The Watson Weekly - Your Essential eCommerce Digest

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 valuationAmazon shuts down its Selz acquisition with recent launch of Buy with PrimeShopify moves into the advertising space with launch of Shopify AudiencesAmazon launches last mile rural delivery with independent convenience storesAnd the Investor Minute which contains two 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/ 

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 venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. For more news from Rick, check out:  https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickwatsonecommerce/ 

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! 

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 letter And the Investor Minute which contains five 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/ 

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:  https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickwatsonecommerce/ 

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 IPOs. For more news from Rick, check out:  https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickwatsonecommerce/ 

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, acquisitions, and IPOs. For more news from Rick, check out:  https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickwatsonecommerce/ 

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 venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. For more news from Rick, check out:  https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickwatsonecommerce/ 

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, check out:  https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickwatsonecommerce/ 

It’s March 14th, 2022 and this is the Watson Weekly - Your Essential eCommerce Digest! Today on the show:  Kohl’s looks to stave off activist investors by transforming itself Nordstrom plots ad expansion as its new retail media network generates $40 million Shopify launches a shipping platform in Europe with Shippo as its partner Amazon continues to invest in the eCommerce software market. Is a New Platform Coming Soon? And the Investor Minute which contains five 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/