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

Jason and Scot introduce their first video recording and speak with Travis Hess, CEO of Commerce, about the company and the state of e-commerce. Travis discusses his background in services, the rebrand from BigCommerce to Commerce, and current work on B2B capabilities, AI features, and easier launches. Check out the FIRST video podcast episode :     

We're unapologetic fanboys of Apple and great retail experiences on this show, so for Apple's 50th anniversary — and the 25th anniversary of the first Apple Store — we brought on the person who actually created the modern Apple Store concept: Ron Johnson. Ron built his career in 10-year cycles, and each one changed retail. At Target, he dreamed up the first designer collaboration in retail history...

Greetings Jason and Scot show listeners!  We hope you're enjoying the new pods and we have another Jason and Scot show on the way, but until then I wanted to share a new podcast we're launching called RetailPlaybook.  Andrew Bell is the top expert in optimizing your product catalog and PDP for maximum sales on Alexa for Shopping (Rufus), Sparky and Target Shopping Assistant. In his new podcast And...

EP339 - The Non-Agentic Episode In this episode, we challenge Scot to talk about all the interesting things happening in the commerce indsutry, without talking about Agentic Commerce. Including USDC Sales Data, Q1 Earnings Reports, upcoming Prime Day, and the latest on Direct to Consumer from China models from Tik Tok Shop, Shein, and Temu. Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, Chief Commer...

EP338 - Amazon Q1 2026 Earnings Chapters 0:32  Welcome to the Jason and Scott Show 1:36  Spring Break Reflections 3:20  Upcoming Events and Workshops 5:47  Healthcare Insights 8:00  Amazon's Prime Day Changes 9:58  Amazon's Q1 Earnings Overview 20:04  Amazon's Retail Performance Analysis 28:28  Fulfillment and Delivery Innovations 30:26  Global Instant Commerce Trends 31:32  Revenue Breakdown Insi...

**The Future of Agentic Commerce** In Episode 337 of the Jason & Scot Show, recorded on March 10th, 2026, hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg and Scot Wingo explore the transformative impact of agentic commerce, as discussed during a panel at Citi's 2026 Global Consumer and Retail Conference. Joined by experts Ron Josey  and Paul Lejuez, they examine how AI technologies are reshaping retail, leading...

EP336 - Amazon Q4 Earnings Chapters 0:31  Welcome to the Jason and Scott Show 3:28 NRF Highlights and Personal Updates 5:54 Upcoming Conferences and Events 9:15 Anthropic's Super Bowl Ads 16:11 Claude Bot and Agentic Technology 16:42 Amazon Earnings Overview 23:32 Meta's Advertising Strategies 27:32 Google's AI Developments 35:45 Amazon's Earnings Call Insights 44:29 Retail Growth and Essentials 4...

EP335 - Kevin Ertell The Strategy Trap http://jasonandscot.com In this electrifying episode of the Jason & Scot Show, recorded on Friday, October 10th, 2025, hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg and Scot\t Wingo welcome a very special guest and longtime friend, Kevin Ertell. With over 30 years of combined history, the duo dives into Kevin's impressive career trajectory, his extensive experiences in r...

For this episode we have an experiment for you.  The NRF big show concluded Tuesday Jan 13 th and Jason was invited to 'tie the bow' on the conference in the last keynote: Commerce Disrupted: Rise of the AI Native Consumer. For this podcast, we recorded the keynote's audio so you can experience the keynote.  If you'd like to see the video we shot as well as the audio it's available here-> https://...

EP333 - Jason Del Rey The Aisle http://jasonandscot.com Chapters 0:39 Welcome to the Json and Scott Show 2:23 The Amazon Book Debate 7:43 Inside Jason's Media Journey 10:50 Jason's New Venture 11:14 Launching The Aisle 19:25 The Name Game 21:53 Blocking Bots on The Aisle 24:53 Sneak Peek of Upcoming Interviews 32:05 Is It a Bubble? 39:00 Exploring Conversational Commerce 46:10 Upcoming Event Insig...

EP327 - Kelly Goetsch Order Network eXchange (onX) Standard http://jasonandscot.com In this episode of the Jason & Scot Show, recorded on Thursday, November 6th, hosts Jason Goldberg and Scot Wingo welcome back Kelly Goetsch, now the President of Pipe17. They dive deep into the evolving landscape of e-commerce, order management, and the impact of AI on consumer experiences, taking us on a journey...

EP331 - E.L.F. Beauty CDO, Ekta Chopra http://jasonandscot.com 0:42 Welcome to the Jason and Scott Show 0:57 Live from Las Vegas 1:09 Guest Introduction: Ekta Chopra 1:51 The Best Panel Ever 3:06 Ekta's Journey to Elf Beauty 4:26 Understanding Elf Beauty 6:28 From Cosmetics to Multi-Channel 8:02 AI in Retail: The Future 14:22 Maintaining Company Culture 22:30 The Impact of TikTok Shop 25:31 Attrib...

EP330 - GroceryShop and ChatGPT Instant Checkout 0:38  Welcome to the Json and Scott Show 2:34  Catching Up After Two Months 2:59  Insights from NRF Europe 7:04  Retail Club Experience 13:22  Key Takeaways from Grocery Shop 24:09  Sampling Experiences at Grocery Shop 38:48  AI Trends in Retail 52:11  Closing Thoughts and Next Steps Join Jason and Scot as they celebrate recording their first live e...

EP329 - Amazon Q2 2025 Results 0:38  Welcome to the Jason and Scott Show 12:57  Amazon's Mixed Earnings Report 18:07  The Impact of AWS on Retail 21:18  AWS Performance and AI Concerns 28:55  Amazon's Advertising Strategy 33:33  Amazon's Relationship with Google 35:24 The Future of AI Investments 39:44  User Experience and Advertising 42:42  Economic Uncertainty and Consumer Behavior Welcome back...

Brittain Ladd worked at Amazon and helped them conceive of a model that was both cheaper than traditional package delivery and more convenient as well.  The goal? To help Amazon (2.5% share) grocery catch-up and ultimately beat Wal-mart in grocery (25% share). It starts with grocery distribution centers that are fully robotic/automated called Local Vending Machines (LVMs) instead of stores.  These...

EP328 - Navigating E-commerce News and Innovations in AI Answer Engines for Commerce 0:36  Welcome to the Jason and Scot Show 4:53  Consumer Trends in Retail 5:03  Upcoming Retail Events 8:42  Insights on E-commerce Growth 10:35  Earnings Season Insights 44:13  Amazon Prime Day Analysis 51:30  New Developments with Alexa 56:00  Predictions for the Holiday Season In this episode of the Jason and Sc...

EP327 - Agentic Commerce Happy Fathers Day! In this exciting episode of the Jason & Scot Show, recorded on Friday, June 6th, 2025, hosts Jason Goldberg and Scot Wingo dive into the latest happenings and insights in the world of strategic e-commerce, AI technologies, and retail innovations. This episode picks up where Episode 326 left off, continuing the engaging conversation sparked by their recen...

EP326 - Are Retail Media Networks Mid? Happy Fathers Day! In our previous episode (326) Jason made a comment about retail media networks sometimes being over-hyped. In response, Scot recruited all his friendsd in the the industry and inticed Kiri Masters to make a rebutle. Which she did via two part linked-in post and a podcast . So in this episode Jason doubles down and defends his position on re...

In this episode, Scot Wingo is joined by Forrester retail analyst Sucharita Kodali to dive into the emerging world of agentic shopping and the growing influence of generative AI in commerce. They cover: - The explosion of retail media networks - Why marketplaces are making a comeback - OpenAI's retail ambitions (and that Instacart CEO hire) - GenAI adoption across retail use cases - The rising thr...

Greetings Jason and Scot show listeners, here's another Retailgentic episode to hold you over until Jason and I can get our schedules to line up.    Today on the Retailgentic pod, we're excited to share our discussion with Michelle Grant , Director of Strategy & Insights for Retail and Consumer Goods at  Salesforce , to explore how AI agents are already reshaping retail, both online and in-store....

Greetings Jason and Scot show listeners.  Today we are cross posting the first episode of a new podcast from Scot Wingo, the 'Scot' from Jason and Scot.  Don't panic!  The Jason and Scot show is still alive and kicking - Jason's schedule has limited our time together, but we're working on it.   While you wait, Scot has a new podcast that is focused on an area he's excited about - the disruption co...

Amazon Q1 2025 results and AI Commerce Happy Starwars Day! In this episode we do a deep dive into Amazon Q1 2025 results. Amazon had an overall strong quarter with record profits from their retail business unit. Amazon GMV grew 7.9% in Q1 2025 vs the same quarter in 2024, three times as fast as the retail industy as a whole. We also cover the latest AI commerce news, including ChatGPT product titl...

EP324 - Amazon Q4 Earnings  In this episode we do a deep dive into Amazon Q4 and Full Year 2024 results. Amazon had an overall strong quarter with record profits from their retail business unit. Amazon GMV grew 11% in 2024 vs. 2023, almost three times as fast as the retail industyr as a whole. Amazon's North American GMV also nearly matched Walmart's in 2024 (Walmart reports it's Q4 results next w...

The expended edition of this podcast is 80 minutes long. We're sorry, if we had more time, we'd make a shorter podcast. 0:00 - 27:30 NRF Big Show Recap 27:30 - 59:00 Recap of 2024 Predictions 59:00 - 80:00 2025 Predictions Watch a complete recap of NRF Big Show 2025 here 2024 Predictions Recap Jason : Retail Media Networks go In-store. At least 1 top 20 retailer launches a digital in-store ad netw...

EP322 - 2024 Holiday Recap   Episode Summary: In today's episode of the Jason & Scot Show , Jason and Scot recap the 2024 holiday season, and give a preview of the upcoming NRF Big Show. The week of January 20th, we'll be publishing our annual predictions show. If you enjoyed the episode, help us reach more listeners by leaving a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. Thanks for tuning in! Episode 32...