August 18th, 2025: We Once Made a Deal with Google. The Deal Has Changed, The Unspoken AI Enthusiasm Gap At Large Companies, The Road Ahead for Commerce.com, and An Update On Gnawing Your Arm Off
It’s August 18, 2025 and this is the Watson Weekly - your essential eCommerce Digest!
Today on our show:
We Once Made a Deal with Google. The Deal Has Changed
The Unspoken AI Enthusiasm Gap At Large Companies
The Road Ahead for Commerce.com
An Update On Gnawing Your Arm Off, or Replatforming
- and finally, The Investor Minute which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs.
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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.
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https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickwatsonecommerce/
The Debate: Is Replatforming Worth It?
The biggest debate in eCommerce.
The business case for replatforming.
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