The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail News

EP084 - Amazon News, Walmart Earnings, RumorsAmazon News Prime day - 30 hours long, sometime the week of July 10t Amazon market cap crossed 2X Walmart 20yr anniversary of Amazon IPO - A $10K investment then would be worth $6,410,000 today 1 click patent expiring Amazon expanding into Pharmacy and Furniture Amazon B2B impacts Grainger (Now predict that 80% of the sales by 2021 will be online) Brands moving ad dollars from Google to Amazon Walmart Strong Q1 earnings- Ecommerce up 63% (40% organic), GMV up 69% Same Store Sales up 1.4% Went from 10m SKUs a year ago to 50m SKUs today (Amazon has 355m) ThisIsStory opens Jet.com Fresh themed story Walmart files IOT Patents Other News As earning season wraps up, discount retailers, dollar stores, and warehouses are up, while department stores are down. Samsonite purchases Ebags  for $105m  Google IO - Google is all in on artificial intelligence Target tried to buy Caspar and settled for an investment Target may be trying to buy Boxed Scot will be hosting "Amazon & Me" an all day workshop on Tuesday June 6th at IRCE, he can be found in the Channel Advisor booth #607 for some of the show. Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 84 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on on Friday May 19, 2017. http://jasonandscot.com 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.

EP083 - Andrea Leigh, selling on and negotiating with Amazon   Andrea Leigh is the owner at Andrea K. Leigh Consulting, which helps clients sell on and negotiate with Amazon.  Andrea enjoyed a 10 year career at Amazon where she served in a number of Buying and Category Leadership roles.  Andrea is a recognized expert on Amazon, who has written a number of helpful articles about Amazon on linkedin: Amazon's New End Game is Likely Third Party Sellers. What Retail Brands Should Do About it Why Your Brand Should Sell Hybrid (1P + 2P + 3P) on Amazon - Demystifying the Hybrid Selling Model Hype Why Your Brand Should Care About Amazon’s Item-Level Economics (i.e, CRaP) We spoke with Andrea about her background and experiences at Amazon, the digital grocery market and Amazon's efforts in the segment, and the best practices and common pitfalls in working with Amazon. Andrea will be one of the speakers at "Amazon & Me" an all day workshop on Tuesday June 6th at IRCE, hosted by Scot Wingo. Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 83 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Thursday May 11, 2017. http://jasonandscot.com 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.

EP082 - Amazon Earnings, Walmart and Other News Amazon News Amazon earnings call was a clean "beat and raise" exceeding analyst estimates for revenue and earned income.  That drove the stock up 4% (approx 960), putting Amazon in striking distance of the $1000 price (which would also make Jeff Bezos the most wealthy man in the world. Jeff Bezos comments were primarily focused on progress in India. Jeff Bezos 2016 Shareholder letter is another can't miss (and don't forget to reread the 1997 letter posted at the end if you haven't seen it before) Amazon has been profitable for 8 consecutive quarter 3P Marketplace is over 50% of Amazon sales, putting total GMV for the Quarter around $60B AWS continues to grow (47% this quarter) but rate of growth has continued to slow as they get larger Prime estimates are now as high as 80M members Amazon launched the new Echo Look device Walmart News Walmart has a new startup incubator "store 8" and Rent the Runway Founder Jenny Fleiss is the first project with a new personalized shopping concept Walmart is offer new "Jet Style" discounts when you buy online and ship to store (vs. ship to home) Walmart acquired Shoes.com url for $9M Rumors that Walmart is in talks to acquire Bonobos  Petsmart buys Chewy.com for $3.35M (largest e-commerce acquisition ever) Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 82 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Thursday April 6, 2017. http://jasonandscot.com 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.

EP081 - Retail veteran, and O Alliance Founder Andrea Weiss Andrea Weiss has a storied career that has included operating stints at Disney, Ann Taylor, Guess, L brands, and Delia’s. She’s served on many boards including GSI Commerce, and Pep Boys and is currently on the board of Cracker Barrel, Nutrisystem and Chico’s. She also started The O Alliance and sits on the SAP NA advisory board. We spoke with Andrea a variety of topics, including Cracker Barrel secret biscuit recipe, the current retail climate, retail concession model, and Amazon. Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 81 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded live from Shoptalk in Las Vegas on Tuesday March 21st. http://jasonandscot.com 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.

EP080 - Accel Partners Brian O’Malley Brian O'Malley, is a partner at Accel Partners.   Accel is one of the top tier Venture Capital firms with offices in the Bay Area, London and Banglore. Some of the companies they have backed include Facebook, Dropbox, Jet.com, slack, flipkart and Spotify.  Brian has been at Accel for over 3 years and focuses on marketplaces and next-generation consumer-oriented companies.  He has led investments in Dollar Shave Club, Hotel Tonight, Bazaarvoice, and Skullcandy. We spoke with Brian about his background, his portfolio at Accel, how Brian looks at the commerce landscape from a VC perspective, the current climate for commerce investments, and the technologies that have him excited.  Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 80 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded live from Shoptalk in Las Vegas on Tuesday March 21st. http://jasonandscot.com 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.

EP079 - Modcloth CEO, Matt Kaness Matt Kaness is the CEO of Modcloth a digitally native vertically integrated apparel brand, that was recently acquired by Walmart.  Our conversation covers Matt's background, the Modcloth business, their brick and mortar FitShop concept, the future of commerce, and the Walmart acquisition. Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 79 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded live from Shoptalk in Las Vegas on Tuesday March 21st. http://jasonandscot.com 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.

EP078 - Amazon News http://jasonandscot.com 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. In Episode 78, we catch up on a lot of the new Amazon news including: Amazon Bookstore opens in Chicago (very near Jason's home) A number of analyst raise their guidance on Amazon stock, which is now almost double Walmart's market cap Amazon hosting a summit to help brands sell direct Amazon Private Label update Amazon Go store delayed Amazon gets NFL Thursday night football Amazon hiring work from home customer service people New Product - Amazon Connect, AWS cloud SaaS callcenter application New Product - Amazon Chime, AWS cloud SaaS video conferencing application  Amazon Opening 1m sq-ft FC facility in VA Amazon acquired Souq.com - middle east marketplace - Dubai, Abu Dabi, UAE, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain  Amazon shuts down Quidsi Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 79 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Thursday April 6, 2017.  

EP077 - Kohls CEO Kevin Mansell Kevin Mansell is the the Chief Executive Officer and President of Kohl's Corporation and Kohl's Department Stores Inc. He joined Kohl's Corporation in 1982 as Divisional Merchandise Manager. Kevin sat down with us at Shoptalk to discuss a wide range of topics including the latest at Kohl's, the state of US Retail, Amazon, and the evolution of omni-channel. Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 77 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded live from Shoptalk in Las Vegas on Tuesday March 21st. http://jasonandscot.com 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.

EP076 - 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. 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.

Charlie Cole (@CharlieCole) is Global Chief Ecommerce Officer at Tumi, and Dan de Grandpre (@dan_degrandpre) is CEO of Dealnews.  We caught up with both of them at a networking event hosted by Scot Silverman at ShopTalk. Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 75 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded live from Shoptalk in Las Vegas on Monday March 20th. http://jasonandscot.com 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.