by Brittain Ladd | Apr 19, 2023 | AI, Business, Logistics, Management, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail, Supply Chains
Fortune 500 companies are seeking my opinion on what they should do regarding the use of AI within their supply chains. I have researched AI for over five years and much of my research is on the use of AI in supply chains. Although I’m a believer in AI, I am...
by Brittain Ladd | Apr 7, 2023 | AI, Economics, Logistics, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail, Supply Chains
The topics I am asked to provide consulting and advisement on the most are supply chain management followed by robotics, technology, logistics, transportation, retail, innovation, and strategy. What I find interesting is that over the last 18 months, one thing has...
by Brittain Ladd | Apr 3, 2023 | Economics, Logistics, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail, Supply Chains
The following is my opinion only. Shekar Natarajan has been forced out as President of Quiet Platforms, a logistics company purchased by American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) in 2021 for $360M. AEO acquired the company AirTerra also in 2021. The news of Shekar’s...
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 28, 2023 | E-Commerce, Logistics, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail, Robotics
According to reports from CNBC and the Wall Street Journal, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., said it plans to split itself into six independently run companies that could seek separate IPOs, effectively dismantling a business empire built over two...
