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
Rick Watson Rick Watson

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.

For more news from Rick, check out:

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

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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
Rick Watson Rick Watson

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.

For more news from Rick, check out:

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

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October 6th, 2025: ChatGPT Is Actually The Ultimate In Influencer-Driven Commerce and OpenAI x Stripe Agentic Commerce Protocol Has Makings of Silicon Valley Catfight
Rick Watson Rick Watson

October 6th, 2025: ChatGPT Is Actually The Ultimate In Influencer-Driven Commerce and OpenAI x Stripe Agentic Commerce Protocol Has Makings of Silicon Valley Catfight

It’s October 6, 2025  and this is the Watson Weekly - your essential eCommerce Digest!

Today on our show:

  • ChatGPT Is Actually The Ultimate In Influencer-Driven Commerce

  • OpenAI x Stripe Agentic Commerce Protocol Has Makings of Silicon Valley Catfight

- and finally, 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/

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April 28th, 2025: Composable Conference in Chicago shows MACH progress, ChatGPT and Shopify partnership teased, and Shopify promotes internally for Chief Design Officer: What's going on?
Rick Watson Rick Watson

April 28th, 2025: Composable Conference in Chicago shows MACH progress, ChatGPT and Shopify partnership teased, and Shopify promotes internally for Chief Design Officer: What's going on?

It’s April 28, 2025  and this is the Watson Weekly - your essential eCommerce Digest!

Today on our show:

  • Composable Conference in Chicago Shows MACH Progress

  • ChatGPT and Shopify Partnership Teased

  • Shopify Promotes Internally for Chief Design Officer: What's Going On?

- and finally, 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/

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