by Brittain Ladd | Mar 12, 2023 | AI, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
When writing about Gap, it’s important to clarify that I’m writing about Gap Inc. and not just the retail chain Gap. The distinction is important because Gap Inc., is made up of the following brands: Gap Old Navy Banana Republic Athleta During Gap...
by Brittain Ladd | Mar 11, 2023 | Delivery, No Retreat, No Surrender
Imagine you’re the CEO of an $8B convenience global retail chain with approximately 9,300 c-stores in North America – 7,100 in the United States and 2,100 in Canada – for a worldwide total network of 14,200 stores. As the CEO, you want to maximize sales at...
by Brittain Ladd | Mar 10, 2023 | Delivery, No Retreat, No Surrender
One of my favorite books is ‘A Bridge Too Far’ by Cornelius Ryan. The book recounts one of the largest military operations in WW ll code-named Operation Market Garden. The offensive called for three Allied airborne divisions (the “Market” part of the...
by Brittain Ladd | Mar 9, 2023 | AI, No Retreat, No Surrender
I received many comments from LinkedIn members regarding my opinion that ChatGPT AI from OpenAI has made Meta’s pursuit of the Metaverse irrelevant, and that sooner rather than later, Meta would pivot away from the metaverse to focus on AI. Some Linkedin members...
by Brittain Ladd | Mar 7, 2023 | AI, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
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...