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/
September 15th, 2025: The Future is Less If Then And More Prompts, Agents, and MCP - A SVP Looks to the Future
It’s September 15, 2025 and this is the Watson Weekly - your essential eCommerce Digest!
We have a special episode of the podcast this week. Today we preview a new podcast from RMW Commerce — actually a Youtube Exclusive, called “Oh Shift! Where SaaS Meets AI”.
For more news from Rick, check out:
https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickwatsonecommerce/
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.
For more news from Rick, check out:
https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickwatsonecommerce/
Special Episode from Shopware Partner Day– Pimcore & the Data Layer Revolution in B2B
In the final installment of our Shopware Partner Day series, Rick Watson chats with Ashley Laing of Pimcore to uncover how product information management is reshaping complex B2B ecosystems.
For more news from Rick, check out:
https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickwatsonecommerce/
Special Episode from Shopware Partner Day– Conscious Commerce & Regulated Realities: The Asynd Way
Rick Watson sits down with Asynd’s leadership duo, Carrie Weidenbach and Chris Harrison, for a conversation that dives into purpose-driven digital transformation.
For more news from Rick, check out:
https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickwatsonecommerce/
Watson Weekly: Navigating the Digital Commerce Maze with Bryan House
Why is digital commerce still hitting roadblocks in 2025? In this special episode, Bryan House of Elastic Path joins us to unpack the paradox: companies claim to have a clear digital strategy, yet budgets for tech investment remain elusive. We tackle the real barriers—lack of knowledge, outdated mindsets, and the hidden opportunity cost of standing still.
For more news from Rick, check out:
https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickwatsonecommerce/
March 31st, 2025: Shoptalk Recap
It’s March 31, 2025 and this is the Watson Weekly - your essential eCommerce Digest!
Today on our show:
Shoptalk Recap
- 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/