by Brittain Ladd | Aug 10, 2023 | Delivery, E-Commerce, Grocery, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail, Social Media
Special thanks to Nancy Luna of Insider for quoting me in this article. Those who frequently read my posts know that I am a fan of DoorDash. In my opinion, DoorDash has one of the best CEOs in business, Tony Xu, and arguably the most capable executive team in the food...
by Brittain Ladd | Jul 24, 2023 | Logistics, Microfulfillment, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail, Robotics
According to reports, the Norwegian robotics firm AutoStore™ will pay $257.1M to the British online fulfillment company Ocado Group as part of a deal between the companies to settle all outstanding patent litigation claims. AutoStore filed a lawsuit against Ocado in...
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 | Jun 2, 2023 | Grocery, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
What follows is only my opinion. Strategy is the least understood aspect of business. Even well-known retailers can make decisions they think are strategic but they’re not. For example, “ALDI USA and Instacart, the leading grocery technology company in North America,...
by Brittain Ladd | May 8, 2023 | Grocery, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
Individuals like to reach out to me off the record to ask for my opinion on strategy, robotics, and operations. In return, they provide me with information. For example, for nearly 2.5 years, I’ve had discussions with individuals from Walmart and dunnhumby about...
