August 15th, 2022: Instacart’s 2022 IPO, Amazon acquires Roomba, the latest on American Eagle Outfitters, and Avalara going private with Vista Equity

It’s August 15th, 2022 and this is the Watson Weekly - Your Essential eCommerce Digest!

Today on the show: 

• Instacart is planning an IPO for the end of 2022
• Amazon makes another billion dollar acquisition with robotic vacuum maker, Roomba. 
• American Eagle Outfitters’ Quiet Platform launches a nationwide "Asset-Light" logistics network
• Tax software provider, Avalara, is going private in $8.4 billion Vista Equity acquisition

And the Investor Minute which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs.

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