by Brittain Ladd | Jun 5, 2023 | Freight Forwarding, Logistics, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
Although C.H. Robinson hasn’t officially named David Bozeman to be their CEO, I’ve received dozens of calls and messages on Signal Messenger from industry executives and members of the press asking me what I think of Bozeman possibly being named CEO. The...
by Brittain Ladd | Jun 4, 2023 | Microfulfillment, No Retreat, No Surrender, Quick Commerce, Retail
I really like this article from Clara Ludmir. Great job, Clara. LinkedIn members who read my posts know that I’ve stated since 2020 that most quick commerce companies are going to die a painful death. Nearly every prediction I made regarding the quick commerce...
by Brittain Ladd | Jun 2, 2023 | Grocery, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
What follows is only my opinion. Strategy is the least understood aspect of business. Even well-known retailers can make decisions they think are strategic but they’re not. For example, “ALDI USA and Instacart, the leading grocery technology company in North America,...
by Brittain Ladd | Jun 1, 2023 | E-Commerce, Microfulfillment, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
H-E-B is the leader within the grocery industry when it comes to leveraging automated micro-fulfillment centers (MFC) to fulfill online grocery and curbside pickup orders. H-E-B refers to their automated facilities as eCommerce Fulfillment Centers or EFC. H-E-B has a...
by Brittain Ladd | May 31, 2023 | Innovation, Microfulfillment, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
According to several reports, one grocery chain is fighting hard to keep stores open despite rampant shoplifting and an uptick in violence forcing many retailers to leave major cities across the country. Giant Food, which operates 165 supermarkets in D.C., Maryland,...
by Brittain Ladd | May 30, 2023 | Grocery, Logistics, Microfulfillment, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
Dollar General, led by CEO Jeff Owen, is arguably the best-positioned retailer for growth out of any other retailer in the world. The company currently operates more than 19,000 stores in 47 states and generated $37.8B in revenue in 2022. The company is rapidly...
