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

EP173 - Live show from ChannelAdvisor Connect http://jasonandscot.com This is a live presentation from the ChannelAdvisor Connect show in Austin, Texas.  If you'd like to follow along, you can download the deck here: https://www.slideshare.net/retailgeek/jason-scot-show-channeladvisor-connect-2019 Don't forget to like our  facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on...

EP172 - Amazon Shareholder Letter and Q1 Results Amazon Annual Shareholder Letter Jeff Bezos released the Amazon 2018 Annual Shareholder Letter , which this year was focused the the phenomenal success and growth of the Amazon Marketplace.  In the process, Amazon disclosed the breakdown of it's 1P and 3P revenue from 1999 - 2018, as well as giving us the "physical gross merchandise volume (physical...

EP171 - DTC brands physical experiences  A discussion of Direct-To-Consumer brands physical retail experiences, recorded live from The Domain  mall in Austin.  Jason & Scot were in Austin to speak at the annual ChannelAdvisor Connect conference, and took time out to do store visits at The Domain.   Update: In the episode we state that Domain is owned by Simon Properties, which is not accurate.  Do...

EP170 - ThredUp President Anthony Marino  Anthony Marino ( @amarino ) is the President of thredUp ( @thredup ), the nation's leading online marketplace for women's and kids'​ like-new apparel. Over 25,000 brands, ranging from Gap to Gucci, are listed on thredUP.com at prices up to 90 percent off retail.  In this interview, we cover the basic thredUp value proposition, challenges and opportunities...

EP169 - GGV Capital Principal Robin Li  Robin Li is a principal at GVV Capital , a global venture capital firm that focuses on seed-to-growth stage investments across Consumer/New Retail, Social/Digital & Internet, Enterprise/Cloud and Frontier Tech sectors. The firm was founded in 2000 and manages $6.2 billion in capital across 13 funds. Past and present portfolio companies include Affirm, Airbnb...

EP168 - Bombas founder David Heath     David Heath  is the CEO and Co-Founder of  Bombas  ( @bombas ), a fast growing, energetic e-commerce apparel company, focused on making the most comfortable socks in the history of feet, while helping those in need. Founded because socks are the number one most requested clothing item at homeless shelters, for every pair they sell, they donate a pair to someo...

EP167 - Instagram Checkout Hot Take  This episode is a hot take on  Checkout on Instagram  feature.  We cover the main features, details about the closed beta, potential pros and cons, and a recommendation for brands thinking about selling on Instagram. Don't forget to like our  facebook  page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 167 of the Jason & Scot show...

EP166 - Shipsi CEO Chelsie Lee Chelsie Lee  ( @ChelsieAnnLee ) is the CEO and Co-Founder of  Shipsi , a software solution for aggregating and managing last mile delivery services. In this interview, we cover a wide range of topics including last mile solutions, curbside pickup versus delivery, changing customer behaviors, and the Amazon effect. Don't forget to like our  facebook  page, and if you...

EP165 - Amazon Alexa's David Isbitski David Isbitski  ( @thedavedev )is the Chief Evangelist for Alexa at Amazon. In this interview, we cover a wide range of topics including the growth of the Alexa platform, the evolution of the developer community, the future of voice, and voice commerce specifically. Don't forget to like our  facebook  page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a rev...

EP164 - News live from ICSC OAC  http://jasonandscot.com Jason & Scot gave a presentation at the International Council of Shopping Centers Open Air Centers show in Austin Texas and got together afterward to record a news update. Amazon Project Zero - New brand protection program Walmart Earnings.  Same store sales up 4.2%, E-Com for the quarter up 43% (up 40% for the fiscal year), guidance for nex...

Digital Alcohol with Diageo and Drizly  Jason & Scot will be podcasting live from the eTail West  which is held Feb 19-22 in sunny Palm Springs, CA. As a special gift to listeners, you can use the code JASONSCOT for 20% off. This episode is a deep dive into the digital alcohol market with Diageo and Drizly. Taylor Burton  ( @TBurton86 ) is the VP of Strategic Partnerships at Drizly, the world's la...

EP162 - Amazon Q4 2018 Earnings Hot Take  Jason & Scot will be podcasting live from the eTail West  which is held Feb 19-22 in sunny Palm Springs, CA. As a special gift to listeners, you can use the code JASONSCOT for 20% off. This episode is a hot take on Amazon Q4 2018 earnings Amazon Q4 Earnings Highlights $72.4BB, which is a 20% y/y increase $19.4B in Free cash flow Amazon grew North America 1...

EP161 - Verizon Enterprise Solutions GVP, Michele Dupre  Episode 161 is an interview with Michele Dupre , GVP of Verizon Enterprise Solutions, live the National Retail Federation Big Show.  We cover a variety of topics including: Verizon's Holiday Retail Index Findings 5G and it's likely impact on commerce Security Don't forget to like our  facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please wri...

EP160 - CES 2019 Recap, and NRF Update Episode 160 is a recap of the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show, and an update from the Nation Retail Federation Big Show. Don't forget to like our  facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 160 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Monday, January 14th, 2019.

EP159 - 2019 Predictions and 2018 Recap Our annual predictions episode for 2019 and a recap of our 2018 predictions. 2018 Recap - Predictions made on episode 112 Scot Mallageddon 2.0 - We saw 7000 stores close in 2017, I think this accelerates in 2018 as the 30-40% of weak malls fail  closures.  YES Amazon will NOT buy another offline retailer, triples down on private label.  YES Amazon will squar...

EP158 - NYC Holiday Store Visits  We're in the peak of the holiday season, which means Jason is going to be visiting stores.  This year he went to NYC and visited 33 new or updated store concepts.  If you'd like to follow the tour yourself, here the Retailgeek NYC Retail Map . Some favorites this year included: Nike Dyson Allbirds Amazon 4 Star Casper Covergirl FAO Schwarz Glossier Google Hardware...

EP157 - Bain & Company Partner Cesar Brea  Ceasar Brea ( @cesarbrea ) is a partner at Bain & Company, focused in the Advanced Analytics and Marketing practices.  We cover a variety of topics related to the disruption and future of commerce. Don't forget to like our  facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 157 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded...

EP156 - Profitero's Keith Anderson Holiday Recap  Keith Anderson  ( @KeithAnderson ) is the SVP of Strategy and Insights at Profitero.  Profitero is a leading global provider of e-commerce analytics for brands and retailers.  As head of strategy & insights for Profitero, Keith leads Profitero's product strategy and global analyst team.  In this episode, we discuss Keith's insights around last week...

EP155 - Cyber-5 Recap w/ Adobe's Tamera Gaffney. Tamara Gaffney  ( @tamarag ) is the Adobe's Principal Analyst, Experience Index.  Tamera joins us to discuss the holiday e-commerce results from Black Friday through Cyber Monday (Cyber 5).  Tamera has access to anonymous, and aggregated data from more than 5,000 companies worldwide that use the Adobe Digital Marketing Cloud (including Adobe Analyti...

EP154 - Turkey-5 2018 Recap Episode 154 is a quick recap of all the retail and e-commerce activity over the Turkey-5 weekend (Thanksgiving through CyberMonday). Jason interviewed by eMarketer about AmazonGo stores Jason article in Forbes " The Future of Brick-And-Mortar Retail is Mobile "   Adobe    Revenue YoY Growth Thurs $3,700,000,000 28.00% Friday $6,200,000,000 23.60% Sat $3,200,000,000 25.0...

EP153 - Pre-Thanksgiving Industry News and Listener Questions Thanksgiving road trips with Jason & Scot have become a tradition in the digital shopper marketing industry.  Here is an hour of new and listener questions, to get you ready for the Turkey-5 holiday! Spiffy announces connected car initiative .  The first connected car feature grants limited access to vehicles through OEM (Original Equip...

EP152 - Salesforce.com Shopper First Research with Rick Kenney  Rick Kenney  ( @rickkenney ) is Head of Consumer Insights at Salesforce. Rick recently completed a " Shopper First Retailing " study in conjunction with Publicis. Sapient. The study included data from: Shopper activity: Digital shopping behavior of 500+ million shoppers Consumer survey: Preferences of 6,000 global consumers Mystery sh...

EP151 - Tyson Food E-Commerce VP Tim Madigan and Samir Bhavnani of 1010data Tim Madigan is the Vice President of eCommerce at Tyson Foods.   Samir Bhavnani is the Vice President Consumer Insights at 1010data.  We caught up with Tim and Samir at the 2018 GroceryShop tradeshow in Las Vegas.   " The State of Grocery " PDF Report from 1010data Don't forget to like our  facebook page, and if you enjoye...

Amazon plans to split HQ2 to two cities Amazon Plans to Split HQ2 Evenly Between Two Cities  (WSJ) Amazon Plans to Split HQ2 Between Long Island City, N.Y., and Arlington, Va. (NY Times) GroceryShop Recap GroceryShop  is the first year of a new show focused on disruptive trends, technologies and business models in grocery & CPG that includes both established and startup CPG brands, supermarkets, c...

Happy Birthday, to Jason's wife, Leila! Scot Wingo is contributing the Forbes Digital Council, and writing about his new Vehicle 2.0 Framework.  Introducing Vehicle 2.0 .  Jason Goldberg is also contributing to a regular retail column on Forbes, starting with his first article:  What Competitors Are Missing About Amazon's New 4-Star Retail Concept. Scot is appearing in a national TV spot promoting...