No Retreat, No Surrender Newsletter
Analyzing and commenting on the hot topics in business, politics, and economics globally
I do not play favorites nor do I criticize to be malicious or disrespectful. My goal is simple: Provide opinions that help cut through noise, educate, uncover lies and half-truths, and provide clarity.
Amazon Is Opening a Supercenter. Should they?
Amazon is expanding their focus on retail to included Supercenters. Is this the right strategy for Amazon?
Severe Clear: The Importance of Weather Data for Operational Excellence
Every morning, millions of people sit down to eat a bowl of cereal. The process is simple: pour cereal into a bowl, add milk, eat. What isn't simple, however, is the process for bringing a box of Cheerio’s from the factory to the shelf in the most efficient, effective...
TakeOff Technologies Is Fighting For Their Survival
What you are about to read is my opinion. Beginning in late 2022 and throughout 2023, current and former employees of the grocery micro-fulfillment company, TakeOff, began to reach out to me to provide updates about what's going on inside the company. I'm a former...
This Is Uber Freight’s Next Growth Opportunity
Uber Freight, launched in 2016, continues on a mission to disrupt the trucking industry. The $2.25B acquisition of Transplace in 2021 accelerated Uber Freights growth but the company continues to be impacted by changes in the economy that have driven freight volumes...
Sheer Folly: The Inside Story Of Michaels Failed IT Transformation
What you are about to read is my opinion. I recently wrote an article about the pharmacy and retail company Walgreens. One of the topics focused on Walgreen's IT department and their Chief Information Officer Hsiao Wang. Wang's rude behavior, lack of IT and software...
A Company You’ve Never Heard Of May Rule The Grocery Industry By 2030
On January 12, 2021, General Motors announced a new business, BrightDrop, which will offer an ecosystem of electric first-to-last-mile products, software and services to empower delivery and logistics companies to move goods more efficiently. BrightDrop solutions are...