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

EP222 - RBC Mark Mahaney on Amazon Episode 222 is an interview with Ma rk Mahaney , Managing Director at Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). RBC is Canada's biggest bank, and one of the largest in the world based on market capitalization. Mark is one of the top internet analysts in the world, being ranked #1 by Institutional Investor Magazine numerous times. His research on the e-commerce space are all mu...

EP221 - E-Commerce Logistics Crunch Episode 221 covers recent news including logistics moves from UPS, FedEx, and Amazon. Past Events Jason NRF Interview Leaders of Change Interview Upcoming Events NRF Global Trends from the Reopening of Stores  June 8th, 11am ET. Hear from retail industry leaders Jason Goldberg, chief commerce officer of Publicis, and Sucharita Kodali, VP and principal analyst at...

EP220 - Retail Earnings News Episode 220 covers a variety of retail earnings reports and news. Retail Earnings Walmart – Same store sales up 10%, e-commerce up 74% Target – Same store sales up 10.8%, e-commerce up 141% (curbside up 278%) Home Depot- Same store sales up 7.1%, e-commerce up 79% Lowes- Same store sales up 11.2%, e-commerce up 80% Race to $1.5T Market Cap (as of 5/20/2020) Apple Inc....

EP219- Live Listener Questions Episode 219 is a live show featuring live audience questions. Jason & Scot get to interact with listeners live. It's also a rare chance to watch the podcast, as the episode was recorded with video, watch it on YouTube.   Don't forget to like our  facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 219 of the Jason & Scot show wa...

EP218 - Amazon Q1 2020 Earnings and Covid News  Episode 218 covers some Covid-19 related e-commerce news, and provides an analysis of Amazon's Q1 2020 Earnings. Announcement Next weeks show will be a live listener question show. Join our Zoom webinar on May 6th at 9pm ET , and you can watch us make a show, and ask your own questions. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89837125650?pwd=QTM2QWZKRDlSNFFIU0xnRm...

EP217 - OfferUp CEO Nick Huzar Episode 217 is an interview with  Nick Huzar  ( @nickhuzar ), the Founder and CEO of  OfferUp  ( @OfferUp ). OfferUp is the largest mobile marketplace in the U.S, facilitating consumer to consumer sales of second-hand goods. In this interview, we discuss OfferUp's recent fund raise, the acquisition of LetGo, and the state of C2C Marketplaces during Covid-19. Don't fo...

EP216 - Marketplace Pulse founder Juozas Kaziukenas  Episode 216 is an interview with  Juozas Kaziukenas  aka "Joe" ( @juokaz ), the Founder and CEO of  Marketplace Pulse  ( @marketplacepulse ). In this interview, we discuss the state of North American marketplaces, their trajectories, and current impacts of Covid-19. Don't forget to like our  facebook  page, and if you enjoyed this episode please...

EP215 - What to read during a pandemic This episode is a list of suggested resources to read for those looking to do some professional development in the commerce space.  ( all book links are amazon affiliate links ) The episode also features an interview with Rishad Tobaccowala  ( @Rishad ) Rishad's is the author of " Restoring the Soul of Business: Staying Human in the Age of Data " published by...

EP214 - Stifel Managing Director Scott Devitt on Covid-19  Episode 214 is an interview with  Scott Devitt , Managing Director of Internet Equity Research at Stifel, in which we discuss the potential economic impacts of Covid-19. In this interview, we discuss the travel, hospitality, and e-commerce industries, with a deep dive into some of the factors that will impact Amazon. To receive Scotts rese...

EP213 - Deloitte's Kasey Lobaugh Recessions and the Future of Retail Episode 213 is an interview with Kasey Lobaugh , Principal and Chief Retail Innovation Officer for Deloitte. This time we discuss a report Deloitte published last year " Boom, gloom, or doom? What the next recession might mean for consumer companies " which is suddenly very relevant to retailers facing the Covid-19 epidemic. Kase...

EP212- Jason & Scot Show Live Listener Questions About Covid-19 Impact On Commerce Episode 212 is a live show featuring audience questions about Covid-19 and it's potential long term impact on retail. Jason & Scot get to interact with listeners live. It's also a rare chance to watch the podcast, as the episode was recorded with video, watch it on YouTube.   Subscribe to the audio version of the po...

EP211 - ThirdLove Co-Founder David Spector  David Spector is the Co-Founder of ThirdLove, a digitally native direct to consumer women's intimates brand. Dave founded the company with his wife Heidi Zak. In this interview with Dave, we discuss the origin of the company, their data driven approach to designing products, the challenges with scaling a DTC company, and the potential role of omni-channe...

EP210 - Amazon Grocery and News Episode 210 is a recap of the weeks news, including eTailWest recap, Amazon Go Grocery,  Walmart new programs, impact of Coronavirus, and retailer earnings reports. eTail West recap Amazon Amazon Go Grocery Amazon Grocery Micro Fulfillment Amazon Basics Bedding Pop-Up Jason's Forbes article on digital grocery: The Race To Reinvent Grocery: How Amazon, Walmart And Mo...

EP209 - Moosejaw CEO Eoin Comerford Eoin Comerford is the CEO of MooseJaw . An omni-channel outdoor retailer, acquired by Walmart in 2017. In this interview with Eoin we discuss Moosejaw's unique positioning as "The most fun outdoor retailer on the planet" and some of the innovative marketing campaigns Moosejaw has developed. We also explore their omni-channel strategy, rewards program, owned prod...

EP208 - Elliot CEO and Founder, Sergio Villasenor  Sergio Villasenor ( @sir_gee_ohhhhh ) is the CEO and Founder of Elliot . Elliot is a modern, mobile first e-commerce platform that describes itself as: "The easiest way to sell there, there, there too, yes there & yes all the way over there. No-code e-commerce platform for every there & where you want to sell." In this interview with Sergio, we ge...

EP207 - "Billion Dollar Brand Club" author Lawrence Ingrassia h Lawrence Ingrassia ( ingrassia.larry@gmail.com ) is the author of " Billion Dollar Brand Club: How Dollar Shave Club, Warby Parker, and Other Disruptors Are Remaking What We Buy ". (Amazon Affiliate Link) In this interview with Larry, we discuss many of the brands covered in the book including Dollar Shave Club, Warby Parker, eSalon,...

EP206 - Amazon Q4 2019 Earnings Deep Dive  Amazon released their Q4 2020 earnings on Thursday Jan 30th.  In a holiday quarter that has proved to be challenging for many retailers, Amazon soundly beat analyst expectations, and raised their governance for Q1 2020, driving their stock up.  Amazon's market cap is currently larger than the next six largest retailers combined, and their competitive adva...

EP205 - CES and NRF 2020 Recap CES 2020  was in Las Vegas Jan 7th - Jan 10th. NRF Big Show 2020  was in New York Jan 11-14th. Scott Galloway (ProfG) hosting a 2020 Tech Prediction lecture the evening of Jan 14th. PSFK Future of Retail 2020 event on January 15th. We recap them all with a lens on what's relevant to retailers and digital shopper marketers. Don't forget to like our  facebook page, and...

EP204 - 2020 Annual Predictions 2019 Recap - Predictions made on episode 159 Scot At least 5k more store closures in 2019. Yes.  9,300 US store closures per Coresight. Amazon – Prof Galloway is big on Amazon having to create a AWS spinoff and has moderated that to tracking stock. I'm going to predict Amazon doesn't do either of those things. But this WILL be the year they break ads out. Yes. Gallo...

EP203 - Shopper insights from NPD Checkout NPD Checkout is a product from NPD that scan physical and digital receipts from a panel of more than 100,000 users to get a unique look into consumer purchase patterns in a variety of product categories. Jeremy Allen , Group President of Checkout, and Patty Altman , SVP Client and Business Development at Checkout join us to discuss what we can learn about...

Support the Show: The Jason & Scot Show as been nominated for "Best Retail Media Resource" by the VIP awards.  We'd appreciate your support, if you could take a minute to vote for us . Adobe Recap Taylor Schreiner is the Director of Adobe Digital Insights. He uses Adobe's data to give us a recap of the Cyber 5 (the five shopping days from Black Friday through Cyber Monday, this year Nov 29 - Dec 2...

Support the Show: The Jason & Scot Show as been nominated for "Best Retail Media Resource" by the VIP awards.  We'd appreciate your support, if you could take a minute to vote for us . Adobe Recap Taylor Schreiner is the Director of Adobe Digital Insights. He uses Adobe's data to give us a recap of the Cyber 5 (the five shopping days from Black Friday through Cyber Monday, this year Nov 29 - Dec 2...

EP201 - Cyber5 2019 Hot Take Cyber 5 is the five shopping days from Black Friday through Cyber Monday (this year Nov 29 - Dec 2).   Adobe Recap Adobe Holiday Dashboard (note: numbers updated after show was recorded) Thanksgiving  11/28 - $4.2B (up 14.5% YoY) below forecast of $4.4B Black Friday 11/29 - $7.4B (up 19.6% YoY) below forecast of $7.5B Saturday - 11/30 - $3.6B (Up 18% YoY) at forecast S...

EP200 - Walmart Chief Customer Officer Janey Whiteside  Episode 200 is our 4 year anniversary, featuring an interview with Janey Whiteside, EVP and Chief Customer Officer at Walmart. Anniversary Recap First Show November 13, 2015 (11.11 recap) 176 hours (over 7 days of straight content) First Guest: Peter Cobb (Episode 15, 2/24/16) Jason Company Names: 4 (Razorfish, Sapient. Razorfish, Publicis. S...

EP199 - Dreamforce and Retail Earnings Episode 199 covers the 2019 Dreamforce Conference as well as this weeks news including Walmart and Target earnings reports.. Dreamforce Salesforce held their annual Dreamforce Conference in San Francisco this week.  They launched a major new functionality " Customer 360 Truth" a universal customer data platform. Singles Day - 11.11 Day - $38.38 billion US (up...