This episode offers an in-depth look at Q3 e-commerce performance and crucial holiday shopping forecasts from leading industry sources like Comscore, ChannelAdvisor, and Adobe. It provides ecommerce operators with benchmarking data to understand market expectations and strategic insights into Amazon's evolving role in profitability and logistics. This analysis is vital for developing informed holiday strategies and navigating the competitive online retail landscape.
Key takeaways
Leverage Q3 Comscore data and ChannelAdvisor's early November sales results to benchmark your own performance against the broader US online retail economy as you finalize holiday promotions.
Analyze the holiday forecasts from Adobe, IBM, Google, Deloitte, and Forrester to anticipate consumer spending trends and adjust inventory or marketing spend accordingly.
Monitor Amazon's strategic moves, particularly their increasing focus on profitability and potential expansion into shipping, as these will impact the competitive landscape and logistics options for all online retailers.
Keep an eye on key personnel changes and funding rounds in the retail tech space (e.g., Magento, Dollar Shave Club, Jet.com) to identify emerging trends and potential partnership opportunities.
Utilize diverse benchmarking data from various industry analysts to gain a comprehensive understanding of market expectations and refine your holiday sales projections.
Episode 3 - The Holiday Edition covers: Comscore State of the U.S. Online Retail Economy Q3 w/ Holiday Forecast Channel Advisor Same Store Sales, 3rd week of November results Adobe Holiday Forecast Other Holiday Benchmarks IBM, Google, Deloitte, Forrester, Custora, Demandware, Monetate Amazon NY times article sales the long game is working, as retail turns profitable Will Amazon becoming a shipping company? News Forrester Analyst Peter Sheldon joins Magento Walgreens Digital Head Sona Chawla joins Kohls Dollar Share Club raises a new round Jet.com raises a new round Links: Visit http://retailgeek.com/podcast for a complete list of links. Hosts: Scot Wingo, Founder & Executive Chairman Channel Advisor / @ScotWingo Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, SVP Commerce & Content at Razorfish / @retailgeek
What does this episode say about retail & omnichannel?
Leverage Q3 Comscore data and ChannelAdvisor's early November sales results to benchmark your own performance against the broader US online retail economy as you finalize holiday promotions.
What does this episode say about amazon & marketplaces?
Analyze the holiday forecasts from Adobe, IBM, Google, Deloitte, and Forrester to anticipate consumer spending trends and adjust inventory or marketing spend accordingly.
What does this episode say about analytics & attribution?
Monitor Amazon's strategic moves, particularly their increasing focus on profitability and potential expansion into shipping, as these will impact the competitive landscape and logistics options for all online retailers.
What does this episode say about retail & omnichannel?
Keep an eye on key personnel changes and funding rounds in the retail tech space (e.g., Magento, Dollar Shave Club, Jet.com) to identify emerging trends and potential partnership opportunities.
What does this episode say about retail & omnichannel?
Utilize diverse benchmarking data from various industry analysts to gain a comprehensive understanding of market expectations and refine your holiday sales projections.
