by Brittain Ladd | Jul 25, 2023 | Autonomous Vehicles, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
I first started writing about the concept of mobile stores in 2010. I coined the phrase, “Hail a store” because I thought consumers should be able to access groceries and other products as easily as hailing an Uber. When I wrote an article about Robomart,...
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 | Jul 20, 2023 | Delivery, Logistics, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
What do Lowe’s Companies, Inc., Walmart, and The Home Depot have in common other than the fact each is a retailer? All three companies have corporate policies and initiatives designed to make the environment better where their customers live, and to practice...
by Brittain Ladd | Jul 13, 2023 | Delivery, Grocery, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
The following is my opinion. I have stated clearly for over two years that Getir, which has a valuation of $12B, is woefully overvalued. I don’t believe Getir was ever legitimately worth $12B. I have also been consistent in stating that Getir will only be worth...
by Brittain Ladd | Jul 10, 2023 | Delivery, Logistics, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail, Robotics
I’m a fan of Rivian and I especially like their EV vans used by Amazon to make deliveries. I continue to believe that Rivian should create a new company for their van production to make it completely separate from the passenger vehicle business – Rivian...
