by Brittain Ladd | Apr 13, 2023 | Delivery, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy released his annual letter to shareholders. You can read the letter in its entirety here. Below are my comments. Overall, Jassy is focusing on all the right things for Amazon. Jassy had to reduce headcount at the corporate level, and allow for...
by Brittain Ladd | Apr 12, 2023 | No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
TikTok owner ByteDance has released a new app for download globally – Lemon8 App. I describe Lemon8 as being a more dignified platform than the notoriously unpredictable and wildly popular TikTok. Some industry observers are now describing Lemon8 as something at...
by Brittain Ladd | Apr 10, 2023 | No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
I’m grateful that I have held different roles in companies like Amazon, Dell EMC, Deloitte, Capgemini Invent, Michaels Stores, and others. I enjoy working in corporations and also as a consultant. What I like most is interacting with different executives and...
by Brittain Ladd | Apr 9, 2023 | AI, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
I’m a fan of LinkedIn. I think the company provides a valuable service to its members, and I can honestly state that LinkedIn continues to introduce new features to improve the experience for its members. For example, LinkedIn is adding AI-powered ‘writing...
by Brittain Ladd | Apr 8, 2023 | Food & Drink, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
One of the more interesting aspects of the pizza business is that pizza is round, the boxes are square and the pizza is cut into triangles or squares. Pizza is round because it’s easier to make a round pizza than a square pizza; it’s also easier to make a...
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...
