EP102 - 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 - Author of the Originals
Scott Galloway - NYC Professor, L2 Founder, and Author of "The Four"
Tech Lab

Amazon News

Amazon looking for a second HQ location. Scot thinks Austin, Jason suggested Houston or Detroit.
Amazon launched a new set of Alexa based devices
Amazon renewed - Certified pre-owned products
Amazon opening 6 new Fulfillment Centers in the US (and 40 in India):
- Oregon - Salem (8/28)
- Ohio - North Randall
- NY - Staten Island (9/6)
- Michigan (9/14)
- Oregon - Portland (9/18)
- Ohio - Euclid (9/18)
Alexa in BMW
Kohls taking Amazon Returns

Other News

Walmart buys Parcel - NY same day deliveries
Plated acquired by Albertsons - Meal Kits heat up
Ikea acquires TaskRabbit - Help deliver and assemble Ikea products
Jet launching private label "everyday essentials" line
Wish $30m NBA sponsorship
Holiday Forecasts - Ranging from 3.5% - 4% (Jason thinks that might be optimistic unless we get highly promotional)

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Episode 102 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Wednesday October 4th, 2017.

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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.