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

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

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.

Amazon News

• Amazon Go opens in Chicago and Jason has a trip report
• Bloomberg reports Amazon may have plans to open 3000 Amazon-Go stores
• Amazon Storefronts is a new feature for small businesses to curate collections
• Amazon has launched a new AI based visual discovery tool, Amazon Scout
• SnapChat and Amazon have partnered on a new social shopping experience, using visual search
• Amazon launched 14 new Echo devices
• Amazon and Good Housekeeping partner on Mall of America Pop-Up

Apple News

• Iphones ship with new commerce features
  • Background NFC Scanning
  • Native QR Scanning
  • Augmented Reality in web-browser via ARKit 2.0

Other News

• Holiday forecasts are beginning to come in
  • Deloitte: 17-22% ($128b-$134b) (19.5% midpoint)
  • Internet Retailer 15.5% ($120b)
  • Forrester (preliminary) forecast 14-16%
• Adobe acquires Marketo
• Farfetch (luxury e-commerce marketplace) has successful IPO

Event Recaps

• Code Commerce in New York.  All the interviews are available on YouTube (thanks to @DelRey)
• Shop.org in Las Vegas. Interesting new vendors:
  • Seek - Augmented Reality in Mobile Browser hosted solution for retailers/brands.
  • Hero - Connecting online shoppers live with associates in the physical store.

Upcoming:

• Groceryshop October 28-31, Las Vegas

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Episode 147 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Monday, September 24th, 2018.

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Join your hosts Jason "retailgeek" Goldberg, SVP Commerce & Content at SapientRazorfish, 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.