by Brittain Ladd | Aug 11, 2025 | Retail
Walmart uses geospatial technology, a powerful data science model that divides geographic areas into precise hexagonal grids, to optimize delivery zones for greater efficiency. By redefining how they map delivery areas, Walmart is able to deliver to 12 million more...
by Brittain Ladd | Aug 10, 2025 | Retail, Strategy
Harley-Davidson Motor Company has named Arthur Starrs — CEO of Top Golf and former CEO of Pizza Hut—as their new CEO. I can already hear the screams coming from Harley-Davidson’s diehard customers who were hoping that Harley-Davidson would choose a Harley...
by Brittain Ladd | Aug 6, 2025 | AI, Logistics, Retail, Supply Chains
I broke the story that Convoy was going out of business. Dan Lewis will confirm this. Out of respect for Dan, Grant Goodale, and the hardworking team from Convoy, I gave Dan several extra days to find a buyer for Convoy instead of me immediately writing a LinkedIn...
by Brittain Ladd | Aug 23, 2023 | Logistics, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
The majority of retail and logistics analysts and reporters continue to focus on last mile delivery in their reports and articles. For example, Amazon has relaunched Amazon Shipping, a program that competes with UPS and FedEx. I understand the interest in the program....
by Brittain Ladd | Aug 12, 2023 | Grocery, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
To understand what TikTok is up to, one must first understand that TikTok is controlled by their parent company, ByteDance, based in China and worth $200B. Although TikTok is wildly popular in the USA, the majority of revenue and profits at ByteDance are driven by...
