The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail News EP153 - Pre-Thanksgiving Industry News and Listener Questions
EP153 - Pre-Thanksgiving Industry News and Listener Questions
Thanksgiving road trips with Jason & Scot have become a tradition in the digital shopper marketing industry. Here is an hour of new and listener questions, to get you ready for the Turkey-5 holiday!
Spiffy announces connected car initiative. The first connected car feature grants limited access to vehicles through OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) connected car capabilities. Eliminating the step of handing off keys prior to a service makes Spiffy's on-demand services even easier for customers.
Amazon News
- HQ2/3 discussion
- Amazon offers free shipping w/o Prime (how will Target/Walmart respond)
- Apple establishes an official presence on Amazon
Other News
- 11.11 Recap
- Walmart earnings (e-com up 43%)
- Walmart CEO Doug McMillon on Tim Ferris podcast
- New store concepts dominated by mobile experiences
- 7Fresh (JD Grocery)
- New Nike NY Store "House of Innovation 000"
- 7-11 scan and go
- Sams Club Now
- Amazon Go / 4-Star / Books
Listener Questions
- Sri Rajagopalan
- Is the Amazon business in consumables really growing?
- Why are we not embracing Alibaba in the USA?
- Anonymous
- Anker rose to be a powerhouse of an Amazon business. Can you analyze their changes to highlight the overall marketplace transition to differentiated product development?
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Episode 153 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Sunday, November 18, 2018.
Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, SVP Commerce & Content at SapientRazorfish, 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.