by Brittain Ladd | Jul 2, 2020 | Articles, Forbes, Retail
GETTY Read original article on Forbes. Just over three years ago, Amazon acquired Whole Foods for $13.4 billion. It came as no surprise to me, especially considering I had made this recommendation back in 2013. However, the news made headlines and shocked the grocery...
by Brittain Ladd | Mar 13, 2020 | Articles, E-Commerce, Grocery
Google the words “grocery retailing” and invariably, millions of articles will appear advocating the importance and growth of online grocery sales. Currently, online grocery sales account for around 4% of the grocery market. Most retail analysts predict...
by Brittain Ladd | Jul 9, 2019 | Articles, Autonomous Vehicles, E-Commerce, Grocery, Technology
Make no mistake—autonomous vehicles will become commonplace for use by retailers and food companies to make deliveries. ANGELO MERENDINO/AFP/Getty Images Read original article on The Observer. Ask any executive from Amazon, Walmart, Kroger, Albertsons or executives...
by Brittain Ladd | Jun 24, 2019 | AI, Articles, E-Commerce, Retail
An Amazon employee retrieves products from an assorted storage area to fulfill orders placed by customers prior to packaging at Amazon’s newly launched fulfillment centre situated on the outskirts of Bangalore. MANJUNATH KIRAN/AFP/Getty Images Read original article on...
by Brittain Ladd | Jun 13, 2019 | Articles, Delivery, E-Commerce
In its war against Walmart and other retailers, Amazon acquiring the U.S. Postal Service would be viewed as the nuclear option due to the massive impact on the companies Amazon competes with the most. Emily Cegielski for Observer Read original article on The Observer....