The Watson Weekly: eCommerce Strategy & News

Today on our show: Shopify reports Q4 2023 earnings Target has a new strategy: Become Tar-Mu Walmart may be Looking to buy TV maker Vizio Celebrating the 5th Anniversary of RMW Commerce 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: Our recap of January 2024 eCommerce news Amazon releases their Q4 2023 earnings report Footwear brand New Balance adds a resale marketplace RMW Commerce’s 2024 Outlook 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

Attention, Watsonians! The Watson Weekly will be on a brief hiatus as Rick and his family celebrate the arrival of their new baby. We'll be back with new episodes in February. Until then, keep prosperous and we'll see you soon! https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ecommerce-podcast-watsonweekly

Today on our show: Macy’s gets a buyout offer Recap from Amazon CEO Andy Jassy on CNBC CommerceHub makes an acquisition and rebrands as Rithum Zulily files lawsuit against Amazon 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 Investor Day recap Replatforming has slowed down significantly Amazon restructures its seller fees Neiman Marcus rejects Saks takeover bid 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: Our Black Friday Cyber Monday wrap up Shein files for IPO Amazon becomes the biggest delivery business in the US Kohl’s decides eCommerce is not for them 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 earnings update OpenAI explodes on itself Thrasio prepares for bankruptcy What I’m thankful for 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: Target Q3 2023 earnings surprise Shopify’s recent outage Update on Amazon Fresh My 2024 outlook 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

Join Rick Watson as he speaks about the supply chain needs of growing mid-market brands in a wide-ranging interview with the Dhruv Saxena, former brand owner and current CEO of ShipBob.  The topics from the interview cover the origins of Shipbob, challenges facing brands, choosing the right solution partners, and more!  RMW Commerce has proposed a new category of service provider to fit...

Today on our show: UPS reports bad Q3 2023 earnings Amazon smashes their Q3 2023 earnings What everyone gets wrong about platform decisions Omnicom Group acquires Flywheel Digital 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: HomeGoods shuts down their eCommerce platform Overstock changes its name to Beyond Can we tap the brakes on the TikTok and Amazon comparisons? Update on retail inventory heading into the holidays 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: The growing battle between TikTok, Shopify, and Amazon VF Corp gets a new activist investor Flexport CEO says it’s not going public What should brands do about TikTok shop? 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 deals kick off with Amazon, Walmart and Target Are people and processes keeping up with eCommerce technology? eBay sued in a DOJ environmental lawsuit Private equity exits declining 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: The Great Profitability Correction seems to be affecting everyone TikTok Shop feeds dominated by Schlock Toys “R” Us To open 24 new stores Holiday season retail predictions 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: FTC files suit against Amazon Amazon to rollout Prime Video ads Is the IPO market healthy? Shopify takes a stake in B2B marketplace Faire 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: TikTok Shop Launches in the US Shopify CEO Outlines Company Operating Principles Klaviyo and Instacart IPOs Mark Their Debut Holiday Season Kicks Off In October With Big Retailers  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: Flexport CEO Dave Clark forced out as company releases an update Shopify CFO chat at Goldman Sachs event The Klaviyo and Instacart IPO valuation  Amazon releases Supply Chain by Amazon And finally, The Investor Minute, which contains 6 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ecommerce-podcast-watsonweekly

Today on our show: Our discussion about Holiday season preparation Gap develops exclusive sleepwear line with Macy’s Google’s CEO releases 25-year update Amazon’s Buy with Prime partners with Shopify And finally, The Investor Minute, which contains 6 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ecommerce-podcast-watsonweekly

Today on our show: Gartner releases its digital commerce Magic Quadrant Shein and Forever21 build a partnership Learning from Instacart’s IPO filing Klaviyo IPO sets the bar for profitable software companies And finally, The Investor Minute, which contains 6 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ecommerce-podcast-watsonweekly  

Today on our show: How can Artificial Intelligence help eCommerce?  Walmart reports Q2 2024 earnings  Amazon launches a new US shipping program  TikTok takes another firm step towards a marketplace  And finally, The Investor Minute, which contains 6 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ecommerce-podcast-watsonwee...

Today on our show: Amazon crushes its Q2 2023 earnings Target Q2 earnings disappoint Amazon announces the return of Seller-Fulfilled Prime How I reached 50,000 LinkedIn followers And finally, The Investor Minute, which contains 6 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ecommerce-podcast-watsonweekly

Today on our show: TikTok launches Fulfillment by TikTok in the United Kingdom WalMart expands its in-store advertising network UPS Q2 2023 earnings disappoint BigCommerce reports Q2 2023 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: TikTok Shop aspires to become fourth most important channel Etsy marketplace boycott Amazon resets its grocery strategy Shopify reports Q2 2023 earnings And finally, The Investor Minute, which contains 7 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ecommerce-podcast-watsonweekly  

Today on our show: Shopify releases its Summer editions UPS agrees to terms with Teamsters Boston Consulting Group’s latest supply chain benchmarking report What’s with all the rebranding lately? And finally, The Investor Minute, which contains 6 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ecommerce-podcast-watsonweekly

Today on our show: Google kills Buy on Google 2023 halfway update on venture capital and markets Rumors of Shopify investing in Faire Amazon Prime Day recap And finally, The Investor Minute, which contains 6 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ecommerce-podcast-watsonweekly