Neel Grover
CEO
Shop Premium Outlets
Neel Grover is the CEO of Simon Property Group’s ecommerce marketplace, Shop Premium Outlets. Neel has built and run five marketplaces over the past 20 years including Rakuten North America, Buy.com, Best Buy and Bluefly, and founded the social commerce platform Indi. Neel serves on several boards including the Board of Directors for the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) and was recently honored with the Outstanding Alumni Athlete award from the University of California, Irvine.
Speaking in:
Sunday Jan 14th
3:15pm - 3:45pm
Expo, Level 1, Expo Stage 1
When should you leverage the dropshipping or marketplace business model to find retail success? In this showdown, panelists will explore ecommerce case studies and debate the best-suited business models for each scenario. While marketplaces can power your team to go the whole nine yards in terms of scalability and profitability, every business has unique considerations and requirements.You’ll leave the session with a playbook on:- The differences between owned inventory, dropshipping, and marketplaces- The marketplace maturity model and the evolution process- Practical strategies for scaling and optimizing your businesses- Considerations for selecting which models to use