by Brittain Ladd | Oct 25, 2023 | Autonomous Vehicles, Business, Consulting, Delivery, Economics, Freight Forwarding, Logistics, Strategy, Supply Chains, Transportation, Trucking
Uber Freight, launched in 2016, continues on a mission to disrupt the trucking industry. The $2.25B acquisition of Transplace in 2021 accelerated Uber Freights growth but the company continues to be impacted by changes in the economy that have driven freight volumes...
by Brittain Ladd | Sep 24, 2023 | Autonomous Vehicles, Business, Delivery, E-Commerce, Grocery, Innovation, Logistics, Microfulfillment, Retail, Robotics, Strategy
On January 12, 2021, General Motors announced a new business, BrightDrop, which will offer an ecosystem of electric first-to-last-mile products, software and services to empower delivery and logistics companies to move goods more efficiently. BrightDrop solutions are...
by Brittain Ladd | Sep 22, 2023 | Business, Delivery, E-Commerce, Grocery, Leadership, Logistics, Retail, Robotics, Social Media
Shopping at Whole Foods certainly has it’s advantages. For example, being able to purchase the freshest of the fresh organic fruits and vegetables, and finding unusual items not carried by most grocery retailers. Whole Foods has developed a loyal cult following...
by Brittain Ladd | Sep 14, 2023 | Business, Delivery, E-Commerce, Grocery, Microfulfillment, Retail
Whenever I’m asked to name the worst business models I’ve seen, I always say the following: By far, one of the worst business models ever created is online grocery ordering and delivery. On average, grocery retailers lose between $7 to $15 on every online...
by Brittain Ladd | Sep 14, 2023 | Grocery, Microfulfillment, Retail, Social Media, Strategy
Anticipation is growing over Instacart’s IPO. Almost daily, articles appear about Instacart and how there’s hope that the IPO will inspire other companies to go public. The Information writes some of the best articles about Instacart. For example, this is...
