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How Rotisserie Chicken May Convince Walmart To Split Up

How Rotisserie Chicken May Convince Walmart To Split Up

by Brittain Ladd | Aug 29, 2023 | Consumer Packaged Goods, Delivery, E-Commerce, Food & Drink, Grocery, Retail

In the world of retail, three companies stand out above all others: Amazon, Costco, and Walmart. Of the three, Walmart is the largest retailer by revenue – $611B in 2022, and store count – over 4,700 stores operate in the U.S. Walmart’s stores...
Starbucks can Reimagine the Company and Help Millions – Here’s How

Starbucks can Reimagine the Company and Help Millions – Here’s How

by Brittain Ladd | Jun 12, 2023 | Food & Drink, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail

I don’t drink coffee but I’m a fan of Starbucks. The company is in the process of implementing several new strategies under the watch of CEO Laxman Narasimhan. One such strategy is using third-party partners to help expand its last mile capabilities. The company...
The Final Word on What Killed Zume

The Final Word on What Killed Zume

by Brittain Ladd | Jun 11, 2023 | Food & Drink, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail

LinkedIn members are contacting me about Zume. For those of you who don’t know who Zume was, the company was founded in 2015, with the goal of using robots to make pizzas and cook them inside specially designed vans with ovens. I was an advisor to the founder of...
What Can Replace the Pizza Box?

What Can Replace the Pizza Box?

by Brittain Ladd | Apr 8, 2023 | Food & Drink, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail

One of the more interesting aspects of the pizza business is that pizza is round, the boxes are square and the pizza is cut into triangles or squares. Pizza is round because it’s easier to make a round pizza than a square pizza; it’s also easier to make a...
Introducing Buncha: Grocery Delivery for $1.45

Introducing Buncha: Grocery Delivery for $1.45

by Brittain Ladd | Apr 1, 2023 | Delivery, Food & Drink, Grocery, Logistics, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail, Strategy

Arguably the worst business model ever created is grocery delivery in 10 minutes. Known as rapid grocery delivery or RGD, companies such as Gorillas, 1520, Fridge No More, and many others, burst onto the scene in 2020 only to be out of business or on their deathbed by...
What’s next for GrubHub?

What’s next for GrubHub?

by Brittain Ladd | Mar 13, 2023 | Delivery, Food & Drink, No Retreat, No Surrender

Grubhub announced today that CEO Adam DeWitt, will step down from his position. Howard Migdal has been appointed executive vice president of North America and CEO of Grubhub. Under DeWitt’s leadership for the past 11 years as CFO, President, and most recently...
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