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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October 27th, 2025: Commercetools CEO is out, Bigcommerce partners with Paypal, Will the new Ulta Beauty marketplace cook? And Shopify and Lovable Integration Shows a Fire and Motion Strategy
It’s October 27, 2025 and this is the Watson Weekly - your essential eCommerce Digest!
Today on our show:
Commercetools CEO is out, so what’s next?
Bigcommerce partners with Paypal to improve monetization
Will the new Ulta Beauty marketplace cook?
Shopify and Lovable Integration Shows a Fire and Motion Strategy
- 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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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.
For more news from Rick, check out:
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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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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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June 9th, 2025: Shopify MCP Server Raises More Questions Than Answers, Could the AI Race Become a Hardware Race, and Temu Half Off - Just In Time For Summer
It’s June 9, 2025 and this is the Watson Weekly - your essential eCommerce Digest!
Today on our show:
Shopify MCP Server Raises More Questions Than Answers
Could the AI Race Become a Hardware Race?
Temu Half Off - Just In Time For Summer
- 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.
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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?
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.
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March 10th, 2025: Target 2024 earnings shows company falling behind, when will merchants stop treating data as a project? Commercetools layoffs throws into question IPO plans, has Shopify Enterprise
It’s March 10, 2025 and this is the Watson Weekly - your essential eCommerce Digest!
Today on our show:
Target 2024 Earnings Shows Company Falling Behind
When Will Merchants Stop Treating Data as a Project?
Commercetools Layoffs Throws into Question IPO Plans
Has Shopify Enterprise Turned a Corner?
- 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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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 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 18th, 2024: Shopify reported Q3 2024 earnings, Klaviyo reports better Q3 earnings, new RMW Commerce event being held in January, BigCommerce trying to escape Alabama mud like My Cousin Vinny
It’s November 18, 2024 and this is the Watson Weekly - your essential eCommerce Digest!
Today on our show:
Shopify Reported Q3 2024 Earnings
Klaviyo Reports Even Better Q3 Earnings
New RMW Commerce Event Being Held in January
BigCommerce Trying to Escape the Alabama Mud Like My Cousin Vinny
- 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 23rd, 2024: Shopify’s progress in the enterprise market, Biden White House makes de minimis announcement, Amazon’s return to office memo code for layoffs, Salesforce’s release announcements
It’s September 23, 2024 and this is the Watson Weekly - your essential eCommerce Digest!
Today on our show:
Shopify’s Progress in the Enterprise Market
Biden White House Makes Deminimis Announcement
Amazon’s Return to Office Memo Code for Layoffs
Salesforce Makes Several Release Announcements at Dreamforce - Or Does It?
- 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 2nd, 2024: BigCommerce looks like it’s not selling, Shopify hires a new CTO, why technology is not a business differentiator for brands, and are layoffs the order of the day in eCommerce?
It’s September 2, 2024 and this is the Watson Weekly - your essential eCommerce Digest! Happy Labor Day everyone!
Today on our show:
BigCommerce Looks Like It’s Not Selling
Shopify Hires a New Chief Technology Officer
Why Technology Is Not a Business Differentiator For Brands
Are Layoffs The Order of the Day in ECommerce?
- 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 12th, 2024: Amazon reports Q2 earnings, Allbirds reports financial results, Amazon signs deal with Pinterest and TikTok, and Shopify crushes its earnings
It’s August 12, 2024 and this is the Watson Weekly - your essential eCommerce Digest!
Today on our show:
Amazon Reports Q2 Earnings
Allbirds Reports Financial Results
Amazon Signs Deal With Pinterest and TikTok
Shopify Crushes Its 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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July 1st, 2024: Target reshuffles its leadership team and Shopify releases summer editions
It’s July 1, 2024 and this is the Watson Weekly - your essential eCommerce Digest!
Today on our show:
Target Reshuffles Its Leadership Team
Shopify Releases 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/