EP044 - Iphone 7, Amazon News, Shop.org Preview Apple announced the iPhone 7 & iPhone 7 Plus.  Key features for shopper marketing: Felica NFC Support means Apple Pay in Japan Improved imaging offers new Augmented Reality and Visual Search possibilities, and dual cameras on the iPhone 7 Plus may eventually allow steroscopic imaging for accurate measurements and 3D scanning. iOS 10 - Supports ApplePay in web-browser iOS 10 - Supports commerce capabilities for Siri iMessage now has an app store for commercial chatbots Amazon News: Amazon implementing ‘brand gating’ (and offering some exemptions) Amazon drone spotted in the wild Amazon constraining quantities they accept in FBA, and delaying processing Dash buttons launch in EU (may not be legal) Amazon basics/private label landing page Amazon Bloomberg article about logistics Amazon lowering shipping times in China Distressed Brands moving to Amazon - Land’s End, Gap.  Birkenstock moving off. Shop.org Preview: Jason emceeing a number of the keynotes Live news summary podcasts from the showfloor Tuesday 9/27 2pm CST Wed 9/28 10:30am CST Live podcast interviews from the showfloor Tues 9/27 1pm CST Brad Brown, SVP Digital Retail at REI Wed 9/28 9am CST - Rob Schmults, SVP E-Commerce and CRM at Talbots Wed 9/28 9:45am - Facebook Jason and Scot breakout session Tuesday 9/27 3:30pm CST Covering Mobile Gap, Amazon, and Brands going direct This episode is sponsored by the National Retail Federation.  The Jason and Scot show will be live podcasting at the NRF/shop.org digital summit 2016 which is in Dallas September 26-28th this year.  We have a custom discount code for our listeners. The code is JASON&SCOT, you will get a 10% discount on the full conference fee. Visit  retailsdigitalsummit.nrf.com to enter the code when you register for the show and we’ll see you there! Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 44 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Thursday, September 8th, 2016. http://retailgeek.com/podcast 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.