by Brittain Ladd | Aug 3, 2020 | E-Commerce, Grocery, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
Articles about Instacart continue to appear in the press but for all the wrong reasons. The most recent articles outline that Instacart workers are losing money because bots are being used by some Instacart workers to snatch the most lucrative orders within...
by Brittain Ladd | Aug 3, 2020 | Grocery, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
The Labor Department reports that food prices have increased to their highest levels. Prices for meats, poultry, fish and eggs increased the most rising 4.3% Stated simply, consumers are being crushed by the price of groceries. Will prices come down? No. They’re...
by Brittain Ladd | Jul 31, 2020 | No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
Since 2018, I have made the argument that Microsoft and LinkedIn can revolutionize retail. Specifically, what I have suggested is that LinkedIn become an integrated e-commerce and social media platform. In addition, I have argued that Microsoft can make acquisitions...
by Brittain Ladd | Jul 10, 2020 | Articles, Delivery, E-Commerce, Grocery, Retail
I had the pleasure of recently speaking with Louis Borders, the founder of Borders bookstores, and the first heavily-automated online grocery retailer, Webvan. I didn’t just interview Borders and ask him the same questions he’s already been asked hundreds...
by Brittain Ladd | Jul 2, 2020 | Articles, Forbes, Retail
GETTY Read original article on Forbes. Just over three years ago, Amazon acquired Whole Foods for $13.4 billion. It came as no surprise to me, especially considering I had made this recommendation back in 2013. However, the news made headlines and shocked the grocery...
by Brittain Ladd | Jun 19, 2020 | Articles, E-Commerce, Grocery, Retail
Retail sales in 2020 are expected to reach $5 trillion dollars and by 2023, retail sales globally are estimated to reach $30 trillion U.S. dollars. Retail is big business. Inspired by a desire to reimagine retail as we know it, Ali Ahmed, Tigran Shahverdyan and Emad...
