by Brittain Ladd | Nov 7, 2020 | Delivery, E-Commerce, Grocery, No Retreat, No Surrender
On October 1st, 2020, the British online retailer, Ocado, was sued by the Norwegian-based robotics company, AutoStore. AutoStore contends that its storage system and robots are the foundation on which the “Ocado Smart Platform” (OSP) technology was built and on which...
by Brittain Ladd | Oct 7, 2020 | E-Commerce, Grocery, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
According to this Bloomberg article, trips to Whole Foods in September were down 25% from a year earlier. This is alarming when compared to Kroger, Walmart and other grocery retailers that have seen massive increases in store traffic and online sales primarily as a...
by Brittain Ladd | Oct 5, 2020 | Articles, Forbes, Grocery, Retail
GETTY Read original article on Forbes In an effort to more cost-effectively fulfill online grocery orders for its customers, Amazon has opened a “dark store,” which is more of a warehouse than a store. Located in Brooklyn, New York, Amazon’s dark...
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 | Sep 10, 2020 | Autonomous Vehicles, Delivery, E-Commerce, Grocery, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
An interesting fact that I’ve pointed out in several articles I’ve written about the grocery industry is that Walmart has been selling groceries for over 30 years, and Kroger has been selling groceries for over 100 years. One would think that with so much...
