EP0096 - Listener Questions Part 2, and News Amazon News Amazon now showing pics of delivered packages in app AU fulfilment center Amazon hiring day (50k new jobs) Lots of new FCs coming Sears to sell Kenmore on Amazon and build Alexa into products New Amazon Hub Lockers Forcing Free Returns on 3p Sellers New Amazon  handbag private label launched - The Fix (Prime exclusive) Stripe processing some Amazon orders Listener Questions Michelle Grant via Twitter: Do you think Nike is one of the few brands that have the leverage to get Amazon to remove 3P inventory? Steve White: Hey guys, when I talk to brands they have this sense that they are going to be 'pushed out' or off the platform as Amazon develops products in their respective categories- my sense is that Amazon has never acted like a bully in that regard, just adds additional competition- thoughts? Parker Block: Who is right, @retailgeek ? Are disruptive forces going to drive retail consolidation (per @debweinswig) or fragmentation (per @klobaugh)?   Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 96 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Thursday August 3, 2017. http://jasonandscot.com 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.  New beta feature - Google Automated Transcription of the show Transcript Jason: [0:25] Welcome to the Jason and Scot show this is episode 96 being recorded on Thursday August 3rd 2017 I'm your host Jason retailgeek Goldberg and as usual I'm here with your co-host Scot Wingo. Scot: [0:39] Hey Jason and welcome back Jason Scott show listeners Jason you're you're at home the rear of the sign this is the first week this year you've been home so that's pretty exciting. Jason: [0:50] I am for those of you that are listening this would be a good time to up your investment in Chicago area Starbucks if it's possible the individual investor in the Starbucks branch. Scot: [1:01] Cool flowey, you wanted to start off at the top of the show and congratulate one of our friends of the show Peter Cobb he was our first guest and he's founder of ebags and he has just announced today that he is joining the board of DSW so congrats to Peter. Jason: [1:19] Yeah that's super exciting I had a nun confirm report that his primary qualification for that job was that he was the inaugural guest on the Jason and snot ship Jason and Scott show. Scot: [1:31] Oh yeah yeah I think it's definitely Resume Builder will have to see who the second guess was and see if they rise to Fame and Fortune as well as well. Jason: [1:39] Exactly. [1:41] Scot I feel like we didn't get to talk about it and I may have happened 2 weeks ago but they revealed all the information about the new Tesla and if I'm remembering right you have an option to buy one. Scot: [1:55] Yeah yeah I'm excited the actually the day they announced it I put into pre-orders so I was going to, use one and give away or if I couldn't find some of that wanted I was going to sell the second one and, it's exciting because they did just kind of update the website and show when they're going to be delivered. And I find it hard to believe so I'm taking this with a grain of salt but it shows that both of mine would be one is to give you a 3-month window and one is October, November December in the other one is November December January of, 1718 so I doubt that I will actually be that early but it's kind of fun to think like it could be possible. Jason: [2:38] Wow are you going to have time to expand your garage in time. Scot: [2:42] I don't know we will see. Jason: [2:47] That you talk about first world problems that is definitely a first world. [2:52] I don't know if I ever told you this but that turned out to be my inadvertent brush with greatness do di