
The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail News
Join hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis, and Scot Wingo, CEO of GetSpiffy and 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.
Episodes
EP 340 — Ron Johnson, the Man Who Built the Apple Store
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
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EP339 - The Non-Agentic Episode
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
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 Breakdo
EP337 - Agentic Commerce at Citi's Global Consumer & Retail Conference
**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
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 Es
EP335 - Kevin Ertell The Strategy Trap
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
Jason Goldberg's Full Closing NRF 26 Keynote: "Commerce Disrupted: Rise of the AI Native Consumer"
For this episode we have an experiment for you. The NRF big show concluded Tuesday Jan 13th 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://w
EP333 - Jason Del Rey The Aisle
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 19:25The 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
EP332 - Kelly Goetsch Order Network eXchange (onX) Standard
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
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 Att
EP330 - GroceryShop and ChatGPT Instant Checkout
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 l
EP329 - Amazon Q2 2025 Results
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 ba
Scoop: Brittain Ladd on Amazon's Local Vending Machine and Autonomous Robotic Rivians for Hyper-efficient grocery delivery
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 - News, Answer Engine Week
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
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 re
EP326 - Are Retail Media Networks Mid?
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
Retailgentic crossover: Sucharita Kodali - VP and Principal Analyst, Forrester Research
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 th
Retailgentic: Michelle Grant - Director, Strategy and Insights, Retail and Consumer Goods
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. R
Introducing: Retailgentic - A New Pod Focusing on GenAI Shopping Agents and the impact on retail: Retailgentic
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
EP325 - Amazon Q1 2025 results and AI Commerce
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
EP324 - Amazon Q4 Earnings
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
EP323 - 2025 Predictions and NRF Big Show 2025 Recap
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-
EP322 - 2024 Holiday Recap
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! Ep
EP321 - Amazon Q3 2024 Earnings Recap
EP321 - Amazon Q3 2024 Earnings Recap In today's episode of the Jason & Scot Show, Jason and Scot dive into the latest developments shaping retail, tech, and consumer trends heading into the 2024 holiday season. Here's a breakdown of the topics covered in this jam-packed discussion: Amazon Q3 2024 Earnings Release Amazon Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript 🎉 Holiday Season Sentiment & Reta
EP320 - News, First Half Recap, Early Holiday Preview
EP320 - News, First Half Recap, Early Holiday Preview http://jasonandscot.com 0:23 Welcome Back After Hiatus 2:51 Upcoming Events in Retail 7:28 GroceryShop 16:02 Retail Growth Trends 21:28 Concerns for Holiday 2024 30:27 The De Minimis Provision 40:27 TikTok's Impact on E-commerce In this episode of The Jason and Scot Show, we discuss the current state of retail and e-commerce. We analyze macroe
EP319 - Amazon Q1 2024 Recap
EP319 - Amazon Q1 2024 Recap 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 Summary: In this episode, Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg and Scot Wingo dive deep
EP318 - Temu Deep Dive with Earnest Analytics
EP318 - Temu Deep Dive with Earnest Analytics Episode Summary: In this episode, Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg and Scot Wingo dive deep Temu, the online marketplace operated by the Chinese e-commerce company PDD Holdings, that has become the fastest growing retailer in history. Joining us on the episode is Michael Maloof is the Head of Marketing for Earnest Analytics. Earnest works with world-c
EP317 - Amazon Q4 Results
EP317 - Amazon Q4 Results Episode Summary: In this episode, Jason Goldberg and Scot Wingo dive deep into Amazon's fourth-quarter results for 2023, analyzing the company's performance in various segments such as retail, offline and online sales, marketplace, AWS, and advertising. They also explore the impact of AI on Amazon's business and provide insights into the company's future guidance for
EP316 - Annual Predictions 2024
EP316 - Annual Predictions 2024 Jason visited the Walmart Neighborhood Market in Pea Ridge, Arkansas featuring drone delivery. Here is a video for those interested. 2023 Predictions Recap Jason: At least 2 retail bankruptcies (besides Party City) Yes BNPL Consolidation (Klarna, Affirm, Afterpay. Sezzle) – at least one merges/exits US or BNPL. No Shopify launches an ad product such as a retail me
EP315 - 2023 Turkey5 Recap with Salesforces Rob Garf
EP315 - 2023 Turkey5 Recap with Salesforces Rob Garf Episode 315 is a recap of Turkey5 (The five days from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday) 2023 with Rob Garf, Vice President and General Manager, Retail at Salesforce. This is Robs' Six time on the show, having previously been on episodes 110, 248, 282, 299, and 313. Jason and Scot discuss the "Turkey 5" with their guest Rob Garf, VP and GM f
EP314 - Shawn Nelson, Founder and CEO of Lovesac
The Jason & Scot Show. Podcast about e-commerce and digital shopper marketing. Editor note: We're trying some fun new AI features for this episode. The following show notes were written by ChatGPT. We're also let AI remove all the "stop words" in our audio, and we've switched from Google to OpenAI for our audio transcription. Let us know your feedback. In this episode of the Jason and Scot show,
EP313 - Holiday 2023 Preview with Rob Garf of Salesforce
EP313 - Holiday 2023 Preview with Rob Garf of Salesforce Episode 313 is preview of Holiday 2023 with Rob Garf, Vice President and General Manager, Retail at Salesforce. This is Robs' fifth time on the show, having previously been on episodes 110, 248, 282, and 299. It's happened again. Your Halloween decorations have come down (or at least your pumpkin is not in good shape), you survived Amazo
EP312 - Amazon Q3 2023 Earnings
EP312 - Amazon Q3 2023 Earnings Amazon reported another strong quarter across the board for Q3, soundly exceeding analyst profit expectations and retail industry averages. In this episode we break down the AWS AI, Ads, and retail performance. http://jasonandscot.com Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis, and Scot Wingo, CEO of GetSpiffy and Co-Fou
EP311 - Video Commerce with Qurate's Brian Beitler
EP311 - Video Commerce with Qurate's Brian Beitler Brian Beitler is the Founder and General Manager of Live Shop Ventures, a video commerce initiative within the Qurate Retail Group, which is the parent company of HSN and QVC. Brian has also served as the CMO of Qurate Retail Group, in addition to many other interesting marketing roles in the retail world. We met Brian at Etail Boston and arran
EP310 - Sam's Club VP E-commerce, Sabrina Callahan
EP310 - Sam's Club VP E-Commerce, Sabrina Callahan Sabrina Callahan is the VP of E-Commerce at Sam's Club. She participated on a panel at E-Tail Boston entitled "Humanizing your brand through effective storytelling". After her panel, she sat down with Jason to discuss all things digital commerce at Sam's Club. This broad ranging discussion included: Mobile's impact on shopping Challenges an
EP309 - Instacart IPO Filing
EP309 - Instacart IPO Filing Warning: Given the complexity and breadth of topics, this is a longer than usual episode with a runtime of 90 minutes (if we had more time, we'd produce a shorter podcast). Update: In this episode Jason mentioned that he didn't think Instacart accepted SNAP payments. It turns out that Instacart did start accepting SNAP earlier this month. On Friday, August 25th 20
EP308 - Amazon Q2 Earnings
EP308 - Amazon Q2 Earnings http://jasonandscot.com Amazon reported a strong quarter across the board for Q2, soundly exceeding analyst expectations and retail industry averages. In this episode we break down the 1p and 3p retail performance, AWS, and the Ads. We go into depth around Amazon disruption reorganization (to a regional model), Amazon's newest efforts in grocery, and health care. Join yo
Amazon Prime Day, Commerce Next, and NRF Nexus Recaps
EP307 - PrimeDay, NRF Nexus, Commerce Next http://jasonandscot.com Amazon Prime Day 2023 occurred over June 11 and 12th. Adobe says total sales were up 6% over 2022. Discount levels were much more conservative than holiday. We give a complete breakdown. Commerce Next 2023 was held in New York City June 20-21st. NRF Nexus 2023 was held at the Terranea Resort in Southern California July 10-12.
EP306 - Apple WWDC announcement, Generative AI, and Holiday First Look
EP306 - Apple WWDC announcement, Generative AI, and Holiday First Look Apple previewed a new mixed reality headset called the Apple Vision Pro at it's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) this month. Apple calls the new category spatial computing and we speculate about how it may or may not be a big deal. We also discuss the latest Echo hardware from Amazon, which is mostly disappointing.
EP305 - Amazon and Shopify Q1 2023 Earnings
EP305 - Amazon and Shopify Q1 2023 earnings Amazon and Shopify both reported their Q1 2023 earnings last week. Amazon had a strong first quarter, slightly over-shadowed by it's slowing AWS growth. Shopify also had strong Q1 2023 earnings although it did not achieve profitability. Shopify also announced a second reduction of headcount and announced that they were selling all of the recently a
EP304 - ShopTalk Recap
EP304 - ShopTalk Recap ShopTalk 2023 took place at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas March 26 – March 29th, and seems fully back to pre-pandemic levels. Over 10,000 attendees, 600 exhibitors, and 50,000 one on one meetings, make ShopTalk the premiere digital commerce event in the US. In this episode we recap everything you may have missed if you couldn't make it to Las Vegas. We also briefly discuss
EP303 - Amazon, Walmart and E-com Q4 Results
EP303 - Amazon, Walmartand E-com Q4 Results In this episode we cover: Amazon Q4 Earnings Walmart Q4 Earnings US Department of Commerce Q4 e-commerce data Discussion of Temu and other Social Commerce News Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 303 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Thursday, February 23rd 2023. ht
EP302 - Kasey Lobaugh, Deloitte Chief Futurist, Buying into Better
EP302 - Kasey Lobaugh, Deloitte Chief Futurist, Buying into Better: The future of the consumer industry Deloitte Chief Futurist, Consumer Industry, Principal and Owner, Kasey Lobaugh, joins the podcast for his fifth appearance. Having previously appeared on episodes 68, 114, 180, 213. Deloitte has published some new new research, Buying in to Better: The future of the consumer industry, in which t
EP301 - Annual Predictions, NRF Big Show, Year End Recap
EP301 - Annual Predictions, NRF Big Show, Year End Recap This ended up being a slightly longer than usual episode, sorry! If we had more time, we'd make a shorter podcast (to paraphrase Mark Twain). So here are some timecodes if you want to jump ahead: Recap of the NRF Big Show 1:27 Recap of 2022 Holiday and Full Year Results 22:43 2022 Predictions Scoring 30:34 2023 Predictions 54:51 2022 Predi
EP300 - GoodwillFinds CEO Matt Kaness
EP300 - GoodwillFinds CEO Matt Kaness In this interview, we cover the sale of ModCloth to Walmart, Matts's subsequent work at Lucky Brand and Afterpay, and his new role as CEO at Goodwillfinds. Goodwillfinds.com is an e-commerce site, which sells previously owned merchandise, which has been donated to Goodwill. We cover many of the tactical challenges (onboarding SKUs, product content, fulfill
EP299 - Thanksgiving Week 2022 with Rob Garf of Salesforce
EP299 - Thanksgiving Week 2022 with Rob Garf of Salesforce A discussion of Thanksgiving Week 2022 from a retail perspective with Rob Garf, Vice President and General Manager, Retail at Salesforce. This is Robs' fourth time on the show, having previously been on episodes 110, 248, and 282. Thanksgiving week 2022 will go down as one of the most complicated holiday weeks on record. With covid impacts
EP298 - Amazon Q3 Earnings
EP298 - Amazon Q3 Earnings Episode 298 is a recap of Amazon's Q3 2022 Earnings Report. Episode 298 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Friday October 28th, 2022. 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
EP297 - GroceryShop 2022 and News
EP297 - GroceryShop 2022 and News Episode 297 is a recap of the GroceryShop trade show in Las Vegas, and the Consumer Brands Executive Summit in Colorado Springs. We also discuss the latest news (and controversies) around Facebook and TikTok pulling back from some social commerce initiatives (and pressing forward with others). We cover the Prime Early Access sale and its potential impact on th
EP296 - Guardian Baseball Co-Founder Matt Kubancik
EP296 - Guardian Baseball Co-Founder Matt Kubancik Episode 296 is an interview with Matt Kubancik (@mattkubancik), CEO and Co-Founder of Guardian Baseball. Matt is a serial e-commerce entrepreneur who was the founder of Street Moda, Co-Founder of SKU Vault, and most recently Co-Founder and CEO of Guardian Baseball. Mark is an experienced Marketplace seller, and his current business Guardian Ba
EP295 - Walmart, Target Q2 Earnings, and US Commerce July Data
Episode 295 is a breakdown of Walmart and Target Q2 earnings, as well as the US Department of Commerce retail sales data for July. Episode 295 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Thursday August 18, 2022.
EP294 - Amazon Q2 Earnings
EP294 - Amazon Q2 Earnings . Episode 294 is a breakdown of Amazon's Q2 2022 earnings. Episode 294 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Sunday July 31, 2022. 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
EP293 - E-commerce leadership changes and news
EP293 - E-commerce leadership changes and news Episode 293 previews Amazon no good, dirty, rotten, Q2. Including why Amazon's much hailed SCOT software may have led them astray (not a surprise given the name). We also discuss the recent leadership changes at Amazon, Google, Pinterest, and Bed Bath & Beyond. Episode 293 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Thursday June 30, 2022. http://jaso
EP292 - Quarterly Recap (Live)
EP292- Quarterly Recap Sorry for the delay since our last show. We took a beginning of summer hiatus, and Jason upgraded to a new knee! This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the NYC Google HQ, for Zenith Basecamp. Key Topics discussed: Amazon's rate of growth declined in Q1, what lies ahead for them. Impact of App Tracking Transparency (ATT) on advertising platforms Shopify vs
EP291 - Amazon Q1 Earnings
Amazon released their Q1 earnings for 2022 on Thursday April 29th. In this episode we do a deep dive into all the details. Key Topics: Declining macro economics First quarter 1P sales were down year-over-year for the first time in two decades, as it had to comp against a very strong Q1 2021 which was elevated by the pandemic. AWS getting a strong boost from the pandemic. Ads continue to quie
EP290 - Shoptalk 2022 Recap
EP290 - Shoptalk 2022 Recap ShopTalk held it's first in-person show since 2019, May 27-30th in Las Vegas. The show made the move from the Venetian to the Mandalay Bay. Nearly 10,000 attendees joined more than 600 exhibitors at this years show. Making ShopTalk one of the first industry events to truly feel like it did prior to the pandemic, and living up to the billing as the retail industries reu
EP289 - ShipBob Co-Founder Dhruv Saxena
EP289 - ShipBob Co-Founder Dhruv Saxena Dhruv Saxena is the co-founder and CEO of ShipBob, Inc. ShipBob is a tech-enabled third-party logistics provider (3PL) that fulfills e-commerce orders for direct-to-consumer brands. We discuss ShipBob's origin story, how the e-commerce fulfillment industry has evolved, as well as the challenges and implications of Amazon and Shopify's various fulfillment
EP288 - News and Q4 Earnings Reports
EP288 - News and Q4 Earnings Reports News Amazon Stock Split Shopify Fulfillment Network eBay "The Vault" Twitter E-Commerce Pilot Retail Media Networks are on fire Inflation continues to rise Q4 Earnings Reports Winners Dicks Sporting Goods Walmart Target Neutral Best Buy Ulta Kohls Gap Nordstrom Ralph Lauren Losers Dollar Tree Abercrombie & Fitch Macy's Episode 288 of the Jason & Scot s
EP287 - Amazon Supply Chain Deep Dive with Marc Wulfraat
EP287 - Amazon Supply Chain Deep Dive with Marc Wulfraat http://jasonandscot.com Marc Wulfraat is President of MWPVL, a global supply chain and logistics consulting firm, and one of the foremost experts outside of Amazon, into Amazons supply chain. In this episode to do a deep dive into all the elements of Amazon's supply chain, how it compares to other third party logistics providers, and most
EP286 - Amazon Q4 Earnings
EP286 - Amazon Q4 Earnings Amazon released their Q4 (and full year) earnings for 2021 on Thursday February 3rd. In this episode we do a deep dive into all the details. Key Topics: Amazon North American Revenue grew 18.4% in 2021, which was just above the industry average of 17.9% Amazon has broken out their ad revenue for the first time. In 2021 total revenue was $31.16B growing at 32% Year over
EP285 - 2021 Full Year and Holiday Data Deep Dive
EP285 - 22021 Full Year and Holiday Data Deep Dive The US Dept of Commerce December Advanced Retail Sales Data is out, which gives us a full look at 2021 and the 2021 holiday season. So Episode 285 is a data deepdive into 2021. If you want to follow along, we've made a deck with all the data available at https://retailgeek.com/2021-commerce-recap Data Sources US Retail & E-Com Sales Data: US De
EP284 - 2022 Annual Predictions
EP284 - 2022 Annual Predictions h 2021 Predictions Recap Jason: Made to Order apparel business > 9 figures Yes Retailer offers viable health alt insurance option to consumers No Grocery E-Com > 10% someone deploys(not pilots) MFC Yes Amazon Shopify Competitor (shipping solution) No Retail Media > $20B Yes Bonus – More store closures in 2021 than 2020. No Jason Total Score: 3 of 5 Scot: Amazon
EP283 - Year End Review
EP283 - Year End Review It's our final show of 2021! We recap the US Dept of Commerce November Advanced Retail Sales Data. We do a deep dive into the retail industries growth from 2019 through November 2021. In those 23 months, the retail industry grew 22%, historically fast growth. There were clear winners and losers. If you want to follow along on with all the data, here is a visual recap of re
EP282 - Cyberweek Recap with Salesforce's Rob Garf
EP282 - Cyberweek Recap with Salesforce's Rob Garf Rob Garf (@retailrobgarf) is VP and GM, Retail at Salesforce. Rob returns to the show for the third time (EP249 and EP110) to talk about November, and especially cyber week e-commerce sales. The Salesforce shopping index combines data and holiday insights on the activity of more than a billion global shoppers across more than 54 countries powered
EP281 - Mark Mahaney, author and top internet analyst
EP281 - Mark Mahaney, author and top internet analyst Mark Mahaney is Senior Managing Director at Evercore ISI, Research Division, he's one of the original and longest lasting internet analysts on Wall Street. He recently published "Nothing but Net: 10 Timeless Stock-Picking Lessons from One of Wall Street's Top Tech Analysts." We cover a variety of fun topics including the beginning of his care
EP280 - Anker Innovations Head of Global Communications Eric Villines
EP280 - Anker Innovations Head of Global Communications Eric Villines Eric Villines is the Global Head of Communications for Anker Innovations. Anker is one of the most successful brands to be started on the Amazon platform. In this broad ranging interview, we discuss the origin story of Anker, their evolution from early Amazon FBA seller to Global Omni-channel brand. Eric covers their incubator,
EP279 - Amazon, EBay, Shopify Q3 Earnings
EP279 - Amazon, EBay, Shopify Q3 Earnings In Episode 257 we talked about IDFA and the impact of privacy and digital ads, and then on Episode 277 we talked about Supply chain pain (SupplyPain™). Now that we're in Q3 earnings season we're seeing those themes play out. This week we dive into the earnings calls from Snap, eBay, Shopify, and Amazon. We also discuss the Rent the Runway IPO. Episode 279
EP278 - Adobe Holiday E-Commerce Forecast with Taylor Schreiner
EP278 - Adobe Holiday E-Commerce Forecast with Taylor Schreiner In Episode 277 we covered some of the early overall holiday sales forecasts, and the issues likely to impact this holiday season. In this episdoe we get the very first look at Adobe 2021 Holiday Shopping Forecast. This is a deep dive on digital shopping behaviors based on Adobe Analytics, which analyzes 1 trillion visits to retail sit
EP277- Holiday 2021 Preview
EP277- Holiday 2021 Preview Holiday 2021 will be one of the most uncertain holiday events in modern retail history. Major disruptions to the supply chain, the last mille, and to consumer behavior as a result of covid, will make this year extremely hard to predict and manage for brands and retailers. Will shipageddon 2.0 play out again this year? Will the supply chain become the supp
EP275 - Mickey Drexler on DTC
EP275 - Mickey Drexler on DTC Mickey Drexler is the former CEO of Ann Taylor, The Gap, J. Crew, and is a former board member of Apple and Warby Parker. He is currently the CEO of Alex Mill, a digitally native vertical brand, founded by his son Alex Drexler. He has been dubbed the "Merchant Prince" for his successful turn around of Ann Taylor, and his dramatic transformation of The Gap. In this bro
EP274 - Warby Parker and AllBirds IPOs
EP274 - Warby Parker and AllBirds IPOs Warby Parker and AllBirds filed their S-1 registrations with the SEC in preparation of making an initial public offering. In this episode we deep dive into all the information revealed in the fillings. Surprising Learnings From Warby Parker And AllBirds IPO Filings (forbes.com) Episode 274 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Wednesday September 1st, 20
EP273 - Amazon FBA Roll-ups with Alex Kopco of Forum Brands
EP273 - Amazon FBA Roll-ups with Alex Kopco of Forum Brands Alex Kopco is the Founder and COO of Forum Brands, a roll-up of digitally-native consumer brands selling via Amazon. In this interview we discuss Alex's experiences at Target and Amazon prior to founding Forum Brands. We talk about Forum Brands specific business model and their unique tools and expertise for Amazon sellers, the Amazon FB
EP272 - Q2 Ecom Data, Earnings, and Amazon News
EP272 - Q2 Ecom Data, Earnings, and Amazon News US Dept of Commerce Data In July retail sales were up 13.3% from previous July (down 1.1% from June). Year to Date sales were up 21.1% vs. 2020. Apparel is in the biggest recovery, up 63%. At peak of pandemic, restaurants lost nearly $51B/mo of sales to grocery stores. In July the gap has closed to $4B in sales. Restaurants sales for the past two mon
EP271 - Amazon Q2 2021 Earnings Recap
EP271 - Amazon Q2 2021 Earnings Recap Jason is back on the road and has some retail store visit reports: Bed Bath & Beyond Flagship in Chelsea Harry Potter Store New York Google New York Neighborhood Goods Starbucks Reserve New York Amazon Q2 2021 Earnings Recap Episode 271 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Thursday July 30, 2021. http://jasonandscot.com Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek
EP270 - MicroService based commerce with Kelly Goetsch
EP270 - Micro Service based commerce with Kelly Goetsch Kelly Goetsch (@kellygoetsch) is Chief Product Officer at CommerceTools a leading MicroService based e-commerce platform, he is also the Chairman and co-founder of the MACH Alliance, a non-profit organization formed help enterprise organizations to take advantage of open tech ecosystems that are Microservices based, API-first, Cloud-native a
EP269 - New CEOs at Amazon and Instacart, Other news
EP269 - New CEOs at Amazon and Instacart, Other news Breaking News: Instacart has appointed Facebook executive Fidji Simo as its new CEO Amazon News Jeff Bezos steps down Amazon offers it's multi-channel fulfillment (MCF) to Big Commerce customers Other News Shopify Unite 2021 Instagram leans into commerce Nike earnings Warby Parker IPO Episode 269 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Thu
EP268 - Amazon Prime Day Recap with ChannelAdvisor CEO David Spitz
EP268 - Amazon Prime Day Recap with ChannelAdvisor CEO David Spitz David Spitz (@davidspitz) is the CEO of ChannelAdvisor. He joins us this week to share ChannelAdvisor data from Amazon Prime Day 2021. Amazon Prime day was launched in 2015 to celebrate Amazon's 20th anniversary, and has become a world-wide summer shopping event. The length of the event has been slowly expanding since 2015, so it i
EP267 - Deep Dive into Food Commerce with Matt Newberg of HNGRY
EP267 - Deep Dive into Food Commerce with Matt Newberg of HNGRY Matt Newberg (@thenewb) is the founder of HNGRY (hngry.tv). In this episode we deep dive into the rapidly changing digital grocery and digital restaurant industries. Topics Covered: Changes in competition between grocery, QSR, and fast casual. Digital restaurant marketplaces (Door Dash, Uber Eats) Digital grocery marketplaces (Instac
EP266 - Minoan CEO Marc Hostovsky on Native Retail
EP266 - Minoan CEO Marc Hostovsky on Native Retail Marc Hostovsky, CEO of Monoan an innovative "Native Retail" concept. Monoan makes it easy for consumers to natively purchase products that they have tried and loved during hospitality experiences. Such as buying the bedding used in a boutique hotel room you are staying at. Marc founded Monoan after previous commerce experiences at Jet.com and Wal
EP265 - News and Listener Questions
EP265 - News and Listener Questions Amazon News Amazon acquisition of MGM DC attorney general sues Amazon on antitrust grounds Amazon limited FBA access Amazon addressing review fraud Amazon Prime Day likely June 21 and 22 Other News Perch (from Episode 252) raises $775M Walmart testing a new livestream format Fedex struggling with late deliveries and adding higher surchages Retail Q1 Earnings
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