The Watson Weekly - Your Essential eCommerce Digest

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 venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs. For more news from Rick, check out:  https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickwatsonecommerce/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

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 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/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

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 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/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

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 cross-border eCommerce.  How to stop fraud on marketplaces  Trends in global eCommerce  Tips to improve your cross-border eCommerce business as a brand owner  The importance of diversifying your shipping carriers.  For more news from Rick, check out:  https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickwatsonecommerce/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

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 - The importance of understanding your audience in eCommerce For more news from Rick, check out:  https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickwatsonecommerce/This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

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.rmwcommerce.com/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickwatsonecommerce/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

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 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/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

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/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

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/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

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! This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp