EP254 - Walmart and Shopify earnings, and retail sales data

EP254 - Walmart and Shopify earnings, and retail sales data

Author: Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, Publicis & Scot Wingo, Channel Advisor February 19, 2021 Duration: 54:26

Episode 254 is a breakdown of Walmart and Shopify Q4 2020 earnings reports, a recap of 2020 sales data from the US Dept Commerce, and Amazon News.

2020 Sales Data

US Dept of Commerce released it's retail data for December, which gives us a full picture of 2020, as well as the Q4 e-commerce data.

  • Retail sales in 2020 were $5.6T, representing 27% of the U.S. GDP
  • Retail as a whole experienced healthy growth of 3.4% versus 3.5% in 2019
  • E-commerce grew 32% to $792B in sales, vs 15% growth in 2019
  • E-commerce was 14% of all retail sales (vs 11% in 2019)
  • Jason wrote a detailed recap of 2020 in Forbes:
    2020: Not Quite Retail Apocalypse, But Great For E-Commerce

Walmart Earnings

  • US Q4 comp sales grew 8.6% eCommerce sales grew 69%
  • FY revenue was $559.2 billion, comp sales increased 8.6%, E-Commerce sales grew 79%

Shopify Earnings

Amazon news:

Episode 254 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded live on Thursday, February 19th, 2021.

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.

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Every week, Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg and Scot Wingo pull up a virtual chair to dissect what's really happening in online retail. With Jason's deep strategic perspective from Publicis and Scot's dual view as a founder and executive chairman, their conversations cut through the noise. This isn't just a recap of headlines. You'll hear two seasoned insiders debating the implications of a new Amazon feature, unpacking the latest earnings report from a major retailer, or predicting where a sudden trend might lead. The dialogue is grounded in decades of hands-on experience, offering a rare blend of high-level strategy and street-level execution know-how. Tuning into The Jason & Scot Show-E-Commerce And Retail News feels like eavesdropping on a candid briefing between two of the industry's most connected minds. They translate complex shifts in digital shopper marketing into actionable insights, whether you're running a brand, building a platform, or just fascinated by the mechanics of how we shop now. For anyone with a stake in the future of commerce, this podcast serves as an essential, unfiltered weekly debrief.
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