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We Are Moving!
28th January 2026 • The Watson Weekend • Watson Weekly
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Hello friends! I have an important update regarding the Watson Weekend. To make it easy for you to keep up with everything happening in commerce, we're consolidating our shows. We're officially moving the Watson Weekend into the Watson Weekly podcast feed. This completes our new lineup. Mondays, we contain your essential eCommerce digest. On Wednesdays, it will be deep dive interviews with industry leaders. And Fridays, the Watson Weekend show with Rick and Jess - you already know and love. So please, head over to your podcast at search bar type in The Watson Weekly and subscribe to that feed today. The link is also right here in the show notes. Thanks for listening and catch you this Friday on the Watson Weekly.

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