by Brittain Ladd | Sep 14, 2023 | Business, Delivery, E-Commerce, Grocery, Microfulfillment, Retail
Whenever I’m asked to name the worst business models I’ve seen, I always say the following: By far, one of the worst business models ever created is online grocery ordering and delivery. On average, grocery retailers lose between $7 to $15 on every online...
by Brittain Ladd | Sep 1, 2023 | Business, E-Commerce, Grocery, Leadership, Logistics, Retail, Supply Chains
Walgreens Boots Alliance said Friday that Roz Brewer had stepped down as the company’s chief executive as it leans deeper into its strategy to become a health care company instead of a drug store, according to a CNBC article. “Our Board and leadership team will...
by Brittain Ladd | Aug 31, 2023 | Business, Consumer Electronics, E-Commerce, Retail, Strategy
Few retailers benefitted more from COVID than Best Buy. When confronted with the fact that restaurants, gyms, movie theaters and other non-essential businesses would be closed, consumers shopped at Best Buy to make purchases of smart TVs, gaming products and other...
by Brittain Ladd | May 13, 2023 | Business, Economics, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
OpenAI released ChatGPT on November 30, 2022. After reviewing ChatGPT, I knew I was witnessing something special – like witnessing the unveiling of the Apple iPhone in 2007. Apple’s foldable phone that should be released by October, has the potential of...
by Brittain Ladd | May 6, 2023 | AI, Business, Consumer Electronics, Economics, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail, Technology
The undisputed King of smartphones is the Apple iPhone which controls 57% market share as of March 2023. What makes Apple’s accomplishment even more impressive is that the company Apple dethroned, Research In Motion or RIM, maker of the BlackBerry, owned over...
by Brittain Ladd | Apr 25, 2023 | AI, Business, Consulting, Freight Forwarding, Logistics, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail, Strategy, Transportation
I am a supporter of AI, and I believe that AI will have a tremendous impact on many facets of our daily lives. I believe that certain companies and occupations will be so disrupted by AI that the companies will go out of business, and the jobs will be automated. I...
