EP071 - News Update, Amazon, Walmart, & Dept Stores
Trip Reports
Razorfish Tech Summit - YouTube video
Seattle - Jason visits Amazon Go, and B8ta stores
Toronto - AdWeek FFWD 2017
Amazon News
- Amazon Earning Call - Prime Estimates 60m subscriptions, First party sales grew 19%, Third Party Marketplace sales grew 43%, FBA is now 55% of all sales, Amazon Ad sales grew 73% to $2.95B.
- Amazon video conferencing app (Chime)
- Amazon in-home smart home consultations
- Amazon denies NYPost story about Robot store
- Prime Air Cameo in Echo Super Bowl spot
- Amazon CFO - bookstores more about devices than books
Walmart News
- 2 day free shipping $35 (Amazon lowers threshold in response)
- Ecomm grew 29%
- Walmart aquires Moosejaw
- New Walmart convenience store Pilot
Other
- FedEx launches FBA competitor
- E-Com was 42% of retail growth last year
- Dept Store sales in decline for 10 years
- Google Home Adds Commerce (Bezos says voice isn't really about commerce)
- Target - same store sales down 3% in Nov/Dec, E-Com grows 30%, Target cuts back on innovation, RIP project goldfish
- JJill IPO and Snap!
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Episode 71 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Tuesday February 21st 2017.
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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.