November 24th, 2025: Walmart Plans a CEO Transition, Commerce Operations Foundation Critical to Our Agentic Future, OpenAI Coming for Operating Systems and Walmart Earnings Call Important for Everyone
It’s November 24, 2025 and this is the Watson Weekly - your essential eCommerce Digest!
Today on our show:
Walmart Plans a CEO Transition
Commerce Operations Foundation Critical to Our Common Agentic Future
Intuit's Announcement Makes it Clear: OpenAI Coming for Operating Systems
Walmart Earnings Call Important for Everyone to Understand
- 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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October 20th, 2025: Walmart Partners With OpenAI, Cannot Hold Back the Tide, S&P Global Puts Tariff Costs at $1.2T This Year, Salesforce Partners With OpenAI, and Saks Struggles to Deliver in Q2
It’s October 20, 2025 and this is the Watson Weekly - your essential eCommerce Digest!
Today on our show:
Walmart Partners With OpenAI, Cannot Hold Back the Tide
S&P Global Puts Tariff Costs at $1.2T This Year
Salesforce Partners With OpenAI
Saks Struggles to Deliver in Q2
- and finally, The Investor Minute which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs.
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October 13th, 2025: Process Re-Engineering Is a Key Skill in the Age of AI, Stripe Link Moving More Consumer Facing, Is OpenAI Building a Super App? And Shopify CRO Bobby Morrison Forced Out
It’s October 13, 2025 and this is the Watson Weekly - your essential eCommerce Digest!
Today on our show:
Process Re-Engineering Is a Key Skill in the Age of AI
Stripe Link Moving More Consumer Facing
Is OpenAI Building a Super App?
Shopify CRO Bobby Morrison Forced Out
- and finally, The Investor Minute which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs.
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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
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:
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September 29th, 2025: What the Hell Will Happen At Tiktok? Ryder Releases New eCommerce Study, Klaviyo Innovations Made Possible By Different Ecosystem Approach, OpenAI Announces They Are Pursuing Ads
It’s September 29, 2025 and this is the Watson Weekly - your essential eCommerce Digest!
Today on our show:
What the Hell Will Happen At Tiktok?
Ryder Releases New eCommerce Study
Klaviyo Innovations Made Possible By Different Ecosystem Approach
OpenAI Announces They Are Pursuing Ads
- 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/
May 26th, 2025: Rapid Fire Headline Update and Shopify Releases Its Summer Editions
It’s May 26, 2025 and this is the Watson Weekly - your essential eCommerce Digest!
Today on our show:
Rapid Fire Headline Update
Shopify Releases Its Summer Editions
- 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/
May 12th, 2025: Shopify Needs Incentive Alignment to Win in Enterprise, 3 Notables From BigCommerce earnings call, Instacart CEO Departs for OpenAI, and Shopify Reports Solid Earnings Amid Uncertainty
It’s May 12, 2025 and this is the Watson Weekly - your essential eCommerce Digest!
Today on our show:
Shopify Needs Incentive Alignment to Win in Enterprise
3 Notables From BigCommerce earnings call
Instacart CEO Departs for OpenAI
Shopify Reports Solid Earnings Amid Global Uncertainty
- 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:
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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.
For more news from Rick, check out:
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November 27th, 2023: Walmart earning updates, OpenAI explodes, Thrasio’s bankruptcy, and what I’m thankful for!
It’s November 27, 2023 and this is the Watson Weekly - your essential eCommerce Digest!
Today on our show:
Walmart Earnings Update
OpenAI Explodes On Itself
Thrasio Prepares for Bankruptcy
What I’m Thankful For
- 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/