Grocery Dive: Heinen’s dropped Instacart. Will other grocers follow suit?
Against the backdrop of consumers being price-sensitive amid high inflation and grocers seeking more control over the consumer relationship, removing e-commerce middlemen will likely be a natural tendency for grocers going forward, said Rick Watson, CEO and founder of RMW Commerce Consulting.
Ottawa Business Journal: Clash of management styles could be to blame for Shopify CTO’s departure, tech analyst says
RMW Commerce Consulting's Rick Watson told Techopia he thinks Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke might be growing impatient at e-commerce giant's pace of product development.
Retail Dive: Amazon expands ‘Buy with Prime’ to all US merchants
Rick Watson was recently quoted by Retail Dive discussing Amazon’s Buy With Prime. “At the end of the day, it’s not going to be meaningful for some time, because this is such a small program,” Watson said by phone.