August 9th, 2021: Amazon’s Drone Program and Advertising Business, Walmart Sells Software, Square’s $29B Acquisition of AfterPay, Shopify’s Recent Earnings
Rick Watson Rick Watson

August 9th, 2021: Amazon’s Drone Program and Advertising Business, Walmart Sells Software, Square’s $29B Acquisition of AfterPay, Shopify’s Recent Earnings

It’s August 9th, 2021 and this is the Watson Weekly - your essential eCommerce Digest!

Today on the show:

Walmart to start selling software and Adobe Magento customers soon to be able to work natively with Walmart’s Marketplace

What will Square’s $29B acquisition of AfterPay mean for its competition?

Amazon’s drone program seems to have crash-landed

Amazon’s advertising business has crazy potential

Shopify’s recent earnings call highlights the continued growth of the platform but a few concerns as well

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July 26th, 2021: Grocery Giants, The Future of Malls, a Confidential IPO, eCommerce Meets Construction
Rick Watson Rick Watson

July 26th, 2021: Grocery Giants, The Future of Malls, a Confidential IPO, eCommerce Meets Construction

It’s July 26, 2021 and this is the Watson Weekly - your essential eCommerce Digest!

Today on the show:

- New research from JLL and Coresight points to where malls are headed

- Circular economy company Rent The Runway confidentially files for IPO

- The Coming eCommerce Boom in the Construction Industry

- The #2 grocer, Kroger is making investments, but are they headed in the right direction?

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https://www.rmwcommerce.com/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickwatsonecommerce/

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