Maersk Growth Invests in Series A of Supply Chain Visibility Firm 7bridges

Supply Chain
Written By Rick Watson

7bridges ingests a company’s supply chain, operating and logistics data to present a user with optimized recommendations for how to move goods.

We surely have reached the peak of supply chain technology and visibility haven’t we?  At some point, we are adding technology onto fundamentally a low margin business which means that there will probably be one big winner at the end, and the rest of the players will be competed out of the market.

TechCrunch: 7bridges raises $17M to automate logistics supply chains using AI

Rick Watson

Rick Watson founded RMW Commerce Consulting after spending 20+ years as a technology entrepreneur and operator exclusively in the eCommerce industry with companies like ChannelAdvisor, BarnesandNoble.com, Merchantry, and Pitney Bowes.

Watson’s work today is centered on supporting investors and management teams incubating and growing direct-to-consumer businesses. Most recently, in partnership with WHP Global, Rick was a critical resource in architecting the WHP+ platform, a new turnkey direct to consumer digital e-commerce platform that powers AnneKlein.com and JosephAbboud.com.

Watson also hosts a weekly podcast, Watson Weekly, where he shares an unbiased, unfiltered expert take on the retail sector’s biggest players.

In the past year alone, Rick has spoken at many in-person and virtual events as well as podcasts on topics ranging from retail/ecom to supply chain/logistics and even digital grocery including CommerceNext IRL, ASCM Connect, and Retail Innovation Conference.

https://www.rmwcommerce.com/
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