by Brittain Ladd | Mar 25, 2023 | Newsletter, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
The topic of banking has been in the news due to the collapse and subsequent bailout of Silicon Valley Bank. Two of the nation’s top economic policymakers said they were focused on determining how the failure of Silicon Valley Bank had happened and suggested changes...
by Brittain Ladd | Aug 16, 2022 | Newsletter, No Retreat, No Surrender
Say the name Adam Neumann or WeWork, and most people will have an opinion on both. For much of 2019, Neumann and WeWork were constantly in the news for both good and bad reasons. Neumann made headlines for his behavior which included walking around New York City...
by Brittain Ladd | May 19, 2022 | Newsletter, No Retreat, No Surrender
Everybody wants to know what kind of tank is in the picture. It’s a Merkava IV. It’s the main battle tank of the IDF – Israel Defense Forces – and it’s an incredible feat of engineering. I use the picture of the Merkava as an example of...
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 | May 1, 2019 | Articles, Food & Drink
Just how grrrrrreat are they? The new reality for Kellogg’s is that being the best cereal company in the world no longer matters. Tim Boyle/Getty Images Read original article on The Observer. The Kellogg Company is scheduled to release its first-quarter 2019 results...
