Stord Reaches $1.3 Billion Valuation

Supply Chain
Written By Rick Watson

Stord offers supply-chain services including freight, warehousing and fulfillment in an integrated platform.

While I have never worked with Stord personally, the company looks like a hybrid of an asset-light and an asset-heavy approach.  Almost a cross between Deliverr and Shipbob.

I’m not surprised that there continues to be heavy investment in the supply chain space, there is still room for quite a bit of innovation.  With a declining market, I see consolidation more in our future than continued growth in warehouse space.

The Wall Street Journal: Supply-Chain Startup Stord Reaches $1.3 Billion Valuation

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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