EP240 - Amazon Prime Day Recap Episode 240 is a recap of Amazon Prime Day 2020, and a review of the US Census Advanced Monthly Retail Sales data for September. Amazon Prime Day Amazon Press Release ChannelAdvisor Prime Day Salesforce Prime Day Blog Two Thirds of Sales During Prime Day Were by Amazon 1P – marketplace Pulse Cool PrimeDay Review of 50 e-commerce sites by Forrester research analyst Nicole Murgia Advanced Retail Sales Data for September US Census Advanced Monthly Retail Sales for Sep...
Oct 18, 2020•22 min•Ep. 240
EP239 - Retail Sales Data with US Census Bureau Paul Bucchioni is Branch Chief and Scott Scheleur is a Supervisory Survey Statistician, both with the Retail Indicator Branch, Economic Indicators Division of the U.S. Census Bureau. In this interview, Paul and Scott walk us through the real sales data products that the US Census publishes and gives us advance about how to interpret the data. US Census Retail Data Site Twitter Account: @uscensusbureau St. Louis Federal Reserve Tool (FRED) Google Pu...
Oct 09, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 239
EP238- Holiday Shipageddon This holiday season will be a mixed bag for retailers. Health concerns are likely to drive many more consumers online, but can retailers and shippers, who are already experiencing Cyber-Monday levels of e-commerce handle the increased volume? Scott Silverman ( @scottsilverman ) of CommerceNext and Ken Cassar ( @kcassar ) of CassarCo join us to discuss the holiday season, including a CommerceNext survey of 1,000+ consumers, and 60+ digital retail executives to understan...
Oct 04, 2020•58 min•Ep. 238
EP237 - Always Day One author Alex Kantrowitz Alex Kantrowitzer ( @Kantrowitz) is the author of “ Always Day One: How the Tech Titans Plan to Stay on Top Forever .” He is an on-air contributor at CNBC and host of the Big Technology podcast. In this broad-ranging interview, we discuss the unique management styles at Apple, Google, and Facebook, as well as doing a deep dive into what makes the Amazon culture unique. Disclosure: links to Amazon are affiliate links. Don’t forget to like our facebook...
Sep 25, 2020•56 min•Ep. 237
EP236 - DNVBs w/ Nate Poulin Episode 236 is an interview with Nate Poulin aka @digitallynativ about Digitally Native Verticle Brands (DNVBs).. Upcoming Events Digital Day North America Jason & Scot Keynote September 23 8:40-9:25am CT Channel Advisor Connect – Jas on & Sco t October 7th Texas A&M Retail Summit Jason October 9th 9:50am CT ShopTalk Meetup – Jason October 20-22 Measuring Ecommerce Success Against Fast-Changing Benchmarks. Topics Nate Poulin ( @digitalnativ ) cut his teet...
Sep 18, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 236
EP235 - Amazon Grocery, Walmart+, Holiday Preview This episode covers the latest Amazon Grocery news, the launch of Walmart+, and our first look at holiday 2020. Upcoming Events CommerceLive – Jason September 15, Noon ET. Panel: Retailer Search Strategies — What’s Working and What’s Worth It? Publicis Livestream – J ason & Scot – Thursday, September 17 11:00AM ET Covid, Holiday 2020, and 2021 Digital Day North America Jason & Scot Keynote September 23 8:40-9:25am CT Channel Advisor Conne...
Sep 14, 2020•49 min•Ep. 235
EP234 - Listener Questions Live Episode 234 is a live show featuring live audience questions. Jason & Scot get to interact with listeners live. Topics Jason wrote an article in Forbes, " It’s Time For E-Commerce Marketplace Reform ", Scot found it controversial! California’s proposed AB 3262, related to product liabilities for marketplaces. Amazon's stance on hybrid sellers (both selling wholesale to Amazon, and direct on the marketplace) SEO in the Covid era What's the next big thing? How a...
Aug 27, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 234
EP234 Preview - Listener Question Show Coming Soon Hi Listeners. We'll be recording a live listener questions podcast on Wednesday August 26th at 7pm PT / 10pm ET. Send questions in advance to Facebook Or @scotwingo on twitter Zoom details to join the live call: Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device: Please click this URL to join. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85358703161?pwd=dWdreWdyckR6S1dQcE5nR3JlVWVCQT09 Passcode: 262640 Description: Jason & Scot Show - Listener Questions Or jo...
Aug 25, 2020•2 min•Ep. 234
EP233 - Q2 2020 Retail Earnings and News US Census Data US Census Retail Data website Quarterly Retail E-Commerce Sales 2nd Quarter 2020 (PDF) St. Louis Federal Reserve Tool (FRED) Google Public Dataset Tool Retail Earnings Updates Walmart Comp sales up 9.3% E-commerce up 97%. Transactions down 14%, basket up 27% Target SSS up 10.9%, E-Commerce up 195%. 75% e-commerce fulfilled from stores. Home Depo t SSS up 25%, e-commerce up 100% (60% BOPIS) Lowes US Comp sales up 35.1%, E-commerce up 135% Ko...
Aug 20, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 233
EP232 - rue21 CEO John Fleming John Fleming is the the interim CEO of rue21. John was formerly the global e-commerce CEO for Uniqlo, Chief Merchant at Walmart, and CEO of Walmart.com. He has also served as a board member at Bed Bath & Beyond and Untuckit. rue21 is an American specialty retailer of women’s casual apparel and accessories with 670 stores that primarily designs and fabricates its’ own products. In this broad ranging interview, we discuss the challenges and opportunities presente...
Aug 13, 2020•56 min•Ep. 232
EP231 - The Forever Transaction author Robbie Kellman Baxter Robbie Kellman Baxter ( @robbiebax) is the best selling author of “ The Forever Transaction ” and “ The Membership Economy .” She has become a well known subject mater expert on subscription and loyalty programs. In this broad ranging interview, we discuss well known subscription based brands including Dollar Shave Club, Blue Apron, Stichfix, BirchBox, and Netflix. We also cover issues including subscription fatigue, cancelation fricti...
Aug 05, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 231
EP230 - Amazon Q2 2020 Earnings Amazon Q2 2020 Earnings Amazon Q2 2020 Earnings Presentation Statement by Jeff Bezos to the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary Revenue at $88.9B vs expectation of $80.7b, a 41% year over year growth. Earnings of $10.30 per share vs expectation of $1.90, a 51% year over year growth. Other Earnings Updates Shopify revenue up 97% to $714M (GMV now exceeds eBay) eBay revenue up 18% to $2.87B Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode pl...
Jul 31, 2020•51 min•Ep. 230
EP229 - NRF NXT, Google Commerce, Big Commerce S1 Jason recent events: NRF NXT Tuesday, July 21 11:45am–12:30pm EDT “Future of Platforms” Forbes Article “ Retail’s Great Pivot: How The Pandemic Has Changed Stores’ Criteria For Success From Traffic To Efficiency “ Jason Upcoming Events CommerceNext July 29th 4:10 pm EE “Lesson Learned and Thoughts for the Future” Industry News NRF NXT was this week, a digital commerce show from the National Retail Federation (the successor to the Shop.org tradesh...
Jul 24, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 229
EP228 - Bonus Edition: Verizon Panel - The 5G Future of Retail Post-COVID Scot and Jason hosted a live panel for Verizon, entitled: “ The 5G Future of Retail Post-COVID: Challenges and Opportunities .” The panel featured three guests: Christian Guirnalda ( @ OpenInnovatioNJ ), Director, 5G Labs and Innovation Centers, Verizon Michele M. Dupré Group Vice President – Vertical Markets/Canada Verizon Enterprise Solutions Rob Dravenstott , Chief Technology Officer, Cooler Screens We covered a variety...
Jul 22, 2020•55 min•Ep. 228
EP227 - Amazon Dash Cart and Other News Jason recent events: Publicis LinkedIn Livestream: Trends & Insights Live “The New Reality of Retail” RetailTouchpoints: Retail Strategy 2.0: Separating Urgent From Important Brick and Mortar Reborn Rob Gonzalez, Peter Crosby, and the Digital Shelf Institute/Salsify “ Creative Commerce in the time of covid ” Jason Upcoming Events NRF NXT Tuesday, July 21 11:45am–12:30pm EDT “Future of Platforms” CommerceNext July 29th 4:10 pm EE “Lesson Learned and Tho...
Jul 17, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 227
Blue Cape Ventures founder Hendrik Laubscher Hendrik Laubscherger ( @henlaub ) is the CEO and Founder at Blue Cape Ventures. He is a subject matter expert in global marketplaces and cross-border trade. He publishes a very valuable weekly newsletter which you can subscribe to here . In this broad ranging interview, we discuss global marketplaces, the latest events at Amazon, comparison shopping engines, direct to consumer, cross border trade, venture capital, and the future of commerce. Don’t for...
Jul 10, 2020•59 min•Ep. 226
EP225 - Jonah Berger author of The Catalyst Dr. Jonah Berger ( @j1berger ) is a marketing professor at Wharton, and author of New York Times bestsellers Contagious and Invisible Influence. His latest book, The Catalyst: How to Change Anyone’s Mind (affiliate link), introduces a revolutionary approach to change. Successful change isn’t about pushing harder or exerting more energy. It’s about removing barriers. Overcoming resistance by reducing friction and lowering the hurdles to action. Discover...
Jul 02, 2020•48 min•Ep. 225
EP224 - Cohort Analysis and CLV with Daniel McCarthy Daniel McCarthy ( @d_mccar ) is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at Emory University – Goizueta Business School, he’s one of the industries top thought leaders in the field of customer lifetime value (CLV). In this episode we discuss how CLV and customer cohort analysis can be be used operationally within e-commerce companies, as well as how customer data can be used to calculate a companies true enterprise value, customer-based corporate v...
Jun 26, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 224
EP223 - Covid-19 Deep Dive Episode 223 is deep dive into the retail impact of Covid-19 pandemic over the next 18-24 months. COVID-19 TIME MACHINE Covid-19 is a time machine, propelling commerce five years into the future. New Behaviors: Shift to Digital Brand Agnostic Pantry Stocking Nesting Health & Safety Recession Changing Retail Landscape How Will it End Don’t forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 223 of the Jason &a...
Jun 19, 2020•1 hr 7 min
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 must reads. In this interview, we discuss his new research note on Amazon, raising their price target ...
Jun 09, 2020•39 min
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 Forrester, on what retailers are seeing as their global stores reopen post-COVID-19 Amazon News Amaz...
Jun 04, 2020•46 min•Ep. 221
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. $1,383,649,809,668 Microsoft Corporation $1,407,941,498,171 Amazon.com, Inc. $1,245,912,492,214 Othe...
May 21, 2020•51 min•Ep. 220
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 was recorded live on Wednesday, May 7th, 2020. http://jasonandscot.com Join your hosts Jason "Ret...
May 07, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 219
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=QTM2QWZKRDlSNFFIU0xnRmZ2VWowQT09 Password: 877145 Webinar ID: 898 3712 5650 International numbers available: https://us02we...
May 01, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 218
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 forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Epis...
Apr 26, 2020•51 min•Ep. 217
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 write us a review on itunes. Episode 216 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded live on Thursday, April...
Apr 17, 2020•58 min•Ep. 216
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 Harper Collins. Additional writings can be found on the Re-Inventing blog . The interview starts at 1...
Apr 09, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 215
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 research and analysis, send an email to him devitts@stifel.com and ask to be added to his distribution lis...
Apr 02, 2020•57 min•Ep. 214
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. Kasey also gives a sneak preview of new report exploring the history of predictions around "The Future o...
Mar 25, 2020•52 min•Ep. 213
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 podcast at: http://jasonandscot.com. (or wherever you listen to podcasts) Join your hosts Jason ...
Mar 19, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 212
