H&M Joins A Marketplace, The Bridal Sector, GLP-1, and The Future eCommerce Organization

And... Recharge acquires a competitor, PayPal reorganizes into 3 business units, and more

Johnstone Supply Has 72 ERPs. They Built a Mobile App Anyway

And... Google is investing in Anthropic, OpenAI missed targets, Swanky raises funding, and more

The Oprah Deal and Amazon's Trust Problem

And... Meta becomes one of Amazon Web Services' large AI customers, one CPU at a time

Spotify's Wellness Land Grab - And Peloton's Pivot Out of Hardware

And... Nike continues to cut stuff in search of its original strategy

Infrastructure Is Eating Strategy, Home Depot Acquires, Apple Gets A New CEO

And... Dojo AI raises funding, Andy Rubin's new startup is a unicorn, Howard Schultz joins Gopuff's Board of Directors, and more

How Lo & Sons Cut Product Development from 2 Years to 9 Months

And... Anthropic raises new funding, Gemini gains more traffic, and Afresh raises new funding, and more

How QXO Is Growing: $17B. 11 Months. One Playbook.

And... What you can expect from Thursday's webinar at 12:30 PM ET

What Broke at QVC Wasn't the Show — Prepackaged, Paid in Full, and Pivoting

And... Home Depot Acquires a Warehouse Automation Company That you may not have heard of

Speaker Announcement: Private Storefronts, Shared Suppliers, One Compliance Nightmare

Rick Watson will be joined by Alan Gaffney, CEO of Enbasis, Justin Samakow, Head of Platform Advisory (Americas) at Mirakl, and Nicholas Boetcher, Director of Sales for Global Marketplaces at Avalara.

The Shrinking Shopper, the Stumbling Swoosh, and the Compute Crunch

And... Amazon to acquire Globalstar, Reed Hastings to step down, Instacart acquires Instaleap, a robot ran a half marathon, and more

The Agentic Fog: Is Your Brand Ready to Speak Bot?

And... OpenAI in focus mode means something else. Google UCP rollout. Miravoice raises funding and more

Webinar: When Your Customer Is on a Roof, Your UX Problems Are Their Problems: Sponsor Announcement

Announcing the sponsors for the B2B webinar on April 23

The Compute Is Already Gone and You Can't Buy Your Way In

And... Nike's Chief Innovation Officer is leaving (less than a year after starting) and register for our webinars on April 23 and May 7

Andy Jassy Tells Us Where Amazon Is Headed, Eko Builds What Agents Can't

And... the latest episode of the Watson Weekly podcast sponsored by Avalara

The Guy Big Brands Call: Rick Watson on What He’s Learned Advising the DTC 1%

How do you scale in a crowded eCommerce market—and not burn out doing it?

How to Scale Smart in eCommerce: Real Talk with Rick Watson

How do you scale in a crowded eCommerce market—and not burn out doing it?

Revolve Profits From 60% Returns. Lowe's Comes to Your House. Gen Z Picks Doctors by Payment Plan

And... Andy Jassy's investor letter, Rezolve's PR play to acquire Commerce (BigCommerce), Sundar Pichai joins Cheeky Pint, and more

What Our Q1 2026 Partner Survey Reveals About Commerce Events, Content, and Industry Focus

Fashion and Apparel Startup Math Was Never Meant To Work

And... Remember Nasty Gal? Rothy's, On Running, and HOKA - what Allbirds did not understand

The Amazon-USPS Game of Chicken Is Over, Revolve Loves Returns

And... Book your spot at the B2B webinar on April 23 and the marketplace webinar on May 7

Shopify Partner Town Hall Bellyache, USPS and Amazon Fuel Surcharges

And... the latest episode of the Watson Weekly podcast sponsored by Avalara

Webinar: Private Storefronts, Shared Suppliers, One Compliance Nightmare

Most retailers don't decide to build a marketplace. They decide to grow, and the marketplace is what growth requires. Then the first third-party seller goes live, and they realize they've added a compliance problem, a brand risk, and a tax liability they didn't budget for, all at once.

Apple at 50, Amazon's Robot Army, and the $4B Brand That Sold for $39M

And... Croissant raises funding, The Container Store acquired, OpenAI acquires a streaming news service, and Adrianna Papell receives PE funding

Webinar: When Your Customer Is on a Roof, Your UX Problems Are Their Problems

Johnstone Supply has 450 stores, 75 catalogs, and contractors who will drive past your branch if you waste their time. Digital was either going to help them or get in the way. The answer wasn't in a vendor demo.

Agentic Fog At Shoptalk Spring 2026

And... OLAPLEX acquired by Henkel (yes, that company), Granola (not found in your bowl) raised Series C funding, Estée Lauder in merger talks with Puig, Amazon acquires another robotics company