by Brittain Ladd | May 7, 2023 | Corporations, Economics, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
Crime has become so rampant that many retailers have chosen to lock up nearly all of the products in their stores behind plexiglass. I recently stated in a post, “Retailers that lock up their products lock out their customers. Far too many stores have become...
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 | 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 | Mar 7, 2023 | AI, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retailers
Amazon has announced that they’re closing eight Amazon Go stores located in Seattle, San Francisco and New York City. Amazon operates 29 Amazon Go stores – they will soon only operate 21. Amazon stated that closing the stores is a normal part of business, and...
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...
