by Brittain Ladd | Jan 31, 2022 | No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
In 280 B.C., the Greek King, Pyrrhus of Epirius, arrived in Italy with a force of 25,000 men, and 20 war elephants. Pyrrhus considered himself to be a leader and strategist on par with Alexander the Great, and he intentionally placed he and his Army in harm’s way. ...
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 | Jan 20, 2021 | No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
I often write about the topic of retail strategy because I find the topic interesting, and I have a way of coming up with ideas that generate a lot of interest from Wall Street, retail analysts, business executives and casual followers of the retail industry. For...
by Brittain Ladd | Dec 22, 2020 | No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
I rarely write articles outlining predictions for retail. However, this is year is different because of all the ridiculous articles that have been appearing regarding what to expect in 2021. Specifically, I can’t get over how many reporters and authors have all...
by Brittain Ladd | Oct 15, 2020 | E-Commerce, Grocery, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
In addition to this report, I have written multiple articles on the topic of micro-fulfillment. The articles can be found here. Scroll through the list of articles to find all of the articles I’ve written about micro-fulfillment and the grocery industry. This...
by Brittain Ladd | Oct 7, 2020 | E-Commerce, Grocery, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
According to this Bloomberg article, trips to Whole Foods in September were down 25% from a year earlier. This is alarming when compared to Kroger, Walmart and other grocery retailers that have seen massive increases in store traffic and online sales primarily as a...
