November 17th, 2025: Same-Day Facilities Key to Amazon's New Powerful Grocery Strategy, Walmart CEO Steps Down, TheRealReal Records Record GMV During Earnings, and Google Releases AI Shopping Updates
It’s November 17, 2025 and this is the Watson Weekly - your essential eCommerce Digest!
Today on our show:
Same-Day Facilities Key to Amazon's New Powerful Grocery Strategy
Walmart CEO Doug McMillion Steps Down
TheRealReal Records Record GMV During Earnings
Google Releases Some AI Shopping Updates
- and finally, The Investor Minute which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs.
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November 10th, 2025: Implications of Amazon Working w/ OpenAI + ChatGPT, Shopify Reports Great Q3 Earnings, Some of Worst Mistakes I Made First Time as CEO, Klaviyo’s Earnings Answer Some Key Question
It’s November 10, 2025 and this is the Watson Weekly - your essential eCommerce Digest!
Today on our show:
Implications of Amazon Working with OpenAI and ChatGPT
Shopify Reports Great Q3 Earnings
Some of the Worst Mistakes I Made First TIme as CEO
Klaviyo’s Earnings Answer Some Key Questions
- and finally, The Investor Minute which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs.
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November 3rd, 2025: Walmart Holiday Plans Shows There Will Be Blood, UPS Gains Margin, Plans Strong Peak, But Remains Mired in Uncertainty, Amazon All In On Agentic, and Shopify Merchants Go Live
It’s November 3, 2025 and this is the Watson Weekly - your essential eCommerce Digest!
Today on our show:
Walmart Holiday Plans Shows There Will Be Blood
UPS Gains Margin, Plans Strong Peak, But Remains Mired in Uncertainty
Amazon All In On Agentic - Reports Great Earnings
Shopify Merchants Go Live with ChatGPT Instant Checkout
- and finally, The Investor Minute which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs.
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September 22nd, 2025: Google and Paypal Announce New Commerce Partnership, Andy Jasy Fireside Chat With Andy Jassy at Amazon Accelerate Conference, and The First Q4 Holiday Predictions Appear
It’s September 22, 2025 and this is the Watson Weekly - your essential eCommerce Digest!
Today on our show:
Google and Paypal Announce New Commerce Partnership
Andy Jasy Fireside Chat With Andy Jassy at Amazon Accelerate Conference
The First Q4 Holiday Predictions Appear
- and finally, The Investor Minute which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs.
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September 8th, 2025: Shopify Betting Big on Design, Amazon Still Stuck Muddling Through Day 2, Why Software Sales Is Still Hard in 2025, A New Podcast where SaaS Meets AI: Oh Shift
It’s September 8, 2025 and this is the Watson Weekly - your essential eCommerce Digest!
Today on our show:
Shopify Betting Big on Design
Amazon Still Stuck Muddling Through Day 2
Why Software Sales Is Still Hard in 2025
A New Podcast where SaaS Meets AI: Oh Shift
- and finally, The Investor Minute which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs.
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August 11th, 2025: Amazon Reports Earnings, Dogged by AI Questions, Shopify Q2 Earnings Show Its Not Going Anywhere, Klaviyo Delivers Growth But Efficiency Still Lacking, and Auctane’s Delivered Event
It’s August 11, 2025 and this is the Watson Weekly - your essential eCommerce Digest!
Today on our show:
Amazon Reports Earnings, Dogged by AI Questions
Shopify Q2 Earnings Show Its Not Going Anywhere
Klaviyo Delivers Growth, But Efficiency Still Lacking
Recap from Austin: Auctane’s Spicy Innovation Delivered Event
- and finally, The Investor Minute which contains 4 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs.
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August 4th, 2025: Bigcommerce Rebrands as Just Commerce, UPS Q2 Earnings Highlights Strange Economic Times, OpenStore Valuation Burns, and Amazon Pulled out of Google Shopping for AI, not Advertising
It’s August 4, 2025 and this is the Watson Weekly - your essential eCommerce Digest!
Today on our show:
Bigcommerce Rebrands as Just Commerce
UPS Q2 Earnings Highlights Strange Economic Times
Last Flight of the Aggregator: OpenStore Valuation Burns
Amazon Pulled out of Google Shopping for AI, not for Advertising
- and finally, The Investor Minute which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs.
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July 14th, 2025: NRF Files Suit Against NY State Law, Why Is There No Best Practice for ECommerce Org Structure, Amazon Quietly Cornering Market on Robot Patents, and LuluLemon in Markdown Hell
It’s July 14, 2025 and this is the Watson Weekly - your essential eCommerce Digest!
Today on our show:
NRF Files Suit Against NY State Law
Why Is There No Best Practice for ECommerce Org Structure
Amazon Quietly Cornering Market on Robot Patents
LuluLemon in Markdown Hell
- and finally, The Investor Minute which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs.
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June 23rd, 2025: Saks Global Still Sounds in Trouble, Facebook Says eCommerce is Great for Other People, Jassy’s AI Memo Was a Snoozefest, and Amazon Extending Prime Day Doesn’t Give me Warm Fuzzies
It’s June 23, 2025 and this is the Watson Weekly - your essential eCommerce Digest!
Today on our show:
Saks Global Still Sounds in Trouble
Facebook Says eCommerce is Great -- For Other People
Jassy’s AI Memo Was a Snoozefest, In a Good Way
Amazon Extending Prime Day Doesn’t Give me Warm Fuzzies
- and finally, The Investor Minute which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs.
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June 16th, 2025: Palantir Partners with Bolt, Amazon Releases AI Video Generation Tools, Sezzle Sues Shopify For AntiCompetitive Practices, and Walmart Releases New AI Tools
It’s June 16, 2025 and this is the Watson Weekly - your essential eCommerce Digest!
Today on our show:
Palantir Partners with Bolt
Amazon Releases AI Video Generation Tools
Sezzle Sues Shopify For AntiCompetitive Practices
Walmart Releases New AI Tools
- and finally, The Investor Minute which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs.
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May 19th, 2025: Amazon Announces New AI Tool to Enhance Product Listings, Venture Capital Dominated by AI Right Now, FedEx and Amazon Strike Up a Partnership, and Klaviyo Reports Q1 2025 Earnings
It’s May 19, 2025 and this is the Watson Weekly - your essential eCommerce Digest!
Today on our show:
Amazon Announces New AI Tool to Enhance Product Listings
Venture Capital Dominated by AI Right Now
FedEx and Amazon Strike Up a Partnership
Klaviyo Reports Q1 2025 Earnings
- and finally, The Investor Minute which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs.
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May 5th, 2025: Amazon Reports Q1 2025 Earnings, Walmart Releases an Annual Shareholder Letter, UPS Reports Q1 2025 Earnings, and Kohl’s Fires Its CEO
It’s May 5, 2025 and this is the Watson Weekly - your essential eCommerce Digest!
Today on our show:
Amazon Reports Q1 2025 Earnings
Walmart Releases an Annual Shareholder Letter
UPS Reports Q1 2025 Earnings
Kohl’s Fires Its CEO
- and finally, The Investor Minute which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs.
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April 21st, 2025: Walmart Investor Day shows strong tariff headwinds, is 2025 the year to eat the entire enchilada, Shop for Brands on Amazon seen in the wild and Amazon surveys its sellers on tariffs
It’s April 21, 2025 and this is the Watson Weekly - your essential eCommerce Digest!
Today on our show:
Walmart Investor Day Shows Strong Tariff Headwinds
Is 2025 The Year to Eat the Entire Enchilada
Shop for Brands on Amazon Seen in the Wild
Amazon Surveys Its Sellers on Tariffs
- and finally, The Investor Minute which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs.
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April 7th, 2025: Key takeaways on public and private markets, Shoptalk did not answer my key industry questions, Consumers getting stressed out, and Amazon makes last minute bid to buy TikTok
It’s April 7, 2025 and this is the Watson Weekly - your essential eCommerce Digest!
Today on our show:
Key Takeaways on Public and Private Markets
Shoptalk Did Not Answer My Key Industry Questions
Consumers Getting Stressed Out
Amazon Makes Last Minute Bid to Buy TikTok
- and finally, The Investor Minute which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs.
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February 17th, 2025: Shopify Q4 2024 earnings: The age of efficiency comes to Shopify, it’s not just you- age of efficiency accelerating, Amazon Q4 earnings wins the Grammy for free cash flow and more
It’s February 17, 2025 and this is the Watson Weekly - your essential eCommerce Digest!
Today on our show:
Shopify Q4 2024 Earnings: The Age of Efficiency Comes to Shopify
It’s Not Just You - Age of Efficiency Accelerating
Amazon Q4 Earnings Wins the Grammy for Free Cash Flow
Amazon Ad Engine Getting Hungry: Look Out Google Shopping
- and finally, The Investor Minute which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs.
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February 3rd, 2025: Risks to Amazon in the AI Wars, private equity outlook in 2025, Artificial Intelligence moving from creating to doing with OpenAI Operator,how to grow faster is an elusive question
It’s February 3, 2025 and this is the Watson Weekly - your essential eCommerce Digest!
Today on our show:
Risks to Amazon in the AI Wars
Private Equity Outlook in 2025
Artificial Intelligence Moving from Creating to Doing with OpenAI Operator
How to Grow Faster is an Elusive Question
- and finally, The Investor Minute which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs.
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January 13th, 2025: Shopify 2025: The Entrepreneur, Rulemaker and Bridge-Builder, Mastercard Holiday numbers show roses for eCommerce, Is 2025 year of niche down? Amazon still king of warehouse growth
It’s January 13, 2025 and this is the Watson Weekly - your essential eCommerce Digest!
Today on our show:
Shopify 2025: The Entrepeneur, the Rulemaker and the Bridge-Builder
Mastercard Holiday Numbers Show Roses for eCommerce
Is 2025 The Year of the Niche Down?
Amazon Still the King of Warehouse Growth
- and finally, The Investor Minute which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs.
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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
It’s December 23 and all through the house, not a creature was stirring except the Watson Weekly podcast - your essential eCommerce digest!
Today on our show:
Amazon Building 25% of all Warehouses
UPS Hiking SurePost Rates by 10%
Lowes Develops a New Marketplace
Quickbooks Partners With Amazon Marketplace Seller Central
- and finally, The Investor Minute which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs.
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December 16th, 2024: Shopify releases a boring update, Amazon haul launched sooner as political strategy, Potential impact of tariffs on eCommerce? Why use a consultant to help you solve a problem?
It’s December 16, 2024 and this is the Watson Weekly - your essential eCommerce Digest!
Today on our show:
Shopify Releases a Boring Update
Was 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.
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November 11th, 2024: Amazon reports Q3 2024 earnings, Children's Place partnership with Shein is genius, state of SaaS venture capital valuations, AI platforms to challenge every software category
It’s November 11, 2024 and this is the Watson Weekly - your essential eCommerce Digest!
Today on our show:
Amazon Reports Great Q3 2024 Earnings
Children's Place Partnership with Shein Could Be Genius
The State of SaaS Venture Capital Valuations
AI Platforms Looking to Challenge Every Software Category
- and finally, The Investor Minute which contains 3 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs.
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