by Brittain Ladd | Jul 28, 2020 | Articles, Delivery, Forbes, Grocery
GETTY Read original article on Forbes. According to research, Americans purchased more than $680 billion in groceries in 2019. In a word, the grocery industry is big business. To meet the demand for groceries in the U.S., retailers operate over 38,000 grocery stores,...
by Brittain Ladd | Jul 2, 2020 | Articles, Forbes, Retail
GETTY Read original article on Forbes. Just over three years ago, Amazon acquired Whole Foods for $13.4 billion. It came as no surprise to me, especially considering I had made this recommendation back in 2013. However, the news made headlines and shocked the grocery...
by Brittain Ladd | Jun 8, 2020 | Articles, Forbes, Supply Chains
Photo: GETTY Read original article on Forbes. A ripple effect caused by COVID-19 is a desire on the part of many in Washington, D.C., including President Trump, to reduce America’s reliance on China’s manufacturing and exporting of products. U.S lawmakers...
by Brittain Ladd | May 21, 2020 | Articles, Forbes, Retail, Technology
Photo: GETTY Read original article on Forbes. With sales in excess of $6 trillion in 2019, the retail industry is one of the most important segments of the economy in the United States. The impact of COVID-19 has been devastating to the retail industry, resulting in...
by Brittain Ladd | Feb 11, 2019 | Articles, Forbes, Grocery
Instacart was once viewed as being a savior to grocery retailers wanting to compete with Amazon. Not any more. Photo Credit: SHUTTERSTOCK Read original article on Forbes. A topic of interest to readers of Forbes is the grocery industry and especially Instacart....
by Brittain Ladd | Feb 4, 2019 | Articles, Forbes
Amazon acquired Whole Foods Market in August 2017. Photo Credit: Getty GETTY Read original article on Forbes. Amazon recently announced its full year earnings. According to multiple press releases on the topic, Amazon experienced a decline of 3% for all its physical...
