by Brittain Ladd | Jan 28, 2021 | Articles, E-Commerce, Grocery, No Retreat, No Surrender
A challenge faced by vendors that wish to introduce new technology into the grocery industry is that many grocery retailers are risk averse. Instead of jumping at the chance to embrace new technology, most retailers take a ‘wait and see’ approach....
by Brittain Ladd | Dec 17, 2020 | Articles, Delivery, Forbes, Grocery, Retail, Retailers
GETTY Read original article on Forbes According to Oracle’s latest grocery industry survey, 61% of consumers said they had ordered groceries online during the pandemic, with 41% now shopping online for their groceries more than in the store. Ninety-two percent...
by Brittain Ladd | Nov 23, 2020 | Articles, Forbes, Grocery, Retail, Retailers
GETTY Read original article on Forbes Retail is one of the oldest industries still operating. Throughout history, individuals have had a desire to buy for fun and a need to buy out of necessity. Retail is also an industry that is constantly changing. The arrival of...
by Brittain Ladd | Nov 8, 2020 | Delivery, E-Commerce, Grocery, No Retreat, No Surrender
With the exception of wine, fine art and antiques, few things age well. This is especially true when it comes to retailers. The retail industry is littered with empty stores of companies that failed to invest wisely in technology, store operations, supply chain...
by Brittain Ladd | Nov 7, 2020 | Delivery, E-Commerce, Grocery, No Retreat, No Surrender
On October 1st, 2020, the British online retailer, Ocado, was sued by the Norwegian-based robotics company, AutoStore. AutoStore contends that its storage system and robots are the foundation on which the “Ocado Smart Platform” (OSP) technology was built and on which...
by Brittain Ladd | Oct 15, 2020 | E-Commerce, Grocery, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
I recently hosted two webinars on the topic of micro-fulfillment centers (MFC). You can download and watch the webinars here and here. Based on the size of the audience for each webinar and the number of questions asked by audience members, the topic of...