EP043 - Seth Beal, SVP Global Marketplace at Walmart eCommerce Seth Beal, is the Senior Vice President, Global Marketplace at Walmart eCommerce (4th largest e-commerce site on the IR500). In this broad ranging interview, we cover: Seth's background and how he came to lead Walmart's marketplace Walmart Marketplace  Amazon competition Jet Acquisition Omni-Channel implications for a Marketplace Innovation Book Recomendation: Sam Walton, Made in America 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 43 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Thursday, August 25th, 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.