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

Episode 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 funding, startups, and innovation How to survive in a world with Amazon Links: Andy Dunn Article mentioned: Digitally Native Vertically Integrated Brands (DNVBs) Andy Dunn Encyclopedia of DNVBs Episode 28 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Tuesday, May 24th, 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.

EP027 - 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 currently tracks over 130,000 startups. Links: Book Jon mentioned: Blur: The Speed of Change in the Connected Economy by Stan Davis Episode 27 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Tuesday, May 17th, 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.

EP026 - Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Deep Dive We have a new facebook page! Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Deep Dive: A. Background - A look at what is driving AR/VR, what the differences between AR/VR are B. The hardware players Microsoft Hololens Magic Leap Oculus Rift Samsung Gear VR HTC Vive Sony Playstation VR Google Cardboard Matel ViewMaster VR Android VR New Google VR Exec - Amit Singh Apple Rumors Patents Amazon Job Postings Patents C. Our take on the players and experiences D. AR/VR and retail Vendors Blippar Cimagine Marxent Use Cases Store Design - TMobile VR In-Store / Out of Home Google Project Tango / Aisle411 / Walgreens (Video) Modiface - Sephora Modsy - Home visualization AR In Home AR & VR Branding/Marketing Toms Shoes VR In Home VR In-Store TopShop Fashion Show Lowes Holoroom Misc Links: Jason's Retail AR concept from 2010 Stanford Virtual Human Interaction Lab Episode 26 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Thursday, May 11th, 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.

Episode 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 lancome first snapchat ecommerce ads Bonobos - guideshop is working! Upcoming events: We'll be both be at shoptalk May 15-18 in Vegas Episode 25 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Thursday, May 5th, 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.

Episode 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.

EP023 - 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 strategic initiatives that A&F is focused on What some of the key challenges and opportunities that brands face today How A&F balances the healthy tension of brand goals and commerce goals A&F Mobile strategy and philosophy How A&F things about omni-channel International Expansion Social strategy and perspective on ROI Episode 23 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Tuesday, April 19th, 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.

EP022 - Facebook F8, Channel Advisor Catalyst, Magento Imagine, and Echo Dot review Facebook F8: Announced the messenger bot platform, included several early e-commerce examples. Most reviews of the early shopping bot experiences were poor, but Jason remains optimistic about the platform. Danny Sullivan sends Mark Zuckerberg flowers via Chatbot. Open-source 360 VR camera VR selfie-stick social VR ChannelAdvisor Catalyst: Launched ChannelAdvisor Product Intelligence for Brands which gives brands actionable insights about online assortment, merchandising and pricing across multiple online channels to ensure a consistent customer experience. Expanded Where to Buy product to include new Buy Local functionality for brands allows consumers to find your products on retailer websites and nearby stores. ChannelAdvisor CEO, David Spitz, predicted that "Amazon GMV will surpass Walmart's GMV (w/o grocery) this year." eBay's Hal Lawton announced that eBay is returning to TV advertising which will be based on seasonal marketing campaigns. Googles Vineet Buch announced that "Purchase on Google" (Googles BUY button) is current deployed with 25 merchants, and that is likely to grow throughout the year, and open to all retailers by the end of 2016. Walmart partners with ChannelAdvisor to enhance it's marketplace. Magento Imagine Magento enterprise cloud edition - running on AWS 2.0 app store - Magento Marketplace committed to quarterly releases General News: General SpaceX falcon lands on drone ship Scot reviews the Echo Dot and likes it Poshmark raised $25m Alibaba investment in Zalada to enter South Asia Gene Munster - Piper Jaffray - Amazon survey showed that 70% of high income ($120k+) households are Prime subs Victoria's secret cancels catalog Amazon focus on grocery they may become a top 10 grocer by 2019Staples to turn stores into co-working space w/ Workbar Bestbuy testing deliv for same day delivery Upcoming events: Alphabet/google earnings - April 21 eBay earnings - April 26 Amazon earnings - April 28 Shoptalk May 15-18 Google I/O - May 18 Episode 22 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Thursday, April 14th, 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.

EP021 - 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 Amazon Acquires Image Analysis Startup Orbeus 2015 Amazon Shareholder Letter is out (and is a must read). This year, Amazon became the fastest company ever to reach $100 billion in annual sales. Also this year, Amazon Web Services is reaching $10 billion in annual sales. Prime Now took only 111 days to launch it’s first market from the inception of the idea. eBay announced their first Seller Release of the year – Spring 2016 seller release Upcoming events: Catalyst (April 11-13) in Las Vegas – Jason will be presenting. Magento Imagine (April 11-13) also in Las Vegas Facebook F8 – April 12/13 Shoptalk May 15-18 Google I/O – May 18 Episode 21 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Wednesday, April 6th, 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.

EP020 - 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 Software. Sur La Table is about to launch a new visual configurator for Table Top products, using Mix & Match from Fluid. You can can be one of the first to try the new experience here. Episode 20 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Thursday, March 31st, 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.

Adobe 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 talk on "E-Commerce and the On-Demand Economy" Other News Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. announced Monday that it sold 3 trillion yuan ($463 billion) of goods through its online shopping websites in the past year ending in March, a milestone for the company. When their fiscal year ends on March 31, they likely will surpass Walmart as the largest retailer in the world Macys thinks amazon can’t compete Microsoft Chatbot “Tay” - taken down after abuse Apple Pay is coming to the mobile web Online Grocery - there is some conflicting opinions about the future of online grocery. HSBC Analysts were bearish - "We remain unconvinced of long-term viability of home deliveries for grocery” David McCarthy While a Morgan Stanley study predicts online grocery is growing fast. Episode 19 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Thursday, March 24th, 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.