by Brittain Ladd | May 26, 2022 | Delivery, Newsletter, No Retreat, No Surrender
I was going to write about my career as a model and male dancer in this episode of the newsletter, and what I learned that has helped me so much in business. However, as I was thinking of what to write, I saw a headline that stated that companies are locked in a...
by Brittain Ladd | Mar 18, 2022 | Articles, Delivery, Forbes, Grocery
GETTY Read original article on Forbes In May 2020, the Germany-based company Gorillas launched a new business model referred to as rapid grocery delivery. Instead of groceries being delivered in hours or days, Gorillas created a model using small retail locations...
by Brittain Ladd | Feb 4, 2022 | Articles, Delivery, Forbes, Grocery, Retailers
GETTY Read original article on Forbes On June 16, 2017, Amazon announced (paywall) that it would acquire the specialty retailer Whole Foods for $13.4 billion. I heard people speculate that Amazon would have an immediate impact on the grocery industry and that within...
by Brittain Ladd | Oct 26, 2021 | Articles, Autonomous Vehicles, Delivery, Forbes
GETTY Read original article on Forbes Uber launched in 2011. And a new form of transportation was also launched: ride-hailing. Ride-hailing allows customers to use an app to request a car at a customer’s location that will then deliver them to wherever they want to go...
by Brittain Ladd | Jun 22, 2021 | Articles, Delivery, Forbes, Grocery, Retailers
GETTY Read original article on Forbes Prior to the pandemic, online grocery shopping accounted for just 5% of all grocery sales in 2019, according to data from Mercator Advisory Group. As of February 2021, online grocery shopping had increased 230% from pre-pandemic...
by Brittain Ladd | May 25, 2021 | Articles, Delivery, Food & Drink, Forbes, Retail, Retailers
Forbes Communications Council members share the various ways automated delivery has impacted their industry during the pandemic. PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS. Read original article on Forbes 1. Better Personalized Messaging In engaging with customers and...