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...
by Brittain Ladd | Mar 17, 2023 | Grocery, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
In several of my recent posts, I write about the need for CEOs to always have a growth mindset. This is especially true for retailers and DTC brands. Even in mature companies, CEOs must always be asking this question: How do we create more customers? I believe one of...
by Brittain Ladd | Mar 15, 2023 | Grocery, No Retreat, No Surrender
Let me begin by thanking Thomas Lee for quoting me in this article. This article and this article are also related. The question I am asked the most is this: Why does Amazon want to be in the grocery business? The answer is simple. The grocery industry in the U.S. is...
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 | Nov 22, 2021 | Articles, Forbes, Grocery, Microfulfillment
GETTY Read original article on Forbes As a report from eMarketer shows, at the height of the pandemic in 2020, many consumers ordered their groceries online — which resulted in 63.9% growth in e-commerce grocery sales that year. In 2021, the report estimates that...
