by Brittain Ladd | Apr 5, 2023 | No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail, Social Media
Walmart held its annual investor meeting today where the company said that by the end of fiscal year 2026, it aims to have 65% of its stores be serviced by automation, approximately 55% of the fulfillment center volume to move through automated facilities, and as a...
by Brittain Ladd | Mar 15, 2023 | Grocery, No Retreat, No Surrender
Let me begin by thanking Thomas Lee for quoting me in this article. This article and this article are also related. The question I am asked the most is this: Why does Amazon want to be in the grocery business? The answer is simple. The grocery industry in the U.S. is...
by Brittain Ladd | Sep 25, 2022 | Food & Drink, Newsletter, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
Retailers fail or succeed for one reason – the ability of their CEO to do their job. I can make the argument that Walmart is doing very well as a company thanks to the leadership of their CEO, Doug McMillon. I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that I...
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 | Jul 22, 2022 | Articles, Delivery, Forbes, Microfulfillment, Retail
GETTY Read original article on Forbes 2022 has been a challenging year for many retailers. Issues such as supply chain disruptions that have delayed shipments of inventory are preventing retailers from setting their stores up with the products customers want most....
