Sept. 13, 2020
EP235 - Amazon Grocery, Walmart+, Holiday Preview
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
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Topics
- Amazon Grocery
- Amazon Fresh – 40K “Non-Whole Foods” grocery concept. Dash Carts (Scan & Go). Microfullfilment? Woodland Hills open, two more free-standing coming to LA, one freestanding coming to Chicago, and a shop in shop with Kohls in LA.
- Amazon Go Grocery – 10K store with just-walk-out technology. A second location opens in Redmond. One coming to Washington DC.
- Wholefoods Digital Only – Darkstore opens in Brooklyn.
- JCP acquired from bankruptcy by Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG) and Brookfield Property Partners.
- Walmart+ launch (and drone test)
- Holiday Preview
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Episode 235 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded live on Thursday, September 10th, 2020.
Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis, and Scot Wingo, CEO of GetSpiffy and Co-Founder of ChannelAdvisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing.