by Brittain Ladd | Jun 6, 2023 | Grocery, Logistics, Microfulfillment, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
According to this article from The Wall Street Journal, foreign brands are turning to America for expansion. Among the brands investing in opening stores are MANGO, UNIQLO, ZARA SA, the LEGO Group, Primark, and many others. IKEA is so happy with their growth prospects...
by Brittain Ladd | Jun 3, 2023 | Articles, Grocery, Logistics, Manufacturing, Microfulfillment, Retail
I greatly appreciate being the first return guest for the wonderful Fulfillment IQ podcast. Special thanks to Harshida Acharya, Dan Coll 🛒📦🚀 and Ninaad Acharya for asking me to return. A few comments: ✅ Amazon needs physical stores. An acquisition of Target within a...
by Brittain Ladd | May 17, 2023 | Hyperlocal, Logistics, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
I continue to be amazed at the number of articles being written by so-called experts claiming that delivery speed isn’t important to customers. The individuals quoted in the articles are making the same mistake – they assume all customers are alike. That is...
by Brittain Ladd | Jan 20, 2019 | Articles, Forbes, Retailers
Walmart paid $16 billion for a controlling stake in India’s giant online retailer Flipkart in order to gain access to India’s fast-growing e-commerce market. Photo Credit: Associated Press Read original article on Forbes. I wrote an article...
by Brittain Ladd | Sep 3, 2018 | Articles, Forbes
Walmart is paying $16 billion for a controlling stake in India’s giant online retailer Flipkart, breaking into a fast-growing economy where it has struggled to establish a foothold. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) Read original article on Forbes. Before discussing...