The Watson Weekly - Your Essential eCommerce Digest

It’s February 21st, 2022 and this is the Watson Weekly - Your Essential eCommerce Digest! Today on the show:  What if Amazon is the best-positioned company to diversify sellers off Amazon? Shopify Q4 2021 earnings shows growth but there are still strategy concerns Hasbro and Mattel’s opposite economic views of toys’ industry future may have implications for other brands 2021 PitchBook venture capital report raises both optimism and concern 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 February 14th, 2022 and this is the Watson Weekly - Your Essential eCommerce Digest! Today on the show:  Recent earnings calls indicate that Meta’s advertising lead is shrinking quickly, and Google is the biggest beneficiary CMS and eCommerce churn data shows WordPress maintaining market lead, Shopify gaining on WooCommerce Amazon advertising graduates from "Other" and 3P seller units set record Modern retailers must prioritize differentiation and freshness to survive 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 February 7th, 2022 and this is the Watson Weekly - Your Essential eCommerce Digest! Today on the show:  Washington State Attorney General investigation shuts down Amazon price fixing program UPS 2021 Q4 earnings highlights their focus on revenue quality Glossier’s CEO learned a hard lesson in technology decision-making as it lays off 80 employees Recent declines at Bed, Bath and Beyond make you wonder if it can make it 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 January 31st, 2022 and this is the Watson Weekly - Your Essential eCommerce Digest! Today on the show:  Amazon's New "Style" Department Store Concept Kicks Sand In the Face of Investors Who Think Retail Innovation is Dead Gopuff Launches its First Private Label Line How Walmart GoLocal Plans to Stand out Among Delivery Businesses Shopify Fulfillment Seems to be Going Nowhere FasAudiogram 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 January 24th, 2022 and this is the Watson Weekly - Your Essential eCommerce Digest! Today on the show:  Toyota and Amazon launch new Amazon Parts Store in the UK 2022 supply chain issues are looking remarkably similar to 2021 Online grocery sales of alcohol to reach almost $2 Billion this year according to new report Kohl’s investor Macellum Capital wants to burn the company down And the Investor Minute which contains four 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 January 17th, 2022 and this is the Watson Weekly - Your Essential eCommerce Digest! Today on the show:  Shopify’s app store changes have some developers upset, but there’s really nothing to see here Accenture predicts social commerce will grow three times faster than eCommerce. Will you let Walmart into your garage?  Its In-Home Delivery to expand to 30 million US households this year. Pricing moving on up at IKEA, in step with trends from many brands and retailers 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 January 10th, 2022 and this is the Watson Weekly - Your Essential eCommerce Digest! Today on the show:  Walmart drove 25% of click and collect and curbside orders in 2021 Could Amazon build a new web stores product in the coming years? Fanatics is buying Topps trading card business in a nod to the digital future Mastercard report shows U.S. retail sales grew 8.5% in November and December 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 January 3rd, 2022  and this is the Watson Weekly - your essential eCommerce Digest! Today on our show we’re going to do something a little bit different and review 2021’s top 5  stories, as seen by my LinkedIn feed:   Number 5.  Supply Chain Crisis hits everyone hard. Number 4.  Retail Stores strike back Number 3.  Are Target and Walmart the New Malls? Number 2.  Investors Look to Split Up Several Large Retailers Number 1. Shopify Executive Departures Cause Concern at the CompanyThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

It’s December 27th, 2021 and this is the Watson Weekly - your essential eCommerce Digest! Today on our show: Could a new consumer probe blunt the rise of buy now pay later? Nordstrom is looking to split its off-price Rack business McDonald’s sells software provider Dynamic Yield to Mastercard in a warning to both retailers and technology companies Shopify board adds Instacart’s CEO Fidji Simo - What’s the Plan here? And the Investor Minute which contains five items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

It’s December 20th, 2021 and this is the Watson Weekly - Your Essential eCommerce Digest! Today on the show:  Is Meta Taking Aim at Shopify? Instacart’s President Carolyn Everson Departs After Just 3 Months What’s With All the New Marketplaces? What Does 2022 Have In Store for Buy Now, Pay Later? 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