The Watson Weekly: eCommerce Strategy & News

Today on our show: Risks to Amazon in the AI Wars Private equity outlook in 2025 Artificial Intelligence moving from creating to doing with OpenAI Operator How to grow faster is an elusive question 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/ecommerc...

In the final episode of this special 3-part  Watson Weekly  series, Rick Watson is joined by Kelly Goetsch, Advisor at Commerce Tools, to discuss what’s next for the world of commerce. Key topics include: The rise of social shopping and platforms like TikTok Shops How AI is redefining brand discovery and trust Predictions for retail growth and consumer behavior in 2025 The enduring influ...

Today on our show: Our 2025 NRF event analysis Recapping the first ever RMW Commerce Five Forces event in New York City 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

In Part 2 of this special  Watson Weekly  series, Rick Watson and Kelly Goetsch dive deep into the complexities of B2B commerce. They discuss: The generational shift reshaping the industry Challenges like the "Bob Problem" and outdated practices The role of composable commerce in streamlining processes How solutions like Commerce Tools Foundry are enabling businesses to innovate Explore...

Today on our show: Shopify 2025: The Entrepreneur, the Rulemaker and the Bridge-Builder Mastercard Holiday numbers show roses for eCommerce Is 2025 the year of the niche down? Amazon still the king of warehouse growth 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.rmwc...

In this special episode of  Watson Weekly , Rick Watson is joined by Kelly Goetsch, a Commercetools Advisor and industry thought leader. Kelly shares his unique insights into the evolving landscape of e-commerce, focusing on the intersection of technology and healthcare. Together, they explore key topics like consumer behavior trends, the growing role of composable commerce, and the untapped...

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-watson...

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.rm...

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

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!

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

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

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

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  

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-watsonwe...

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  

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

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

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

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-po...

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  

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  

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 &nbsp...

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!

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