The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail News EP147- Industry News, Amazon, Apple, Recode, Shop.org, and holiday forecasts
EP147- Industry News, Amazon, Apple, Recode, Shop.org, and holiday forecasts
It's a news-a-palooza this week including including Amazon, Apple, Recode, Shop.org, and holiday forecasts and more. Scot and I get together in person in Chicago to discuss all the news an implications.
Amazon News
- Amazon Go opens in Chicago and Jason has a trip report
- Bloomberg reports Amazon may have plans to open 3000 Amazon-Go stores
- Amazon Storefronts is a new feature for small businesses to curate collections
- Amazon has launched a new AI based visual discovery tool, Amazon Scout
- SnapChat and Amazon have partnered on a new social shopping experience, using visual search
- Amazon launched 14 new Echo devices
- Amazon and Good Housekeeping partner on Mall of America Pop-Up
Apple News
- Iphones ship with new commerce features
- Background NFC Scanning
- Native QR Scanning
- Augmented Reality in web-browser via ARKit 2.0
Other News
- Holiday forecasts are beginning to come in
- Deloitte: 17-22% ($128b-$134b) (19.5% midpoint)
- Internet Retailer 15.5% ($120b)
- Forrester (preliminary) forecast 14-16%
- Adobe acquires Marketo
- Farfetch (luxury e-commerce marketplace) has successful IPO
Event Recaps
- Code Commerce in New York. All the interviews are available on YouTube (thanks to @DelRey)
- Shop.org in Las Vegas. Interesting new vendors:
- Seek - Augmented Reality in Mobile Browser hosted solution for retailers/brands.
- Hero - Connecting online shoppers live with associates in the physical store.
Upcoming:
- Groceryshop October 28-31, Las Vegas
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Episode 147 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Monday, September 24th, 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.