Today on our show: Amazon building 25% of all warehouses UPS hiking SurePost rates by 10% Lowes develops a new marketplace Quickbooks partners with Amazon Marketplace Seller Central And finally, The Investor Minute, which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. Today’s episode is sponsored by Mirakl. https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ecommerce-podcast-watsonweekly ...
Dec 23, 2024•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today on our show: Shopify releases a boring update Was Amazon haul launched sooner as political strategy? What is the potential impact of tariffs on eCommerce? Why use an outside consultant to help you solve a problem? And finally, The Investor Minute, which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. Today’s episode is sponsored by Mirakl. https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ecommerce-podcast-watsonweekly...
Dec 16, 2024•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today on our show: 3 observations from Cyber Week The 3 coming wars in the next 5 years 5 reasons Klaviyo is growing faster than most anyone right now And finally, The Investor Minute, which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. Today’s episode is sponsored by Mirakl. https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ecommerce-podcast-watsonweekly...
Dec 09, 2024•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Attention, Watsonians! Pardon us as we were on a brief hiatus over the holiday week - we'll be back next week with a brand new episode!
Dec 02, 2024•21 sec•Transcript available on Metacast Today on our show: How you should read the Gartner Quadrant Wordpress is the Craigslist of website builders Target reports terrible earnings Walmart reports great earnings And finally, The Investor Minute, which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ecommerce-podcast-watsonweekly...
Nov 25, 2024•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today on our show: Shopify reported Q3 2024 earnings Klaviyo reports even better Q3 earnings New RMW Commerce event being held in January BigCommerce trying to escape the Alabama mud like My Cousin Vinny And finally, The Investor Minute, which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ecommerce-podcast-watsonweekly...
Nov 18, 2024•19 min•Ep 161•Transcript available on Metacast Today on our show: Amazon reports great Q3 2024 earnings Children's Place partnership with Shein could be genius The state of SaaS venture capital valuations AI platforms looking to challenge every software category And finally, The Investor Minute, which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ecommerce-podcast-watsonweekly...
Nov 11, 2024•17 min•Ep 160•Transcript available on Metacast Today on our show: CEO merry-go-round continues Paypal earnings report show progress and challenges UPS releases Q3 earnings Everyone in retail copying everyone else And finally, The Investor Minute, which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ecommerce-podcast-watsonweekly ...
Nov 04, 2024•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today on our show: Is 2024 the Generative AI holiday? Amazon new low cost store concept might as well be called "Off-Prime" Is 2025 the year bad eCommerce content officially dies? BigCommerce expands its leadership team And finally, The Investor Minute, which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ecommerce-podcast-watsonweekly ...
Oct 28, 2024•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today on our show: Optimization will be the watchword in 2025 OpenStore pivoting into Helpdesk Software Walmart appoints Seth Dellaire as Chief Growth Officer New report shows Unicorns lack exit options And finally, The Investor Minute, which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ecommerce-podcast-watsonweekly ...
Oct 21, 2024•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today on our show: Holiday season preview What’s happening with Shop Promise? Former Amazon leader Dave Clark raises $100M for Auger Marketplaces like eBay are dropping their fees And finally, The Investor Minute, which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ecommerce-podcast-watsonweekly...
Oct 14, 2024•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today on our show: Lightspeed exploring strategic alternatives Loop creates offset return feature CVS conducting a strategic review Travis Hess named new BigCommerce CEO And finally, The Investor Minute, which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ecommerce-podcast-watsonweekly...
Oct 07, 2024•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today on our show: John Donahoe steps down from Nike Amazon introduces new supply chain service What’s going on with the retail job market? The fight over de minimis and how this will end And finally, The Investor Minute, which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ecommerce-podcast-watsonweekly...
Sep 30, 2024•17 min•Ep 154•Transcript available on Metacast Today on our show: Shopify’s progress in the enterprise market Biden White House makes de minimis announcement Amazon’s return to office memo code for layoffs Salesforce makes several release announcements at Dreamforce - or does it? And finally, The Investor Minute, which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ecommerce-podcast-watsonweekly...
Sep 23, 2024•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today on our show: What is going on with bolt? Walmart and StockX partner up Bankrate holiday consumer survey results Creating the perfect board presentation And finally, The Investor Minute, which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ecommerce-podcast-watsonweekly ...
Sep 16, 2024•12 min•Ep 152•Transcript available on Metacast Today on our show: Walmart Marketplace expands services for sellers A few notes on planning Paul Graham’s “Founder Mode” essay Temu starting to recruit US brands And finally, The Investor Minute, which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ecommerce-podcast-watsonweekly ...
Sep 09, 2024•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today on our show: BigCommerce looks like it’s not selling Shopify hires a new Chief Technology Officer Why technology is not a business differentiator for brands Are layoffs the order of the day in eCommerce? And finally, The Investor Minute, which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ecommerce-podcast-watsonweekly ...
Sep 02, 2024•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast Sorry, Watsonians, we're on a brief hiatus this week. But fear not, we'll be back next week so be sure to tune in!
Aug 26, 2024•15 sec•Transcript available on Metacast Today on our show: Salesforce acquires POS platform PredictSpring Amazon announces new peak season fulfillment policies Ace Hardware plots a new stores strategy Temu founder shopping like a billionaire And finally, The Investor Minute, which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ecommerce-podcast-watsonweekly ...
Aug 19, 2024•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today on our show: Amazon reports Q2 earnings Allbirds reports financial results Amazon signs deal with Pinterest and TikTok Shopify crushes its earnings And finally, The Investor Minute, which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ecommerce-podcast-watsonweekly...
Aug 12, 2024•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today on our show: Companies are trading down talent Top items from Paypal’s Q2 2024 earnings call Designer brand Prada posts revenue gains Temu announcements signal a company shift And finally, The Investor Minute, which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ecommerce-podcast-watsonweekly...
Aug 05, 2024•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today on our show: UPS reports Q2 earnings Google not ending cookies after all Amazon Prime Day roundup New marketplace whitepaper released And finally, The Investor Minute, which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ecommerce-podcast-watsonweekly...
Jul 29, 2024•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today on our show: Amazon Prime Day expected to hit records in 2024 Commercetools announces CEO transition The importance of reputation in eCommerce eCommerce sales will hit $1T this year And finally, The Investor Minute, which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ecommerce-podcast-watsonweekly...
Jul 22, 2024•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today on our show: Saks acquires Neiman Marcus Group Speaking about personalization at The Lead Event in NYC Nike is struggling trying to be a tech company Amazon previews direct from China program And finally, The Investor Minute, which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ecommerce-podcast-watsonweekly...
Jul 15, 2024•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Attention, Watsonians! Pardon us as we were on a brief hiatus over the holiday week - we'll be back next week with a brand new episode!
Jul 08, 2024•17 sec•Transcript available on Metacast Today on our show: Target reshuffles its leadership team Shopify releases summer editions And finally, The Investor Minute, which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ecommerce-podcast-watsonweekly
Jul 01, 2024•22 min•Ep 143•Transcript available on Metacast Today on our show: CMACH 3 event in New York City recap May retail sales data released Beyond loses a CEO Instacart expands retail media into Youtube And finally, The Investor Minute, which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ecommerce-podcast-watsonweekly...
Jun 24, 2024•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today on our show: Could Amazon deliver the mail? Costco expanding its ad network McKinsey state of the consumer 2024 report Loop and Happy Returns partner up And finally, The Investor Minute, which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ecommerce-podcast-watsonweekly...
Jun 17, 2024•14 min•Ep 141•Transcript available on Metacast Today on our show: Amazon Buy with Prime off to a slow start Shein launches Shein Exchange Resale Program in UK and Europe eBay expands its consignment service A call to action for brands And finally, The Investor Minute, which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ecommerce-podcast-watsonweekly...
Jun 10, 2024•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today on our show: Paypal is building an ads platform TJMaxx not afraid of Temu and Shein BigCommerce getting serious about its partner ecosystem Amazon growing its share of retail And finally, The Investor Minute, which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ecommerce-podcast-watsonweekly ...
Jun 03, 2024•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast 
