EP102 - Code Commerce, Shop.org, and News

10/08/17 • 59 min

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

Code Commerce

Code Commerce (the first stand alone commerce event from Recode) was Sept 13 and 14 in New York City.

Andy Dunn - CEO of Bonobos
Laura Albert - CEO of Williams Sonoma
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and Fanatics Executive Chairman Michael Rubin
Pinterest President Tim Kendall
A Tour of an Amazon Prime Now facility in New York on West 34th

Shop.org

Shop.org was September 25-27 in Los Angeles, CA.

Marc Lore - President of Digital at Walmart
Adam Grant - Author of the Originals
Scott Galloway - NYC Professor, L2 Founder, and Author of "The Four"
Tech Lab

Amazon News

Amazon looking for a second HQ location. Scot thinks Austin, Jason suggested Houston or Detroit.
Amazon launched a new set of Alexa based devices
Amazon renewed - Certified pre-owned products
Amazon opening 6 new Fulfillment Centers in the US (and 40 in India):
- Oregon - Salem (8/28)
- Ohio - North Randall
- NY - Staten Island (9/6)
- Michigan (9/14)
- Oregon - Portland (9/18)
- Ohio - Euclid (9/18)
Alexa in BMW
Kohls taking Amazon Returns

Other News

Walmart buys Parcel - NY same day deliveries
Plated acquired by Albertsons - Meal Kits heat up
Ikea acquires TaskRabbit - Help deliver and assemble Ikea products
Jet launching private label "everyday essentials" line
Wish $30m NBA sponsorship
Holiday Forecasts - Ranging from 3.5% - 4% (Jason thinks that might be optimistic unless we get highly promotional)

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Episode 102 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Wednesday October 4th, 2017.

http://jasonandscot.com

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.

EP102 - Code Commerce, Shop.org, and News

Code Commerce

Code Commerce (the first stand alone commerce event from Recode) was Sept 13 and 14 in New York City.

Andy Dunn - CEO of Bonobos
Laura Albert - CEO of Williams Sonoma
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and Fanatics Executive Chairman Michael Rubin
Pinterest President Tim Kendall
A Tour of an Amazon Prime Now facility in New York on West 34th

Shop.org

Shop.org was September 25-27 in Los Angeles, CA.

Marc Lore - President of Digital at Walmart
Adam Grant - Author of the Originals
Scott Galloway - NYC Professor, L2 Founder, and Author of "The Four"
Tech Lab

Amazon News

Amazon looking for a second HQ location. Scot thinks Austin, Jason suggested Houston or Detroit.
Amazon launched a new set of Alexa based devices
Amazon renewed - Certified pre-owned products
Amazon opening 6 new Fulfillment Centers in the US (and 40 in India):
- Oregon - Salem (8/28)
- Ohio - North Randall
- NY - Staten Island (9/6)
- Michigan (9/14)
- Oregon - Portland (9/18)
- Ohio - Euclid (9/18)
Alexa in BMW
Kohls taking Amazon Returns

Other News

Walmart buys Parcel - NY same day deliveries
Plated acquired by Albertsons - Meal Kits heat up
Ikea acquires TaskRabbit - Help deliver and assemble Ikea products
Jet launching private label "everyday essentials" line
Wish $30m NBA sponsorship
Holiday Forecasts - Ranging from 3.5% - 4% (Jason thinks that might be optimistic unless we get highly promotional)

Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes.

Episode 102 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Wednesday October 4th, 2017.

http://jasonandscot.com

Previous Episode

EP101 - Indochino CEO, Drew Green

An interview with Drew Green (@Drew_Green), CEO and of Indochino. Indochino is one of the largest made to measure menswear brands globally with active customers in 50 countries. We spoke with Drew about his previous e-commerce startup Shop.CA as well as Indochino's business model, Amazon strategy, and the future of the indsutry.

Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes.

Episode 101 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Thursday, September 14th 2017.

http://jasonandscot.com

Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, SVP Commerce & Content at SapientRazorfish, 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.

Next Episode

EP103 - Amazon Private Label Deep Dive

This episode is a deep dive into Amazon's Private Label activities:

Framework for Amazon Private Label Brands
Amazon's History in Private Label
- Amazonscape
Advice for Brands and Retailers
Update on Amazon Private Label Marketshare from 1010data
- Mary Meeker State of the Internet (slide 75 is the one discussed)

Special thanks to Samir Bhavnani and Tim Wilson from 1010data. for providing their data and insight for this episode.

Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes.

Episode 103 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Wednesday October 4, 2017.

http://jasonandscot.com