No Retreat, No Surrender

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.

The Sad Saga of Food Rocket and Couche-Tard

The Sad Saga of Food Rocket and Couche-Tard

Imagine you’re the CEO of an $8B convenience global retail chain with approximately 9,300 c-stores in North America - 7,100 in the United States and 2,100 in Canada - for a worldwide total network of 14,200 stores. As the CEO, you want to maximize sales at each store,...

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Uber’s ‘Bridge Too Far’

Uber’s ‘Bridge Too Far’

One of my favorite books is 'A Bridge Too Far' by Cornelius Ryan. The book recounts one of the largest military operations in WW ll code-named Operation Market Garden. The offensive called for three Allied airborne divisions (the “Market” part of the operation) to...

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The brutal truth about Amazon Go

The brutal truth about Amazon Go

Amazon has announced that they’re closing eight Amazon Go stores located in Seattle, San Francisco and New York City. Amazon operates 29 Amazon Go stores - they will soon only operate 21. Amazon stated that closing the stores is a normal part of business, and that...

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ChatGPT: How It All Began

ChatGPT: How It All Began

On the day that ChatGPT was unveiled, I wrote this paragraph on a post: “ChatGPT just made the metaverse irrelevant. Meta and other companies pursuing the metaverse will now have to pivot. Why? The metaverse is a neat idea but AI can destroy companies...

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Automated Last-Mile Delivery has Arrived

Automated Last-Mile Delivery has Arrived

During multiple supply chain conferences in 2022, DoorDash, Uber, Instacart, Grubhub, Amazon, Walmart, Target, Domino's, McDonald's, Walgreens, CVS Health, and Yum! Brands, to name a few, were among the companies asked this question: What do you want to see most of...

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Amazon Should Acquire CVS Pharmacy’s Retail Business

Amazon Should Acquire CVS Pharmacy’s Retail Business

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...

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