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Join Rick Watson, 20+ year eCommerce veteran and CEO & Founder of RMW Commerce, to hear all the latest in the world of eCommerce — from established players like Amazon and Shopify to the new startups, fresh off their latest round of funding. From Marketplaces to Direct-to-Consumer to Supply Chain to Payments, it’s all here.
New episodes every Monday, just in time for your morning commute!
Find more great content from Rick on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ecommercestrategyconsulting/
New episodes every Monday, just in time for your morning commute!
Find more great content from Rick on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ecommercestrategyconsulting/
Episodes
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Dec 23, 2024 • 13min
December 23rd, 2024: Amazon building 25% of all warehouses, UPS hiking SurePost rates by 10%, Lowes develops a new marketplace, and Quickbooks partners with Amazon Marketplace Seller Central
Today on our show:Amazon building 25% of all warehousesUPS hiking SurePost rates by 10%Lowes develops a new marketplaceQuickbooks partners with Amazon Marketplace Seller CentralAnd 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
Dec 16, 2024 • 18min
December 16th, 2024: Shopify releases a boring update, was Amazon haul launched sooner as political strategy? What is the potential impact of tariffs on eCommerce? And why use an outside consultant to help you solve a problem?
Today on our show:Shopify releases a boring updateWas 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.rmwcommerce.com/ecommerce-podcast-watsonweekly
Dec 9, 2024 • 15min
December 9th, 2024: 3 observations from Cyber Week, the 3 coming wars in the next 5 years, and 5 reasons Klaviyo is growing faster than most anyone right now
Today on our show:3 observations from Cyber WeekThe 3 coming wars in the next 5 years5 reasons Klaviyo is growing faster than most anyone right nowAnd 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
Dec 2, 2024 • 21sec
We'll be back next week!
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!
Nov 25, 2024 • 18min
November 25th, 2024: How you should read the Gartner Quadrant, Wordpress is the Craigslist of website builders, Target reports terrible earnings, and Walmart reports great earnings
Today on our show:How you should read the Gartner QuadrantWordpress is the Craigslist of website buildersTarget reports terrible earningsWalmart reports great earningsAnd 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
Nov 18, 2024 • 19min
November 18th, 2024: Shopify reported Q3 2024 earnings, Klaviyo reports even better Q3 earnings, new RMW Commerce event being held in January, and BigCommerce trying to escape the Alabama mud like My Cousin Vinny
Today on our show:Shopify reported Q3 2024 earningsKlaviyo reports even better Q3 earningsNew RMW Commerce event being held in JanuaryBigCommerce trying to escape the Alabama mud like My Cousin VinnyAnd 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
Nov 11, 2024 • 17min
November 11th, 2024: Amazon reports great Q3 2024 earnings, Children's Place partnership with Shein could be genius, the state of SaaS venture capital valuations, and AI platforms looking to challenge every software category
Today on our show:Amazon reports great Q3 2024 earningsChildren's Place partnership with Shein could be geniusThe state of SaaS venture capital valuationsAI platforms looking to challenge every software categoryAnd 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
Nov 4, 2024 • 18min
November 4th, 2024: CEO merry-go-round continues, Paypal earnings report show progress and challenges, UPS releases Q3 earnings, and everyone in retail copying everyone else
Today on our show:CEO merry-go-round continues Paypal earnings report show progress and challengesUPS releases Q3 earningsEveryone in retail copying everyone elseAnd 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
Oct 28, 2024 • 15min
October 28th, 2024: Is 2024 the Generative AI holiday? Amazon's new low cost store concept might as well be called "Off-Prime", is 2025 the year bad eCommerce content officially dies? And BigCommerce expands its leadership team
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 teamAnd 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
Oct 21, 2024 • 15min
October 21st, 2024: Optimization will be the watchword in 2025, OpenStore pivoting into Helpdesk Software, Walmart appoints Seth Dellaire as Chief Growth Officer, and new report shows Unicorns lack exit options
Today on our show:Optimization will be the watchword in 2025OpenStore pivoting into Helpdesk SoftwareWalmart appoints Seth Dellaire as Chief Growth OfficerNew report shows Unicorns lack exit optionsAnd 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
