by Brittain Ladd | Jan 6, 2025 | Autonomous Vehicles, Business, Consulting, Consumer Packaged Goods, Delivery, E-Commerce, Grocery, Innovation, Leadership, Logistics, Management, Marketing, Microfulfillment, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail, Retailers, Robotics, Strategy, Supply Chains
In 2013, executives at Lidl made the decision to enter the U.S. grocery market. Lidl is a German-owned discounter that operates over 12,000 stores located in 31 countries. Lidl competes on price hence the reason why it is referred to as a discounter. Lidl sells around...
by Brittain Ladd | Oct 18, 2023 | Business, E-Commerce, Leadership, Management, Retail, Retailers, Social Media
Summary Ashley Buchanan engaged in unethical and potentially illegal behavior as the CEO of Michaels Stores. Buchanan hired Hsiao Wang, to build an IT platform for Michaels. Wang illegally copied software from leading software platforms with Buchanan’s approval...
by Brittain Ladd | Apr 20, 2023 | Consulting, Innovation, Management, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
Strategy is arguably the most difficult thing for a company to consistently get right. Corporations can succeed for years in their industry only to eventually fail by making one strategic mistake. Nothing proves my point more than the recent events at the global audit...
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...
