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

EP243 - Amazon Q3 2020 Earnings Recap  In this episode, we break down Amazon’s Q3 2020 earnings (PDF) results. Don’t forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. http://jasonandscot.com Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis, and Scot Wingo, CEO of GetSpiffy and Co-Founder of ChannelAdvisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing. Episode 243 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded live on Thursday, October 29th 2020.

EP242 - Salsify Co-Founder and CMO Rob Gonzalez  Rob Gonzales is the Co-Founder and CMO of Salsify an e-commerce enablement SaaS company that has raised over $250m and focuses on helping brands sell online. Rob is also co-founder of the Digital Shelf Institute. Don’t forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 242 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded live on Wednesday, October 21st 2020. http://jasonandscot.com Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis, and Scot Wingo, CEO of GetSpiffy and Co-Founder of ChannelAdvisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing.

EP241 - Holiday Preview with eMarketer's Andrew Lipsman  Andrew Lipsman (@alipsman) is the Principal Analyst for retail and e-commerce for eMarketer. In this episode, Andrew gives listeners an advanced preview of eMarketer’s holiday forecast, and we do a deep dive into all the factors that will play into this holiday season. This holiday season may have more uncertainty for brands and retailers than any other holiday season in our lifetime, so it’s well worth the listen. This is an exclusive preview of one of the most anticipated holiday forecasts in the industry. Key Topics: Vectors that influence holiday forecasts The forecast Shipageddon Can retailers pull holiday in early? How will the cyber-5 play out Returnageddon Category winners and losers Retail winners and losers How to follow the season eMarketer Holiday 2020 Forecast Total retail +0.9% to $1.013 trillion Ecommerce +35.8% growth to $190B (+ $50B in ecommerce sales vs. last year) Brick-and-mortar -4.7% to $823B Don’t forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 241 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded live on Tuesday, October 21, 2020. http://jasonandscot.com Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis, and Scot Wingo, CEO of GetSpiffy and Co-Founder of ChannelAdvisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing.

EP240 - Amazon Prime Day Recap Episode 240 is a recap of Amazon Prime Day 2020, and a review of the US Census Advanced Monthly Retail Sales data for September. Amazon Prime Day Amazon Press Release ChannelAdvisor Prime Day Salesforce Prime Day Blog Two Thirds of Sales During Prime Day Were by Amazon 1P – marketplace Pulse Cool PrimeDay Review of 50 e-commerce sites by Forrester research analyst Nicole Murgia Advanced Retail Sales Data for September US Census Advanced Monthly Retail Sales for September Don’t forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 240 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded live on Friday, October 16th, 2020. http://jasonandscot.com Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis, and Scot Wingo, CEO of GetSpiffy and Co-Founder of ChannelAdvisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing.

EP239 - Retail Sales Data with US Census Bureau  Paul Bucchioni is Branch Chief and Scott Scheleur is a Supervisory Survey Statistician, both with the Retail Indicator Branch, Economic Indicators Division of the U.S. Census Bureau. In this interview, Paul and Scott walk us through the real sales data products that the US Census publishes and gives us advance about how to interpret the data. US Census Retail Data Site Twitter Account: @uscensusbureau St. Louis Federal Reserve Tool (FRED) Google Public Dataset Tool Don’t forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 239 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded live on Wednesday, October 7th, 2020. http://jasonandscot.com Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis, and Scot Wingo, CEO of GetSpiffy and Co-Founder of ChannelAdvisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing.

EP238- Holiday Shipageddon This holiday season will be a mixed bag for retailers. Health concerns are likely to drive many more consumers online, but can retailers and shippers, who are already experiencing Cyber-Monday levels of e-commerce handle the increased volume? Scott Silverman (@scottsilverman) of CommerceNext and Ken Cassar (@kcassar) of CassarCo join us to discuss the holiday season, including a CommerceNext survey of 1,000+ consumers, and 60+ digital retail executives to understand how aware they may be of shipping delays, trade-offs they'd be willing to make in order to get free shipping, etc. Jason wrote a related article "Holiday 2020: A Mixed Bag For Retailers" in Forbes this week The twitter thread that kicked off this discussion Lowes locker announcement that Scot mentioned Deloitte Holiday Forecast Salesforce Holiday Forecast Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 238 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded live on Thursday, October 1st, 2020. http://jasonandscot.com Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis, and Scot Wingo, CEO of GetSpiffy and Co-Founder of ChannelAdvisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing.

EP237 - Always Day One author Alex Kantrowitz Alex Kantrowitzer (@Kantrowitz) is the author of “Always Day One: How the Tech Titans Plan to Stay on Top Forever.” He is an on-air contributor at CNBC and host of the Big Technology podcast. In this broad-ranging interview, we discuss the unique management styles at Apple, Google, and Facebook, as well as doing a deep dive into what makes the Amazon culture unique. Disclosure: links to Amazon are affiliate links. Don’t forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 237 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded live on Thursday, September 24th, 2020. http://jasonandscot.com Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis, and Scot Wingo, CEO of GetSpiffy and Co-Founder of ChannelAdvisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing.

EP236 - DNVBs w/ Nate Poulin Episode 236 is an interview with Nate Poulin aka @digitallynativ about Digitally Native Verticle Brands (DNVBs).. Upcoming Events Digital Day North America Jason & Scot Keynote September 23 8:40-9:25am CT Channel Advisor Connect – Jason & Scot October 7th Texas A&M Retail Summit Jason October 9th  9:50am CT ShopTalk Meetup – Jason October 20-22 Measuring Ecommerce Success Against Fast-Changing Benchmarks.      Topics Nate Poulin (@digitalnativ) cut his teeth with DNVBs including Bonobos and Outdoor Voices and is currently the Chief Merchant for Monica + Andy. In this episode, we discuss a range of topics around the current state and future of digitally native brands. Don’t forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 236 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded live on Monday, September 14th, 2020. http://jasonandscot.com Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis, and Scot Wingo, CEO of GetSpiffy and Co-Founder of ChannelAdvisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing.

EP235 - Amazon Grocery, Walmart+, Holiday Preview This episode covers the latest Amazon Grocery news, the launch of Walmart+, and our first look at holiday 2020. Upcoming Events CommerceLive – Jason September 15, Noon ET.        Panel: Retailer Search Strategies — What’s Working and What’s Worth It? Publicis Livestream – Jason & Scot –     Thursday, September 17 11:00AM ET Covid, Holiday 2020, and 2021 Digital Day North America Jason & Scot Keynote September 23 8:40-9:25am CT Channel Advisor Connect – Jason & Scot October 7th Texas A&M Retail Summit Jason October 9th  9:50am CT ShopTalk Meetup – Jason October 20-22 Measuring Ecommerce Success Against Fast-Changing Benchmarks.      Topics Amazon Grocery Amazon Fresh – 40K “Non-Whole Foods” grocery concept. Dash Carts (Scan & Go). Microfullfilment? Woodland Hills open, two more free-standing coming to LA, one freestanding coming to Chicago, and a shop in shop with Kohls in LA. Amazon Go Grocery – 10K store with just-walk-out technology. A second location opens in Redmond. One coming to Washington DC. Wholefoods Digital Only – Darkstore opens in Brooklyn. JCP acquired from bankruptcy by Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG) and Brookfield Property Partners. Walmart+ launch (and drone test) Holiday Preview Don’t forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 235 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded live on Thursday, September 10th, 2020. http://jasonandscot.com Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis, and Scot Wingo, CEO of GetSpiffy and Co-Founder of ChannelAdvisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing.

EP234 - Listener Questions Live  Episode 234 is a live show featuring live audience questions. Jason & Scot get to interact with listeners live. Topics Jason wrote an article in Forbes, "It’s Time For E-Commerce Marketplace Reform", Scot found it controversial! California’s proposed AB 3262, related to product liabilities for marketplaces. Amazon's stance on hybrid sellers (both selling wholesale to Amazon, and direct on the marketplace) SEO in the Covid era What's the next big thing? How are retailers addressing digital impulse? Why do retailers have separate systems for e-commerce and POS? Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 234 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded live on Thursday, August 27th, 2020. http://jasonandscot.com J oin your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis, and Scot Wingo, CEO of GetSpiffy and Co-Founder of ChannelAdvisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing.