The Watson Weekly - Your Essential eCommerce Digest podcast

The Watson Weekly - Your Essential eCommerce Digest

Join Rick Watson, 20+ year eCommerce veteran and CEO & Founder of RMW Commerce, to hear all the latest in the world of eCommerce — from established players like Amazon and Shopify to the new startups, fresh off their latest round of funding. From Marketplaces to Direct-to-Consumer to Supply Chain to Payments, it’s all here. New episodes every Monday, just in time for your morning commute! Find more great content from Rick on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ecommercestrategyconsulting/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

Join Rick Watson, 20+ year eCommerce veteran and CEO & Founder of RMW Commerce, to hear all the latest in the world of eCommerce — from established players like Amazon and Shopify to the new startups, fresh off their latest round of funding. From Marketplaces to Direct-to-Consumer to Supply Chain to Payments, it’s all here. New episodes every Monday, just in time for your morning commute! Find more great content from Rick on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ecommercestrategyconsulting/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

 

#228

December 8th, 2025: Black Friday Cyber Monday - You Devil You! Sam Altman Calls a Code Red to Stop G...

Today on our show: ---Black Friday Cyber Monday - You Devil You! ---Sam Altman Calls a Cod... more

08 Dec 2025

10 MINS

10:07

08 Dec 2025


#227

November 24th, 2025: Walmart Plans a CEO Transition, Commerce Operations Foundation Critical to Our ...

Today on our show: ---Walmart Plans a CEO Transition ---Commerce Operations Foundation Cri... more

24 Nov 2025

21 MINS

21:10

24 Nov 2025


#226

November 17th, 2025: Same-Day Facilities Key to Amazon's New Powerful Grocery Strategy, Walmart CEO ...

Today on our show: ---Same-Day Facilities Key to Amazon's New Powerful Grocery Strategy --... more

17 Nov 2025

13 MINS

13:08

17 Nov 2025


#225

November 10th, 2025: Implications of Amazon Working with OpenAI and ChatGPT, Shopify Reports Great Q...

Today on our show: ---Implications of Amazon Working with OpenAI and ChatGPT ---Shopify Re... more

10 Nov 2025

18 MINS

18:14

10 Nov 2025


#224

November 3rd, 2025: Walmart Holiday Plans Shows There Will Be Blood, UPS Gains Margin, Plans Strong ...

Today on our show: ---Walmart Holiday Plans Shows There Will Be Blood ---UPS Gains Margin,... more

03 Nov 2025

13 MINS

13:49

03 Nov 2025


#223

October 27th, 2025: Commercetools CEO is out, so what’s next? Bigcommerce partners with Paypal to im...

Today on our show: ---Commercetools CEO is out, so what’s next? ---Bigcommerce partners wi... more

27 Oct 2025

14 MINS

14:27

27 Oct 2025


#222

October 20th, 2025: Walmart Partners With OpenAI, Cannot Hold Back the Tide, S&P Global Puts Tariff ...

Today on our show: ---Walmart Partners With OpenAI, Cannot Hold Back the Tide ---S&P Globa... more

20 Oct 2025

09 MINS

09:46

20 Oct 2025


#221

October 13th, 2025: Process Re-Engineering Is a Key Skill in the Age of AI, Stripe Link Moving More ...

Today on our show: ---Process Re-Engineering Is a Key Skill in the Age of AI ---Stripe Lin... more

13 Oct 2025

14 MINS

14:47

13 Oct 2025


#220

The CEO Spot with Matt Harris of Harris Digital

In this second episode of The CEO Spot, Rick Watson sits down with Matt Harris, Founder of... more

09 Oct 2025

32 MINS

32:14

09 Oct 2025


#219

October 6th, 2025: ChatGPT Is Actually The Ultimate In Influencer-Driven Commerce and OpenAI x Strip...

Today on our show: ---ChatGPT Is Actually The Ultimate In Influencer-Driven Commerce ---Op... more

06 Oct 2025

12 MINS

12:00

06 Oct 2025


#218

September 29th, 2025: What the Hell Will Happen At Tiktok? Ryder Releases New eCommerce Study, Klavi...

Today on our show: ---What the Hell Will Happen At Tiktok? ---Ryder Releases New eCommerce... more

29 Sep 2025

12 MINS

12:39

29 Sep 2025


#217

September 22nd, 2025: Google and Paypal Announce New Commerce Partnership, Fireside Chat With Andy J...

Today on our show: ---Google and Paypal Announce New Commerce Partnership ---Fireside Chat... more

22 Sep 2025

12 MINS

12:02

22 Sep 2025


#216

September 15th, 2025: The Future is Less If Then And More Prompts, Agents, and MCP - A SVP Looks to ...

We have a special episode of the podcast this week. Today we preview a new podcast from RM... more

15 Sep 2025

25 MINS

25:37

15 Sep 2025


#215

September 8th, 2025: Shopify Betting Big on Design, Amazon Still Stuck Muddling Through Day 2, Why S...

Today on our show: ---Shopify Betting Big on Design ---Amazon Still Stuck Muddling Through... more

08 Sep 2025

15 MINS

15:12

08 Sep 2025


#214

September 1st, 2025: Best Buy Relaunches Its Marketplace, Target Earnings: Like a Slow-Moving Train ...

Today on our show: ---Best Buy Relaunches Its Marketplace ---Target Earnings: Like a Slow-... more

01 Sep 2025

13 MINS

13:29

01 Sep 2025


#213

August 25th, 2025: Shipping Smackdown: Nate Skiver on the Parcel Industry's Biggest Myth

Join Rick and special guest Nate Skiver, founder of LPF Spend Management, as they dive int... more

25 Aug 2025

29 MINS

29:10

25 Aug 2025


#212

August 18th, 2025: We Once Made a Deal with Google. The Deal Has Changed, The Unspoken AI Enthusiasm...

Today on our show: ---We Once Made a Deal with Google. The Deal Has Changed ---The Unspoke... more

18 Aug 2025

13 MINS

13:36

18 Aug 2025


#211

August 11th, 2025: Amazon Reports Earnings, Dogged by AI Questions, Shopify Q2 Earnings Show Its Not...

Today on our show: ---Amazon Reports Earnings, Dogged by AI Questions ---Shopify Q2 Earnin... more

11 Aug 2025

15 MINS

15:39

11 Aug 2025


#210

August 4th, 2025: Bigcommerce Rebrands as Just Commerce, UPS Q2 Earnings Highlights Strange Economic...

Today on our show: ---Bigcommerce Rebrands as Just Commerce ---UPS Q2 Earnings Highlights ... more

04 Aug 2025

12 MINS

12:02

04 Aug 2025


#209

The CEO Spot: From Silicon Chips to Supply Chains – Dipti Desai’s Mission to Modernize EDI

In this debut episode of The CEO Spot, Rick Watson sits down with Dipti Desai, Founder and... more

17 Jul 2025

54 MINS

54:49

17 Jul 2025


#208

July 14th, 2025: NRF Files Suit Against NY State Law, Why Is There No Best Practice for ECommerce Or...

Today on our show: ---NRF Files Suit Against NY State Law ---Why Is There No Best Practice... more

14 Jul 2025

13 MINS

13:06

14 Jul 2025


#207

June 30th, 2025: Klarna CEO Claims They Will Be a Super App, Walmart Investor Event Sheds New Light,...

Today on our show: ---Klarna CEO Claims They Will Be a Super App ---Walmart Investor Event... more

30 Jun 2025

12 MINS

12:41

30 Jun 2025


#206

June 23rd, 2025: Saks Global Still Sounds in Trouble, Facebook Says eCommerce is Great -- For Other ...

Today on our show: ---Saks Global Still Sounds in Trouble ---Facebook Says eCommerce is Gr... more

23 Jun 2025

11 MINS

11:29

23 Jun 2025


#205

June 16th, 2025: Palantir Partners with Bolt, Amazon Releases AI Video Generation Tools, Sezzle Sues...

Today on our show: ---Palantir Partners with Bolt ---Amazon Releases AI Video Generation T... more

16 Jun 2025

09 MINS

09:20

16 Jun 2025


#204

June 9th, 2025: Shopify MCP Server Raises More Questions Than Answers, Could the AI Race Become a Ha...

Today on our show: ---Shopify MCP Server Raises More Questions Than Answers ---Could the A... more

09 Jun 2025

10 MINS

10:43

09 Jun 2025


#203

June 2nd, 2025: Salesforce to acquire Informatica, Social Commerce Panel Reveals Influencer Importan...

Today on our show: ---Salesforce to acquire Informatica ---Social Commerce Panel Reveals I... more

02 Jun 2025

11 MINS

11:27

02 Jun 2025


#202

Special Episode: Scott Eckert on Leading Mirakl and the Marketplace Revolution

In this special CEO spotlight edition of the Watson Weekly, host Rick Watson welcomes Scot... more

29 May 2025

36 MINS

36:52

29 May 2025


#201

May 26th, 2025: Rapid Fire Headline Update and Shopify Releases Its Summer Editions

Today on our show: ---Rapid Fire Headline Update ---Shopify Releases Its Summer Editions -... more

26 May 2025

23 MINS

23:46

26 May 2025