It’s October 10th, 2022 and this is the Watson Weekly - Your Essential eCommerce Digest! Today on the show: Google can become essential search with its new shopping tools Walmart GoLocal continues its nationwide rollout Resale shopping site, Poshmark, acquired by Korean search giant, Naver Macy’s winning the inventory race so far And the Investor Minute which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. For more news from Rick, check out: http...
Oct 10, 2022•12 min•Season 1Ep. 64
It’s October 3rd, and this is the Watson Weekly - Your Essential eCommerce Digest! Today on the show: Prime Early Access event helps Amazon kick off the holiday season Gucci and Burberry join second hand luxury trend Amazon Air continues to grow according to new study Macy’s new marketplace aims at selection and profitability And the Investor Minute which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. For more news from Rick, check out: https://...
Oct 03, 2022•13 min•Season 1Ep. 63
It’s September 26th, 2022 and this is the Watson Weekly - Your Essential eCommerce Digest! Today on the show: Amazon CEO, Andy Jassy, at Recode reveals core innovation questions How are apparel retailers trying to navigate shifts in consumer demand? Sustainability and diversity a major theme at association for supply chain management event Brands and retailers ignoring back-to-school results: Are we in for a tough holiday? And the Investor Minute which contains 5 items this week from...
Sep 26, 2022•13 min•Season 1Ep. 62
It’s September 19, 2022 and this is the Watson Weekly - Your Essential eCommerce Digest! Today on our show: ● Shopify changes its COO and CFO and the stock price is an important reason ● Instagram scaling back its eCommerce ambitions ● Shopify introduces new cross-border features to accelerate its move into Europe and Asia ● Amazon’s Accelerate conference takes Amazon in new directions -And finally, The Investor Minute, which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisit...
Sep 19, 2022•14 min•Season 1Ep. 61
It’s September 12th, 2022 and this is the Watson Weekly - Your Essential eCommerce Digest! Today on the show: CommerceHub acquires ChannelAdvisor in combination of two rivals Instacart running away from its former mission by acquiring software company Rosie Church & Dwight to acquire Amazon native brand Hero Cosmetics Target updates supply chain leadership and plans CEO succession And the Investor Minute which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisit...
Sep 12, 2022•13 min•Season 1Ep. 60
It’s September 5th, 2022 and this is the Watson Weekly - Your Essential eCommerce Digest! Today on the show: And the Investor Minute which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. For more news from Rick, check out: https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickwatsonecommerce/ ...
Sep 05, 2022•14 min•Season 1Ep. 59
It’s August 29th, 2022 and this is the Watson Weekly - Your Essential eCommerce Digest! Today on the show: Major Google SEO content update could test your relevancy Amazon testing a TikTok-like feed in its app Walmart eyes new payments opportunities to continue its business model shift Shopify launches Collabs to become its own affiliate network for creators And the Investor Minute which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. For more ne...
Aug 29, 2022•12 min•Season 1Ep. 58
It’s August 22nd, 2022 and this is the Watson Weekly - Your Essential eCommerce Digest! Today on the show: Amazon reorganizes its grocery business ThredUp working with Tommy Hilfiger to introduce new brand customers DoorDash will start delivering your Facebook Marketplace purchases too Walmart and Target earnings shed light on economic worries And the Investor Minute which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. For more news from Rick, c...
Aug 22, 2022•13 min•Season 1Ep. 57
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...
Aug 15, 2022•13 min•Season 1Ep. 56
It’s August 8th, 2022 and this is the Watson Weekly - Your Essential eCommerce Digest! Today on the show: Amazon Q2 earnings beat revenue and reaffirms full-year guidance Paypal being targeted by activist investor, Elliott Management Shopify invests $100 Million in email marketing provider, Klaviyo Amazon Today offers same-day shipping from retailers, boosting Prime And the Investor Minute which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. For...
Aug 08, 2022•14 min•Season 1Ep. 55
It’s August 1st, 2022 and this is the Watson Weekly - Your Essential eCommerce Digest! Today on the show: Early reviews of Amazon’s Style Store in Los Angeles underwhelming Can we talk about what happened to Bed Bath and Beyond? UPS innovating through downturn, maintaining margin and revenue targets Shopify Q2 earnings call shows warnings signs for the company in 2022 And the Investor Minute which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and I...
Aug 01, 2022•17 min•Season 1Ep. 54
It’s July 25th, 2022 and this is the Watson Weekly - Your Essential eCommerce Digest! Today on the show we celebrate the one year anniversary of The Watson Weekly. Executive Producer, David Hoffman, of series production partner, CitizenRacecar, sits down with Rick to discuss the show’s amazing first year. For more news from Rick, check out: https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickwatsonecommerce/ ...
Jul 25, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 53
It’s July 18th, 2022 and this is the Watson Weekly - Your Essential eCommerce Digest! Today on the show: Coatue’s view of the market is cautious but still optimistic about GoodFirms long-term Glut of goods at Target and Walmart is good for liquidators Victoria’s Secret restructures its management team and executes layoffs Amazon Prime Day recap: always crazy but still great for Amazon And the Investor Minute which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capit...
Jul 18, 2022•13 min•Season 1Ep. 52
It’s July 11th, 2022 and this is the Watson Weekly - Your Essential eCommerce Digest! Today on the show: FedEx announces new strategy based on revenue quality, mirroring UPS’s approach. Instacart and Walmart Canada launch a virtual convenience store. TikTok cancels eCommerce plans in the US after terrible results in a UK test. Shopify launches editions and invests in content management system sanity. And the Investor Minute which contains 5 items this week from the ...
Jul 11, 2022•10 min•Season 1Ep. 51
Happy Independence Day! It’s July 4th, 2022 and this is the Watson Weekly - Your Essential eCommerce Digest! Today on the show: Nike reports strong growth in its direct-to-consumer business in recent earnings Bed Bath and Beyond looks for a new CEO as the company resets again Pinterest CEO steps aside as Bill Ready joins as CEO Is Amazon planning a second prime day in October, and what does it mean? And the Investor Minute which contains 5 items this week from the world of vent...
Jul 04, 2022•10 min•Season 1Ep. 50
It’s June 27th, 2022 and this is the Watson Weekly - Your Essential eCommerce Digest! Today on the show: Global-e Acquires Borderfree In Further Consolidation of Cross-Border Market eBay Acquires NFT Marketplace KnownOrigin As Part of Its Metaverse Investments Walmart and Roku Team Up on Bringing Commerce to the TV Amazon Shuffles Its Consumer Team Leadership And Appoints Doug Herrington Leader of Stores Worldwide And the Investor Minute which contains 5 items this week from the worl...
Jun 27, 2022•10 min•Season 1Ep. 49
It’s June 20th, 2022 and this is the Watson Weekly - Your Essential eCommerce Digest! Today on the show: The Great Resignation moves to Amazon as Amazon Consumer CEO, Dave Clark, departs Instant delivery firm, Jokr, announces it’s leaving the US market TheRealRealFounder out as we hold our breath for the second hand shoe to drop Amazon announces Prime Day on July 12th and 13th to help America get rid of excess inventory And the Investor Minute which contains 5 items this week f...
Jun 20, 2022•11 min•Season 1Ep. 48
It’s June 13th, 2022, and this is the Watson Weekly - Your essential eCommerce Digest. Rick is out of town this week, but today on our show we have a new special edition interview with Hamaad Akmal, the Head of Operations and Global Logistics for trusted sneaker marketplace GOAT. Hamaad spends his days chasing fraudsters across the planet and creating a seamless supply chain experience for buyers and sellers. Today’s episode covers a few interesting topics in the world of cros...
Jun 13, 2022•12 min•Season 1Ep. 46
Rick is out of town this week but today on our show, we have a new special edition interview with a dear friend, John Lawson. John ColderICE Lawson is one of the OGs of eCommerce, and a small business coach for growing eCommerce sellers. Today’s episode is a wide-ranging interview on a number of interesting topics such as: - How do you compete against Amazon as a retailer or brand? - The early days of eBay and what they got wrong - The history of eCommerce - Social selling - Th...
Jun 06, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 45
It’s May 30th, 2022 and this is the Watson Weekly - Your Essential eCommerce Digest! Today on the show: Stripe launches new app marketplace What do recent earnings calls say about the state of the consumer? Ulta announces its own retail media network in beauty Secondhand US market to reach $82 Billion by 2026 And the Investor Minute which contains 3 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. For more news from Rick, check out: https://www.r...
May 30, 2022•10 min•Season 1Ep. 43
It’s May 23rd, 2022 and this is the Watson Weekly - Your Essential eCommerce Digest! Today on the show: Walmart’s quarterly profitability miss confirms economic slowdown REI’s circular commerce efforts show great progress Klarna’s new virtual shopping feature makes me worry for Buy-Now-Pay-Later Target Q1 2022 earnings highlights short-term profit challenges, but long-term outlook is still strong And the Investor Minute which contains five items this week from the w...
May 23, 2022•11 min•Season 1Ep. 43
It’s May 16th, 2022 and this is the Watson Weekly - Your Essential eCommerce Digest! Today on the show: Instacart files for a confidential IPO after reducing its valuation Amazon shuts down its Selz acquisition with recent launch of Buy with Prime Shopify moves into the advertising space with launch of Shopify Audiences Amazon launches last mile rural delivery with independent convenience stores And the Investor Minute which contains two items this week from the world of venture capital, a...
May 16, 2022•12 min•Season 1Ep. 41
It’s May 9th, 2022 and this is the Watson Weekly - Your Essential eCommerce Digest! Today on the show: Shopify finalizes its $2.1 billion Deliverr acquisition Warehouse market influx could mean opportunities for Amazon Walmart invests in apparel with launch of new private label activewear line Amazon aggregator Thrasio starts layoffs and and names new CEO What the heck is the economy doing right now? And the Investor Minute which contains five items this week from the world of ventur...
May 09, 2022•13 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Good Morning Watsonians! The production team is sad to report that Rick is a bit under the weather this week, so we're taking a quick break. We'll be back with the latest eCommerce news next Monday!
May 02, 2022•26 sec•Season 1Ep. 39
It’s April 25th, 2022 and this is the Watson Weekly - Your Essential eCommerce Digest! Today on the show: The United States Postal Service released its mail plan for America Is the Buy Now, Pay Later industry fundamentally flawed? Walmart’s digital services growth gets another boost by adding PayPal’s CFO Amazon CEO, Andy Jassy, released his first shareholder lette r And the Investor Minute which contains five items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisition...
Apr 25, 2022•12 min•Season 1Ep. 38
It’s April 18th, 2022 and this is the Watson Weekly - Your Essential eCommerce Digest! Today on the show: Etsy Strike Fizzles Out Before It Begins Kroger and Bed Bath & Beyond launch eCommerce site Target Tiptoes Back Into Resale with New ThredUp Partnership Shopify Makes a Succession Plan for CEO Tobi Lutke, Among Other Human And the Investor Minute which contains six items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. For more news from Rick, check out:&n...
Apr 18, 2022•14 min•Season 1Ep. 37
It’s April 11th, 2022 and this is the Watson Weekly - Your Essential eCommerce Digest! Today on the show: Cross-border Marketplace Farfetch Invests in Neiman Marcus Group Raj Subramaniam is Promoted to President and CEO of FedEx Macy’s, Inc. Expands Supply Chain Operations with New Fulfillment Center In North Carolina Amazon Workers in Staten Island Voted to Unionize And the Investor Minute which contains five items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and...
Apr 11, 2022•13 min•Season 1Ep. 36
It’s April 4th, 2022 and this is the Watson Weekly - Your Essential eCommerce Digest! Today on the show: Red warning lights flashing on economy from recent retail earnings call EU passes sweeping privacy legislation called Digital Markets Act eCommerce brand SHEIN solidifying fast-fashion lead over its apparel rivals Target’s transformation has been powered by data science And the Investor Minute which contains five items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisition...
Apr 04, 2022•11 min•Season 1Ep. 35
It’s March 28th, 2022 and this is the Watson Weekly - Your Essential eCommerce Digest! Today on the show: Guggenheim Partners research highlights recent eCommerce trends to notice Is this the beginning of the end for a lot of Amazon roll up companies? FedEx strategy and execution issues on full display at recent earnings call Google enters last mile supply chain space with its last mile fleet solution And the Investor Minute which contains seven items this week from the world of vent...
Mar 28, 2022•13 min•Season 1Ep. 34
It’s March 21st, 2022 and this is the Watson Weekly - Your Essential eCommerce Digest! Today on the show: Retail Stores Will Completely Die, Says Tech Investor Marc Andreessen Walmart Sees Stores as Linchpin of Last-Mile Strategy Macy’s Trying Very Hard to Stay Ahead of the Reaper New Data Suggests Amazon is Gaining Share in eCommerce And the Investor Minute which contains five items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. For more news from Rick, c...
Mar 21, 2022•10 min•Season 1Ep. 33
