by Brittain Ladd | Jun 28, 2023 | Articles, E-Commerce, Forbes, Grocery, Microfulfillment
GETTY Read original article on Forbes H-E-B, one of the best grocery retailers in the U.S. in my opinion, has announced the opening of a 55,000 square feet micro-fulfillment center that is attached to an H-E-B store located in Plano, Texas. The Plano facility is the...
by Brittain Ladd | Jun 7, 2023 | No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
I received a copy of a letter written by AB Bernstein analyst Mark Shmulik titled ‘Amazon. Bring Back Day One. A sell-sider goes activist.’ In the letter, Shmulik lists where he disagrees with Andy Jassy, and he outlines changes that he’d like Amazon to make....
by Brittain Ladd | Jun 6, 2023 | Grocery, Logistics, Microfulfillment, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
According to this article from The Wall Street Journal, foreign brands are turning to America for expansion. Among the brands investing in opening stores are MANGO, UNIQLO, ZARA SA, the LEGO Group, Primark, and many others. IKEA is so happy with their growth prospects...
by Brittain Ladd | May 31, 2023 | Innovation, Microfulfillment, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
According to several reports, one grocery chain is fighting hard to keep stores open despite rampant shoplifting and an uptick in violence forcing many retailers to leave major cities across the country. Giant Food, which operates 165 supermarkets in D.C., Maryland,...
by Brittain Ladd | May 13, 2023 | Business, Economics, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
OpenAI released ChatGPT on November 30, 2022. After reviewing ChatGPT, I knew I was witnessing something special – like witnessing the unveiling of the Apple iPhone in 2007. Apple’s foldable phone that should be released by October, has the potential of...
