EP102 - Code Commerce, Shop.org, and News
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 a Scot show was recorded on Wednesday October 4th, 2017. http://jasonandscot.com Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, SVP Commerce a 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.
