The Watson Weekly - Your Essential eCommerce Digest

August 15th, 2022: Instacart’s 2022 IPO, Amazon acquires Roomba, the latest on American Eagle Outfitters, and Avalara going private with Vista Equity


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It’s August 15th, 2022 and this is the Watson Weekly - Your Essential eCommerce Digest!

Today on the show: 

  • Instacart is planning an IPO for the end of 2022
  • Amazon makes another billion dollar acquisition with robotic vacuum maker, Roomba. 
  • American Eagle Outfitters’ Quiet Platform launches a nationwide "Asset-Light" logistics network
  • Tax software provider, Avalara, is going private in $8.4 billion Vista Equity acquisition

  • And the Investor Minute which contains 5 items this week from the world of venture capital, acquisitions, and IPOs.

    For more news from Rick, check out: 

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

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