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

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

EP170 - ThredUp President Anthony Marino

Apr 9 • 42 min

Anthony Marino (@amarino) is the President of thredUp (@thredup), the nation’s leading online marketplace for women’s and kids’​ like-new apparel. In this interview, we cover the basic thredUp value proposition, challenges and opportunities for the…

EP169 - GGV Capital Principal Robin Li

Apr 4 • 32 min

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. In this interview, we cover a wide…

EP168 - Bombas founder David Heath

Mar 27 • 55 min

David Heath is the CEO and Co-Founder of Bombas, a fast growing, energetic e-commerce apparel company. In this interview, we cover a wide range of topics including the Bombas founding story, their SharkTank experience, the DTC business model and growth…

EP167 - Instagram Checkout Hot Take

Mar 21 • 38 min

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.

EP166 - Shipsi CEO Chelsie Lee

Mar 18 • 34 min

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…

EP165 - Amazon Alexa’s David Isbitski

Mar 13 • 51 min

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…

EP164 - News live from ICSC OAC

Mar 1 • 35 min

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.

EP163 - Digital Alcohol with Diageo and Drizly

Feb 12 • 54 min

A deep dive into the digital alcohol market with Diageo and Drizly.

EP162 - Amazon Q4 2018 Earnings Hot Take

Feb 1 • 30 min

This episode is a hot take on Amazon Q4 2018 earnings 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.

EP161 - Verizon Enterprise Solutions GVP, Michele Dupre

Jan 29 • 27 min

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

EP160 - CES 2019 Recap, and NRF Update

Jan 19 • 59 min

A recap of the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show, and an update from the Nation Retail Federation Big Show.

EP159 - 2019 Predictions and 2018 Recap

Jan 9 • 69 min

Our annual predictions episode for 2019 and a recap of our 2018 predictions.

EP158 - NYC Holiday Store Visits

Dec 20, 2018 • 72 min

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.

EP157 - Bain and Company Partner Cesar Brea

Dec 17, 2018 • 51 min

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.

EP156 - Profitero’s Keith Anderson Holiday Recap

Dec 4, 2018 • 52 min

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…

EP155 - 2018 Cyber-5 Recap w/ Adobe’s Tamera Gaffney

Nov 29, 2018 • 35 min

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…

EP154 - Turkey-5 2018 Recap

Nov 28, 2018 • 34 min

Episode 154 is a quick recap of all the retail and e-commerce activity over the Turkey-5 weekend (Thanksgiving through CyberMonday).

EP153 - Pre-Thanksgiving Industry News and Listener Questions

Nov 21, 2018 • 62 min

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!

EP152 - Salesforce.com Shopper First Research with Rick Kenney

Nov 19, 2018 • 55 min

ick 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…

EP151 - Tyson Food E-Commerce VP Tim Madigan and Samir Bhavnani of 1010data

Nov 14, 2018 • 41 min

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.

EP150 - GroceryShop 2018 Recap

Nov 6, 2018 • 49 min

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-stores, drug stores, discount stores, ecommerce players,…

EP149 - Amazon Q3 Earnings, UPU Treaty, News

Oct 26, 2018 • 54 min

A recap about Amazon’s Q3 2018 earnings, as well as implications from pulling out of the United Postal Union Treaty, and Sears bankruptcy.

EP148- Amazon 4-Star Retail Concept Store

Oct 3, 2018 • 42 min

Amazon 4-Star, Amazon’s latest brick and mortar retail concept, opened in the SOHO neighborhood of New York City on Thursday, September 27th. The premise that its assortment of merchandise available in the store is rated 4-star or higher, curated by…

EP147- Industry News, Amazon, Apple, Recode, Shop.org, and holiday forecasts

Sep 26, 2018 • 68 min

It’s a news-a-palooza this week including including Amazon, Apple, Recode, Shop.org, and holiday forecasts and more. Scot and I get together in person in Chicago to discuss all the news an implications.

EP146 - Forrester Analyst Sucharita Kodali

Sep 23, 2018 • 54 min

Sucharita (Mulpuru) Kodali @smulpuru is the Vice President and Principal Analyst at Forrester Research covering retail and e-commerce. She has previously worked at Saks Fifth Ave, Toys R Us, and Walt Disney Company. In this interview, we cover a wide…

EP145 - Industry News Amazon, Walmart, Apple

Sep 10, 2018 • 43 min

An overview of the week’s e-commerce news including Amazon, Walmart, and new iPhone’s coming from Apple.

EP144 - Tommy John founders Tom Patterson and Erin Fujimoto

Sep 6, 2018 • 52 min

Erin Fujimoto and Tom Patterson are the founders of Tommy John, a vertically integrated consumer brand in the underwear category. They have recently expanded to include direct to consumer, woman’s apparel and are now opening their own stores. In this…

EP143 - Dell head of digital transformation Sarika Puri

Sep 2, 2018 • 46 min

Sarika Puri is a Senior Director and Head of Digital Transformation Acceleration Organization at Dell Technologies. In this interview, we cover Sarika’s background and discuss Dell Technologies journey to digital transformation.

EP142 - Industry News and Retail Earnings

Aug 27, 2018 • 48 min

An overview of the week’s industry news and retail earnings reports including Amazon, Walmart, and Target.

EP141 - Liraz Margalit, Web Psychologist

Aug 22, 2018 • 42 min

Liraz Margalit, PhD, is a Web Psychologist, a Keynote Speaker and Head of Behavioral Research at Clicktale. She integrates Cognitive Psychology and Behavioral Economic perspectives to analyzes online consumer behavior and delivers actionable insights for…

EP140 - Stripe Head of Stripe Issuing, Lachy Groom

Aug 10, 2018 • 32 min

Lachy Groom is the head of issuing at Stripe. In this interview, we cover Lachy’s background, the range of Stripes services, the state of online payments, mobile payment best practices, digital wallets, and marketplaces.

EP139 - B8ta founder and CEO Vibhu Norby

Aug 7, 2018 • 53 min

Vibhu Norby is the founder and CEO of b8ta. b8ta is a software-powered brick and mortar retailer designed to improve the customer and maker experience. In this interview, we cover Vibhu’s background, how he came to the idea for B8ta, b8ta’s retail…

EP138 - Amazon Q2 2018 Earnings Hot Take

Jul 31, 2018 • 52 min

This episode is a hot take on Amazon Q2 2018 earnings.

EP137 - Amazon Prime Day and Listener Questions

Jul 20, 2018 • 51 min

Recap of Amazon Prime Day 2018, and answers to listener questions.

EP136 - Amazon News, SCOTUS Tax ruling, Listener Questions

Jun 29, 2018 • 65 min

Episode 136 covers Amazon News, US Supreme Court Ruling on E-Commerce Sales Tax, and Listener Question

EP135 - Prodege CEO Chuck Davis

Jun 17, 2018 • 39 min

Chuck Davis is the CEO of Prodege (Swagbucks, MyPoints, and Shopathome), a leading rewards discovery site. Bill was the first President of E-Commerce for the Walt Disney Company, former CEO for ShopZilla, former CEO of Fandango, and is a former Shop.org…

EP134 - News and Mary Meeker Internet Trends 2018

Jun 5, 2018 • 50 min

Episode 134 is a recap of Mary Meekers “Internet Trends 2018” report, and the weeks news. Industry News Walmart Shareholder Meeting Walmart Launches JetBlack Ulta, Sears, Macys, Target report quarterly earnings Apple WWDC Mary Meeker, State of the…

EP133 - Hot Take: Adobe acquires Magento

May 22, 2018 • 26 min

Adobe announced that they are acquiring Magento commerce for $1.68b. It was disclosed as part of the deal that last year magento’s revenues were $150m, so that’s a 11X multiple which is pretty awesome. Adobe’s largest deal in decade.

EP132 - NPD Idea 2018 Recap

May 22, 2018 • 61 min

NPD held it’s semi-annual customer conference, Idea in Austin Texas on May 16th and 17th. Jason and Scot both presented content at the show. This weeks episode is a recap of the show.

EP131 - Industry News, Walmart, FlipKart, Amazon

May 12, 2018 • 52 min

This episode catches up on the latest e-commerce news: Walmart Acquires 77% of India E-Commerce Site FlipKart AllswellHome.com launch Walmart Website Redesign New Walmart Delivery Partners Doordash, Postmates Amazon Sears Tire Partnership Kohls traffic is…

EP130 - Comcast Ventures Daniel Gulati

May 7, 2018 • 53 min

We caught up with Daniel Gulati (@DanielGulati) at ShopTalk 2018. Daniel is a partner at Comcast Ventures a venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage consumer internet investing. Comcast Ventures was an early investor in Away, MealPal, and recently…

EP129 - Amazon Q1 2018 Earnings Hot Take

May 1, 2018 • 49 min

This episode is a hot take of the Amazon Q1 2018 earnings

EP128 - TopHatter CEO Ashvin Kumar

Apr 18, 2018 • 45 min

We caught up with Ashvin Kumar at the ShopTalk 2018. Ashvin is the co-founder and CEO at Tophatter an innovative live action site for mobile shoppers. With the engagement and psychology of a game and the economics of a marketplace, Tophatter generated…

EP127 - Sabon NYC E-commerce Director Katya Ermak

Apr 16, 2018 • 28 min

Episode 127 is an interview with Katya Ermak, Director of E-Commerce and Digital Marketing at Sabon NYC. We caught up with Katya Ermak at the ShopTalk 2018. Katya is the director of E-commerce at Sabon NYC. We talked with her about how Vertically…

EP126 - American Eagle former CDO Joe Megibow

Apr 9, 2018 • 37 min

We caught up with Joe Megibow at the RetailNext party at ShopTalk this year. Joe is the former chief digital officer at American Eagle Outfitters, he’s also served as President at Joyous.com and General Manager for Expedia.com. We talked with Joe about…

EP125 - Johnson and Johnson E-Com VP Sri Rajagopalan and Samir Bhavnani of 1010data

Apr 4, 2018 • 41 min

EP125 - Johnson & Johnson E-Com VP Sri Rajagopalan and Samir Bhavnani of 1010data We caught up with Samir Bhavnani of 1010data (previous appeared on Amazon Private Label Deep Dive Episode 103) at ShopTalk this year and he brought Sri Rajagopalan, VP of…

EP124 - eBay Bob Kupbens

Mar 30, 2018 • 32 min

Bob Kupbens is the VP of B2C and seller experience at eBay. He’s has previously been responsible for E-Commerce at Target, Delta Airlines, and Apple. We covered a variety of topics including the latest innovations at eBay, as well as if and how brands…

EP123 - Walgreens Luke Rauch

Mar 27, 2018 • 31 min

Luke Rauch is the Sr. Director of Insights at Walgeens. We caught up with Luke at the PathtoPurchase Summit, where he gave a key-note about how to success in the Age of Amazon.. We covered a variety of topics including: Unique assortments and customer…

EP122 - ShopTalk 2018 Recap Part 2

Mar 24, 2018 • 81 min

EP122 - ShopTalk 2018 Recap Part 2

EP121 - Shoptalk 2018 Recap Part 1

Mar 22, 2018 • 73 min

EP121 - Shoptalk 2018 Recap Part 1

EP120 - Negotiating with Amazon with Andrea Leigh

Mar 21, 2018 • 35 min

EP120 - Negotiating with Amazon with Andrea Leigh

EP119 - Amazon expert Melissa Burdick

Mar 17, 2018 • 47 min

EP119 - Amazon expert Melissa Burdick

EP118 - Commerce Industry News

Feb 28, 2018 • 47 min

EP118 - Commerce Industry News

EP117 - Listener Questions

Feb 17, 2018 • 59 min

Listener Questions Q1: Amit Agarwal- Pricing EDLP vs Promotional? Q2: Kiri Masters - State of Voice Commerce? Q3: Patrick Paroline - How fast is e-commerce growing (other than Amazon and Walmart)? Q4: Ari Nahmani - What’s the latest in mobile payments?

EP116 - Industry News, Geek Week

Feb 9, 2018 • 61 min

A recap of all the industries e-commerce news including the SuperBowl, Amazon, Walmart, Drug, and more.

EP115 - Amazon Q4 2017 Earnings Hot Take

Feb 2, 2018 • 45 min

This episode is a hot take of the Amazon Q4 2017 earnings Amazon Q4 2017 Earnings $60B Revenue =~ $129B GMV ($47B 1P + $82B 3P) New Amazon A+ Content Options Amazon, JPMorgan Chase Health Care Project Supreme Court to hear South Dakota sales tax…

EP114 - Great Retail Bifurcation, Kasey Lobaugh of Deloitte

Jan 26, 2018 • 55 min

Kasey Lobaugh is a Principal and Chief Retail Innovation Officer at Deloitte Consulting LLP. Kasey sat down for an interview live from the NRF Big Show to discuss some new research he’ll be publishing in March at ShopTalk. Kasey is giving our listeners an…

EP113 - NRF Preview

Jan 15, 2018 • 51 min

Episode 113 is preview of the NRF Big Show 2018. Recap of CES 2018 Preview of NRF Big Show 2018 Retail News

EP112 - 2018 Predictions

Jan 13, 2018 • 51 min

A recap of our 2017 predictions, and our new predictions for 2018.

EP111 - End of year news

Jan 3, 2018 • 49 min

A weekly podcast with the latest e-commerce news and events. In episode 111 is a recap of Decembers news events. Holiday Recap E-Commerce up approx 18%, total retail up 4.8% UPS Woes Amazon News Amazon Holiday Recap Amazon wins 50% of holiday sales !?!?…

EP110 - Holiday 2017 Hot Take with Rob Garf of Salesforce.com

Dec 18, 2017 • 55 min

Rob Garf (@retailrobgarf), is the VP of Industry Strategy and insights at Salesforce Commerce Cloud. His team has access to insights from all the Salesforce Commerce Cloud clients (formerly Demandware). We have a broad ranging conversation about what he’s…

EP109 - Cyber 5 Recap with Adobe’s Tamara Gaffney

Dec 5, 2017 • 56 min

Tamara Gaffney is the Director of the Strategic Insights Engagement Group at Adobe. 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…

EP107 - Listener Questions and Amazon News

Nov 11, 2017 • 73 min

We answer listener questions and cover some recent Amazon news. Q1: Brands selling direct on their own site Q2 Mobile Conversion Gap Q3: Omni-Channel Fulfillment Q4: Singles Day in the US Q5: Toys R Us impact on Holiday Promotions

EP106 - Amazon’s Q3 Results Hot Take

Oct 31, 2017 • 79 min

This episode is a hot take of the Amazon Q3 Results as well as a few misc pieces of news. New Apple Flagship store in Chicago New Amazon Pickup Locations Amazon Rx news Breakdown of Q3 Results Core commerce/marketplace Forecast going forward International…

EP0105 - Stitch Fix IPO Hot Take

Oct 24, 2017 • 74 min

A hot take on Stitch Fix IPO filling, and a deep dive into the subscription commerce model. Covering how IPO’s work, the history of $1B e-commerce exits, Stitch Fix background, business model, and financial performance, customer value/churn,…

EP104 - Cornerstone Brands SVP Digital, Bryon Colby

Oct 18, 2017 • 60 min

An interview with Bryon Colby, SVP of Digital Commerce at Cornerstone Brands. Cornerstone Brands is a billion-dollar omni-channel retailer comprised of multiple leading home and apparel brands. We spoke with Bryon about his background, where digital…

EP103 - Amazon Private Label Deep Dive

Oct 12, 2017 • 79 min

This episode is a deep dive into Amazon’s Private Label activities: Framework for Amazon Private Label Brands Amazon’s History in Private Label Advice for Brands and Retailers Update on Amazon Private Label Marketshare from 1010data

EP102 - Code Commerce, Shop.org, and News

Oct 7, 2017 • 59 min

EP102 - Code Commerce, Shop.org, and News

EP101 - Indochino CEO, Drew Green

Sep 22, 2017 • 33 min

EP101 - Indochino CEO, Drew Green

EP100 - Get to Know Our Listeners

Sep 17, 2017 • 76 min

EP100 - Get to Know Our Listeners

EP099 - Tulip Retail CEO Ali Asaria and News

Sep 8, 2017 • 74 min

Digital Retail Newsmaker segment with Tulip Retail CEO Ali Asaria, as well as a weekly news update.

EP098 - Zola CEO/Co-Founder Shan-Lyn Ma

Aug 29, 2017 • 57 min

An interview with Shan Lyn Ma (@shanlynm), CEO and Co-Founder of Zola. Zola is re-inventing the Wedding Registry for the modern couple. In this episode we discuss Shan Lyn’s previous experience including Yahoo and Gilt Group. As well as Zola’s business…

EP097 - Industry News

Aug 21, 2017 • 48 min

EP097 - Industry News Congratulations to friend of the show Billy May, on his new appointment as CEO of Sur La Table. Billy was a guest on episode 23. Amazon News Amazon Instant Pickup, allows pickup 2 minutes after ordering popular items, on 5…

EP0096 - Listener Questions Part 2, and News

Aug 4, 2017 • 56 min

EP0096 - Listener Questions Part 2, and News

EP095 - Listener Questions and Amazon Earnings

Jul 30, 2017 • 64 min

EP095 - Listener Questions and Amazon Earnings

EP094 - News

Jul 23, 2017 • 62 min

EP094 - News

EP093 - Amazon Prime Day Hot Take

Jul 13, 2017 • 60 min

EP093 - Amazon Prime Day Hot Take

EP092 - Artificial Intelligence Deep Dive

Jul 12, 2017 • 71 min

EP092 - Artificial Intelligence Deep Dive

EP091 - Boxed Wholesale Head of Reengagement Nitasha Mehta

Jun 29, 2017 • 49 min

EP091 - Boxed Wholesale Head of Reengagement Nitasha Mehta

EP090 - Nordstrom.com Ken Worzel and Danny Ryder

Jun 22, 2017 • 68 min

EP090 - Nordstrom.com Ken Worzel and Danny Ryder

EP089 - Amazon acquires Whole Foods Hot Take

Jun 17, 2017 • 56 min

EP089 - Amazon acquires Whole Foods Hot Take

EP088 - PwC Partners Steven Barr and Byron Carlock

Jun 16, 2017 • 52 min

EP088 - PwC Partners Steven Barr and Byron Carlock

EP087 - UBS Equity Research Analyst Michael Binetti

Jun 9, 2017 • 66 min

EP087 - UBS Equity Research Analyst Michael Binetti

EP086 - Dorel Juvenile Group Bob Land and Jamie Dooley

Jun 2, 2017 • 66 min

EP086 - Dorel Juvenile Group Bob Land and Jamie Dooley

EP085 - FutureCommerce Joint Podcast Part 2

May 25, 2017 • 62 min

EP085 - FutureCommerce Joint Podcast Part 2

EP084 - Amazon News, Walmart Earnings, Rumors

May 20, 2017 • 62 min

EP084 - Amazon News, Walmart Earnings, Rumors

EP083 - Andrea Leigh, selling on and negotiating with Amazon

May 11, 2017 • 63 min

EP083 - Andrea Leigh, selling on and negotiating with Amazon

EP082 - Amazon Earnings, Walmart and Other News

Apr 30, 2017 • 56 min

EP082 - Amazon Earnings, Walmart and Other News Amazon News Amazon earnings call was a clean “beat and raise” exceeding analyst estimates for revenue and earned income. That drove the stock up 4% (approx 960), putting Amazon in striking…

EP081 - Retail veteran, and O Alliance Founder Andrea Weiss

Apr 25, 2017 • 39 min

EP081 - Retail veteran, and O Alliance Founder Andrea Weiss

EP080 - Accel Partners Brian O’Malley

Apr 19, 2017 • 45 min

EP080 - Accel Partners Brian O’Malley

EP079 - Modcloth CEO, Matt Kaness

Apr 14, 2017 • 55 min

EP079 - Modcloth CEO, Matt Kaness

EP078 - Amazon News

Apr 11, 2017 • 67 min

EP078 - Amazon News

EP077 - Kohls CEO Kevin Mansell

Apr 6, 2017 • 37 min

EP077 - Kohls CEO Kevin Mansell

EP076 - MercadoLibre, Head of Marketplaces Leandro Soares

Mar 31, 2017 • 44 min

EP076 - MercadoLibre, Head of Marketplaces Leandro Soares

EP075 - Tumi & DealNews live from ShopTalk

Mar 22, 2017 • 53 min

EP075 - Tumi & DealNews live from ShopTalk

EP074 - Selling on Amazon with Melissa Burdick of The Mars Agency

Mar 14, 2017 • 66 min

EP074 - Selling on Amazon with Melissa Burdick of The Mars Agency

EP073 - Evercore ISI Softlines Analyst Omar Saad

Mar 8, 2017 • 59 min

EP073 - Evercore ISI Softlines Analyst Omar Saad

EP072 - RetailDIVE Editor Jason Ankeny

Mar 4, 2017 • 51 min

EP072 - RetailDIVE Editor Jason Ankeny

EP071 - News Update, Amazon, Walmart, and Dept Stores

Feb 28, 2017 • 60 min

EP071 - News Update, Amazon, Walmart, and Dept Stores

EP070 - Bonobos, Chief Experience Officer Dominique Essig

Feb 23, 2017 • 50 min

EP070 - Bonobos, Chief Experience Officer Dominique Essig