerce series of events, the next one of which is in Las Vegas on March 20th. He's always looking for new scoops in the commerce industry at jason@recode.net. Jason sat down for a interview live from the NRF Big Show, and we covered a wide range of topics. Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a re...
2017-02-0353 minThe Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP063 - GGP EVP Scott MoreyScott Morey is the EVP of GGP, one of the largest mall operators in the US. We spoke with Scott about a Mallageddon, Omni-Channel, Millennial shoppers, and the future of Malls. Selected links: ICSC Mall Data Recommended book: Experience Economy by Joe Pine OpinionLabs survey of Millennial shoppers Deliv on-demand delivery service that Scott mentioned Don’t forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 63 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Wednesday December 7, 2016. http://retailgeek.com/podcast J...
2017-01-0454 minThe Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP048 - REI, Brad Brown, SVP Digital RetailEP048 - Guest Brad Brown, SVP Digital Retail at REI Brad Brown is the SVP of Digital Retail at REI. We spoke with Brad from the trade show floor at the Shop.org digital summit 2016. Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 48 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Tuesday September 27, 2016. http://retailgeek.com/podcast Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, SVP Commerce & Content at Razorfish, and Scot Wingo, Founder and Executive Chairman of C...
2016-10-0745 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP047 - Shop.org 2016 Day 2 RecapEP047 - Shop.org 2016 Day 2 Recap Recap of the day 2 keynote: Jacques Panis - President of Shinola. Trends from the trade show floor. Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 47 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Wednesday, September 28th, 2016. http://retailgeek.com/podcast Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, SVP Commerce & Content at Razorfish, and Scot Wingo, Founder and Executive Chairman of Channel Advisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the...
2016-09-2929 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP046 - NRFs Matt Shay, CEO & Shop.org 2016 Day RecapEP046: Shop.org 2016 Day Recap w/ Matt Shay Recap of the day 1 keynotes: Dr. Michio Kaku - Renowned physicist and futurist w/ Marc Maron. Mike Amend - EVP Omni-channel at JC Penny. Reshma Saujani - Founder of Girls Who Code. Interview with Matt Shay, President and CEO of the National Retail Federation. Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 46 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Wednesday, September 28th, 2016. http://retailgeek.com/podcast ...
2016-09-2844 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP043 - Walmart, Seth Beal, SVP Global MarketplaceEP043 - Seth Beal, SVP Global Marketplace at Walmart eCommerce Seth Beal, is the Senior Vice President, Global Marketplace at Walmart eCommerce (4th largest e-commerce site on the IR500). In this broad ranging interview, we cover: Seth's background and how he came to lead Walmart's marketplace Walmart Marketplace Amazon competition Jet Acquisition Omni-Channel implications for a Marketplace Innovation Book Recomendation: Sam Walton, Made in America This episode is sponsored by the National Retail Federation. The Jason and Scot show will be live podcasting at the NRF/shop.org digital summi...
2016-09-0157 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP042 - News, Amazon Grocery PickupEP042 - News, Amazon Grocery Pickup Amazon News Rumor: Sellers are saying they are being notified by amazon they are going to stop doing FBA off amazon. Project X - a New Grocery Pickup Store from Amazon Recap of Jason's visit to Amazon Bookstore Rumor: Amazon to launch spotify killer for echo Other News US Commerce dept said e-commerce grew 15.8%, BestBuy beat expectations in Q2 thanks to online which spiked 24% y/y Walmart beat expectations in Q2 - SSS up 1.6%, 7 straight quarters of traffic growth, e-com up 11.8% At the same time Target struggled in Q2...
2016-08-261h 00
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP040 - Jet.com and Dollar Shave Club AcquisitionsEP040 - Jet.com and Dollar Shave Club Acquisitions We've seen two major e-commerce acquisitions in the past 30 days. Dollar Shave Club was acquired by Unilever for a reported $1B. Jet.com was acquired by Walmart for a reported $3.3B. We discuss both acquisitions, with their implications for the involved parties and the industry as a whole. This episode is sponsored by the National Retail Federation. The Jason and Scot show will be live podcasting at the NRF/shop.org digital summit 2016 which is in Dallas September 26-28th th...
2016-08-1255 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP039 - Staples, Faisal Masud Chief Digital OfficerEP039 - Interview Faisal Masud, CDO of Staples Faisal Masud is the Chief Digital Officer at Staples. His career includes many of the marquee e-commerce companies in North America including eBay, Groupon and Amazon. In the interview, we cover: His background, and e-commerce experience His love of Cricket Competing with Amazon Role of stores Marketplaces Innovation This episode is sponsored by the National Retail Federation. The Jason and Scot show will be live podcasting at the NRF/shop.org digital summit 2016 which is in Dallas September 26-28th this year. We have a custom...
2016-08-0457 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP038 - Pokemon GO DeepDiveEP038 - Pokémon GO DeepDive Pokémon GO is a new mobile game sweeping the globe. It launched in the US on July 6th, and has already become the biggest mobile game in U.S. history, and has surpassed Twitter in active daily users. This episode is a deep dive in what retailers and shopper marketers need to now about Pokémon GO. Including: Background of the game Overview of game concepts How it impacts retailers Advanced Concepts This episode is sponsored by the National Retail Federation. The Jason and Scot show will be l...
2016-07-2743 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP037 - Amazon Prime Day RecapEP037 - Amazon Prime Day Recap Amazon held it's second annual Prime Day on July 12th 2016. Scot and I break-down the good, the bad, and the ugly from this Amazon invented shopping holiday. Amazon claimed it was it's biggest day ever (but was a bit vague about what that meant). Amazon claimed US orders were up 50% this year over last year (up 60% internationally). Last year Amazon said they sold $400M on PrimeDay deals, so assuming a similar AOV this year, that's $600M in sales. Third party sales on Amazon were up 30%, reflecting the...
2016-07-1551 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP036 - Mondelez, Neil Ackerman, Global E-Commerce DirectorEP036 - Interview with Neil Ackerman, Global E-Commerce Director at Mondelez Neil Ackerman is the GM and Global eCommerce Director at Mondelez. He joined Mondelez from Amazon where he spent 3 years in the Fulfillment Buy Amazon (FBA) program. Our conversation covered a wide range of topics including: Neil’s background An overview of Mondelez and their e-commerce challenges and opportunities How Mondelez works with Amazon How Mondelez thinks about channel conflict The evolution of grocery e-commerce and impulse purchases Neil’s experience at Amazon, including the development of the “Small and Light” program. Don’t forget to like our fac...
2016-07-141h 06
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP035 - E-Commerce Deadly SinsEP035 - E-Commerce Deadly Sins A list of the 15 common mistakes we see in digital commerce: Requiring the user to create an account to checkout (See $300M button, now known to be Best Buy) Spending too much on Adwords vs PLA's Not offering Free shipping Not having a fully developed channel strategy Not telling the shopper “when they will get it” Overfocus on customer acquisition, not enough on retention Not having a prominent Search box Over emphasis on mobile app vs mobile website Lack of social proof (rating & reviews, question & answer, user generated content Omni-channel failures (not ha...
2016-07-131h 10
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP034 - Euromonitor, Michelle Grant, Head of RetailingEP34 - Interview with Michelle Grant, Head of Retailing at Euromonitor International Michelle Grant is the Head of Retailing at Euromonitor International, a leading strategy research firm with a highly regarded retail practice. Her twitter feed, @EMI_MichelleG is a must follow for anyone interesting in retail. We cover three broad topics in the interview: Amazon internation expansion strategies and tactics Cross-border Commerce Mobile Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 34 of the Jason & Scot show was record...
2016-07-1057 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP032 - VF Corporation, Greg Pulsifer VP, Digital Development An interview with Greg Pulsifer of VF Corporation. VF Corporation is one of the largest apparel companies in the world, with over 25 brands including North Face, Vans, Timberland, and many others. The conversation covers a wide range of topics including Greg's background, Amazon Strategy, Channel Conflicts, MAP pricing, Counterfeit products, and innovating new technologies including IBM Watson, and ApplePay. Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 32 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Thursday, June 16, 2016. h...
2016-06-201h 03
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP031 - Under Armour, Sid Jatia VP DigitalEP031 - Sid Jatia VP Digital at Under Armour An interview with Sid Jatia, VP of Omni-Channel Digital at Under Armour. Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 31 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Monday, May 16, 2016 at the ShopTalk tradeshow in Las Vegas. The episode was published on Monday June 13th. http://retailgeek.com/podcast Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, SVP Commerce & Content at Razorfish, and Scot Wingo, Founder and Exe...
2016-06-1346 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP030 - Mary Meeker, Comscore, Demandware and Amazon NewsEP030 - Mary Meeker, Comscore, Demandware and Amazon News Scot & Jason will both be at the IRCE trade show in Chicago this week. Scot will be leading a pre-conference workshop on Amazon, entitled "Amazon & Me" on Tuesday. Jason will be in the Razorfish booth #548, Scot will be in the ChannelAdvisor both #803 on Wednesday morning. Razorfish is hosting a cocktail party Wednesday night June 8th, from 9pm - 12pm at the rooftop LondonHouse on the Chicago river, please pre-register here if you'd like to join us. Mary Meeker gave her annual "Internet Trends" presentation at the recod...
2016-06-061h 09
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP029 - Ferrara Candy, Amanda Greenberg Sr. Director, eCommerceEP029 - Interview with Amanda Greenberg of Ferrara Candy We have a new facebook page! Amanda Greenberg, Sr. Director, eCommerce of Ferrara Candy Company and former head of E-Commerce at Kind. Topics discussed included: Brand Lifecycle Channel conflict Pricing strategy / Map pricing Amazon Digital Impulse Purchases The future Episode 29 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Thursday, May 26th, 2016. http://retailgeek.com/podcast Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, SVP Commerce & Content at Razorfish, and Scot Wingo, Founder and Executive Chairman of Channel Advisor as they di...
2016-05-3049 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP028 - ShopTalk RecapEpisode 28 – ShopTalk Recap We have a new facebook page! ShopTalk hosted if inaugural trade show May 15-18 in Las Vegas at the Aria hotel. Scot and I were both on hand to moderate panels, and share our feedback on the show this week. Scot’s Panel: Brands Taking Control Jason’s Panel: Virtual and Augmented Reaility Experiences for Retail Five key themes from the show: Role of the store going forward Brands and where they fit into this new commerce world Mobile transforming the shopping experience Venture...
2016-05-3056 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP027 - Iterate Studios, Jon Nordmark, Co-FounderEP027 - Guest Jon Nordmark, Co-Founder of Iterate Studios We have a new facebook page! Jon Nordmark is one of the pioneers of the e-commerce industry. A former marketer at Samsonite Luggage, Jon left when his boss told him "no one will ever buy bags on the internet." Jon proved him wrong by founding eBags, one of the oldest pure play retailers. While at eBags, Jon launched 6pm.com (later purchased by Zappos). Most recently Jon is one of the co-founders of iterate.ai an innovation lab that helps match retailers up with innovative start-ups, which...
2016-05-231h 00
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP025 - Retail Apocalypse, NY Store Visits, and Other NewsEpisode 25 - Retail Apocalypse, NY Store Visits, and Other News NY Store Visits: Ralph Lauren - Magic Mirror (Oak Labs) Barney’s - Chelsea Macy’s One Below (and Etsy) Samsung 837 \ LuluLemon Lab Retail Apocalypse TSA filed bankruptcy and is liquidating Aeropostale filed for bankruptcy, closing 5 stores asap WSJ Article: Retail is overbuilt WSJ Article: Free shipping crowding out small businesses Mall traffic is down Promotions driving a race to the bottom Misc News: eBay Enterprise rebrands as Radial Paypal onetouch working well Target inventory tracking robot, Tally Target and lancom...
2016-05-0854 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP024 - Amazon Deep DiveEpisode 24 is a single topic podcast offer a deep dive into
Amazon.
Details about Amazon most retailers don't know
Secrets to Amazon's success
Common Amazon misperceptions
Advice for competing (or at least surviving) in an Amazon
world.
Episode 24 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on
Thursday, April 28th, 2016.
http://retailgeek.com/podcast
Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, SVP Commerce &
Content at Razorfish, and Scot Wingo, Founder and Executive
Chairman of Channel Advisor as they discuss the latest news and
trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper
marketing.
2016-05-021h 12
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP023 - Abercrombie and Fitch, Billy May SVP Digital & E-CommerceEP023 - Billy May SVP Digital & E-Commerce at Abercrombie and Fitch A weekly podcast with the latest e-commerce news and events. Episode 23 is an interview with Billy May, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Digital, eCommerce, and Corporate Development at Abercrombie and Fitch. Billy is a 4th generation retailer and a pioneer in retail digital transformation. Today he is responsible for digital and e-commerce for one of the worlds most recognized brands. Our conversation covers a wide range of topics including: Billy's career matriculation, and current responsibilities Some of the key strat...
2016-04-2057 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP021 - Local SEO, Amazon Shareholder Letter and eBay Seller ReleaseEP021 - Local SEO, Amazon Shareholder Letter and eBay Seller Release
ChannelAdvisor March Same Store Sales Data:It was another good month for Google with Google Shopping/Product Listing Ads showing strong growth at 41.8%, which seems to have come at the expense of eBay which was flat.
Scot has noticed very aggressive placement of PLAs and a number of experiments with new ad units, such as a new 12 pack PLA.
Amazon News:
Prime Now is coming to Web – Something we suggested should happen in Episode 18.
Amazon Adding External Payment Partner program
Amazo...
2016-04-0950 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP020 - Sur La Table Kevin Ertell, SVP DigitalEP020 - Guest Kevin Ertell, SVP Sur La Table News: Amazon Dash buttons get an update Next Generation Apple Store opens in Memphis, TN Lululemon new pants wall Facebook Messenger Getting a Wallet Upcoming Events F8 - Facebook Developer Conference April 12+13 Google I/O Developer Conference May 18-20 Guest Kevin Ertell, SVP Digital Sur La Table @kevinertell Cart Talk - a great example of social proof being employed by Sur La Table, getting feedback immediately after purchase. Sur La Table is working on new store detail pages with Brickworks Sof...
2016-04-0152 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP019 - Grocery Commerce, Adobe & Bronto Summits, Apple Pay News and MoreAdobe Summit:
Jason attended the Adobe summit.
Adobe announced a Cross Device Attribution “Device Co-op”
From the retail supersession, Sucherita Mulpuru shared the Forrester mobile forecast,$35B in mobile sales, $977B mobile influenced sales. So for every dollar purchased on a mobile device, another $28 are influenced.
Adobe demoed an entirely unrealistic retail use case "REI Shopping Bag" based on technology from Twyst.
Razorfish debuted a new set of tools for creating B2B commerce experiences using the Adobe stack, called Razorshop B2B
Bronto Summit
Scot attended the Bronto conference, and gave a t...
2016-03-2749 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP016 - Mobile World Congress, Target Earnings, Sports Authority Chapter 11, and Book RecommendationsEP016 - Mobile World Congress, Target Earnings, Sports Authority Chapter 11, and Book Recommendations
Mobile World Congress recap:Mobile Connect - http://www.gsma.com/personaldata/personal-data-programme Echoss - http://www.12cm.co.kr/en/12cmViewport fragmentation
Q4 results continue to come in:TargetComp sales up 1.9 vs Walmart 0.6%Signature Categories up 6%Traffic up 5 consecutive quartersQ4 E-Com Up 34% vs Walmart 8%30% of orders fulfilled from stores (40% OOS in FC)E-commerce up 31% for Full Year (vs 30% last year)Free Shipping vs. Walmart $50 thresholdFurther...
2016-03-0447 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP015 - eBags Peter Cobb, Co-FounderEP015 - eBags co-founder Peter Cobb, Google SERPs and Amazon Peter Cobb, co-founder of eBags and e-commerce pioneer shares his insight and learnings from 17 years of growing a profitable pure-play e-commerce site Our discussion includes, the founding of ebags, shop.org, the future of pure-plays e-commerce sites, brands going direct, private label and the evolution of mobile. Google has made changes to it's SERPs which will effect many e-commerce sites. Amazon opened it's 11 fulfillment center in the UK / Amazon increased FBA prices Amazon raises shipping threshold for non-prime to $49
2016-02-2452 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP014 - Walmart E-Com, NYC Retail, Amazon ApparelEP0014 - Walmart E-Com, NYC Retail, Amazon Apparel, and Amazon Flex
Walmart Earnings
Nordstorm Earnings - Rack cannibalizing Mainline stores?
New Neiman Marcus Long Island Flagship
New Barney's NYC Flagship
SnapChat Commerce
Shopify Chat Commerce - Shopify Shopkey
Amazon Apparel / Amazon Diapers - Mama Bear
Amazon Flex - An uber killer?
Microsoft Hololens Ted Demo
Metavision.com Ted Demo
http://retailgeek.com/podcast / / Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, SVP Commerce & Content at Razorfish, and Scot Wingo...
2016-02-2153 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP013 - SuperBowl, VR, future of malls, and why responsive design is a bad ideaEP013 - SuperBowl, VR, Future of Malls, and why responsive design is a bad idea
Recap of Superbowl Ads. Including ads from Amazon, Paypal, and Dollar Shave Club. Digital Calls to action in ads. And mobile engagement with those ads.
Are stale fashion trends curtailing woman's apparel sales, or is it another example of Amazon eating the world?
Google, Apple, and Alibaba all make new investments in VR.
January Same Store Sales data from Channel Advisor looks encouraging.
Amazon rumors about logistics services continue "Project Dragon Boat". Amazon Prime...
2016-02-1153 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP012 - Amazon Retail Stores, Google Earnings, Subscriptions, and MarketplacesEP012 - Amazon Retail Stores, Google Earnings, Subscriptions, and Marketplaces.
http://retailgeek.com/podcast
Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, SVP Commerce & Content at Razorfish, and Scot Wingo, Founder and Executive Chairman of Channel Advisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing.
2016-02-0442 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP011 - E-commerce Companies Q4 Earnings RecapEpisode 11 covers a recap of numerous Q4 earnings calls including E-Bay, Facebook, Alibaba, Amazon, Starbucks and Microsoft. Also Uber, Macy's, Walmart news.
The Jason & Scot Show. Podcast about e-commerce and digital shopper marketing.
http://retailgeek.com/podcast
Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, SVP Commerce & Content at Razorfish, and Scot Wingo, Founder and Executive Chairman of Channel Advisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing.
2016-01-2950 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP010 - NRF Big Show RecapEP010 - NRF Big Show Recap, Amazon Updates, and new Google PLA format
Robots!
Smartshelfs
What's the future for beacons?
AR/VR
Electronic Shelf Labels and Dynamic Pricing
NRF Whispers - Was this a tough holiday season for Brick & Mortar?
Are shipping rates going up (even though gas prices are at historic lows)?
Amazon assortment is growing dramatically.
Amazon is the top brand in the US (per YouGov study)
Amazon launches it's new replenishment service
Google tests...
2016-01-2139 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP009 - CES Recap, NRF Preview, #RIPPurePlay, Amazon, Holiday RecapEP009 - recap of CES, a preview of NRF, L2 #RIPPurePlay event, Amazon fulfillment and tax news, and Holiday wrap-up.
/ / http://retailgeek.com/podcast
/ / Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, SVP Commerce & Content at Razorfish, and Scot Wingo, Founder and Executive Chairman of Channel Advisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing.
2016-01-1633 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP008 - Predictions for 2016EP008 - Chat Commerce, Gen Z, New Retail, and Walmart Payments.
Scots top 5 predictions for 2016:
2016 will be the year of Chat Commerce
Amazon will make some big moves in logistics
Jet will prove the naysayers wrong, and get acquired
Google will make a bold move this year in e-commerce that surprises everyone
Alibaba’s attempts to bring Singles day to the US will fail
Jason top 5 predictions for 2016:
CPG’s and grocery will make major moves into DTC e-commerce
Re-Orgs. Retailers will get rid of stand alone e-commerce departments and integrate e-commerce into core busin...
2016-01-0739 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP007 - Holiday sales and shipping woes, how big Amazon really isEpisode 7 covers an update on brick and mortar holiday sales. The top 5 online shopping days. Shipping woes for UPS, Fedex, and Jet. Is e-commerce at a tipping point in-terms of overtaking brick and mortar sales? And a discussion about how large Amazon really is.
http://retailgeek.com/podcast
oin your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, SVP Commerce & Content at Razorfish, and Scot Wingo, Founder and Executive Chairman of Channel Advisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing.
2015-12-2438 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP006 - Korea Commerce, Holiday Update, Daily Deal Sites, Nordstrom InvestmentsEpisode 6 covers Commerce in Korea, a Holiday Update including the shape of holiday peaks and the risk for holiday shipments, Gilts potential sale and the overall state of Daily Deal Sites, Nordstrom E-commerce investment strategy, Hoverboard fire problems, and a few Amazon and Alibaba tidbits..
http://retailgeek.com/podcast
Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, SVP Commerce & Content at Razorfish, and Scot Wingo, Founder and Executive Chairman of Channel Advisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing.
2015-12-1830 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP005 - Chat Commerce, Gen Z, New Retail, and Walmart Payments.EP05 - Chat Commerce, Gen Z, New Retail, and Walmart Payments. Episode 5 covers Chat Commerce including consumer behaviors in Eastern & Western markets, a discussion about Generation Z, new retail concepts including Birch Box store, Target Wonderland Popup, and B8ta store, and the announcement of Walmart's new mobile payments system.
http://retailgeek.com/podcast
Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, SVP Commerce & Content at Razorfish, and Scot Wingo, Founder and Executive Chairman of Channel Advisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing.
2015-12-1159 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP004 - Post holiday recap, mobile, top products, Amazon newsJoin your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, SVP Commerce & Content at Razorfish, and Scot Wingo, Founder and Executive Chairman of Channel Advisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing. EP004 - Post holiday recap, mobile, top products, Amazon news
Complete show notes are available at http://retailgeek.com/podcast
2015-12-0345 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP003 - Holiday Edition, Comscore Q3 Report, Same Store Sales Results, Holiday Forecasts, Benchmarking data, Amazon NewsEpisode 3 - The Holiday Edition covers:
Comscore State of the U.S. Online Retail Economy Q3 w/ Holiday Forecast
Channel Advisor Same Store Sales, 3rd week of November results
Adobe Holiday Forecast
Other Holiday Benchmarks
IBM, Google, Deloitte, Forrester, Custora, Demandware, Monetate
Amazon
NY times article sales the long game is working, as retail turns profitable
Will Amazon becoming a shipping company?
News
Forrester Analyst Peter Sheldon joins Magento
Walgreens Digital Head Sona Chawla joins Kohls
2015-11-2540 min
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP002 - Holiday Pricing Survey, Death of Retail, and Robots!Episode 2 covers the Merrill Lynch Bank of America Internet/E-commerce 10th Annual Holiday Pricing Survey, a discussion about the future of retail, and how robots are improving the retail experience.
Links:
http://www.bloomberg.com/gadfly/articles/2015-11-16/retail-earnings-slowing-internet-sales-aren-t-helping
http://www.with.me/retail/shopwithme-store
http://www.lowesinnovationlabs.com/innovation-robots/
http://www.simberobotics.com/
http://amazorobotics.com
http://amazonfctours.com
Hosts:
Scot Wingo, Founder & Executive Chairman Channel Advisor / @ScotWingo
Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, SVP Commerce & Content at Razorfish / @retailgeek
2015-11-1935 minThe Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail NewsEP001 - Double 11 Singles Day, Same Store Sales data, Personalization, Holiday, Money2020Episode 1 covers singles day, the personalization paradox, Channel Advisor same store sales report (SSS), holiday promotions trends, and digital wallet news.
Links:
11.11 Day http://www.alizila.com/alibabas-shopping-festival-rakes-in-14-3-billion/
Forrester digital business forum https://www.forrester.com/DIGITAL+BUSINESS+2015/-/E-EVE6702
Channel Advisor SSS - http://www.channeladvisor.com/blog/?pn=scot/holiday-2015-same-store-sales-first-week-of-november-results
Money2020 - http://www.money2020.com/
ShopTalk - http://www.shoptalk.com/
Hosts:
Scot Wingo, Founder & Executive Chairman Channel Advisor
@ScotWingo
Scot's...
2015-11-1333 min