by Brittain Ladd | Sep 11, 2020 | Delivery, E-Commerce, Grocery, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
A challenge faced by all retailers that offer last mile delivery is how to reduce the cost of the delivery. For example, a delivery made to a customer within a two-mile radius of a store or a fulfillment center will cost a retailer between $10 to $15. Grocery...
by Brittain Ladd | Aug 30, 2020 | E-Commerce, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
On July 14th, 2019, I wrote the following in two parts on a LinkedIn post: The future of TikTok is dependent upon two things: The relationship between China and the USA, and the value of TikTok as an acquisition target. I estimate that prior to the Presidential...
by Brittain Ladd | Aug 19, 2020 | E-Commerce, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail, Supply Chains
A topic that fascinates me is business and the decisions that are made by executives when determining how they will grow their companies, design and launch new products, enter new markets and most of all, deal with competitors. Few decisions are as important as how to...
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 | Aug 1, 2020 | No Retreat, No Surrender
I am often asked what the future holds for Amazon? One school of thought is that Amazon is becoming so large that the U.S. government will break them up. Another school of thought is that the larger Amazon becomes, the more challenging it will be for the company to...