by Brittain Ladd | Oct 26, 2026 | E-Commerce, Grocery, Microfulfillment, Retail
DoorDash is on the verge of buying Instacart. On October 23, The Information reported that Instacart had hired an investment bank and held talks with DoorDash and Uber. Three days later, Semafor reported that DoorDash is in exclusive talks, and The Wall Street Journal...
by Brittain Ladd | Oct 21, 2026 | E-Commerce, Grocery, Microfulfillment
On October 20, 2026, Kroger lived in two time zones at once. In a Delaware courtroom, former CEO Rodney McMullen testified under oath that the $24.6 billion Albertsons merger he negotiated was “doomed from the beginning.” In New York, CEO Greg Foran stood...
by Brittain Ladd | Sep 22, 2026 | E-Commerce, Grocery, Logistics, Microfulfillment, Retail
Micro-fulfillment is one of my favorite topics to write about. Because of the research I’ve conducted on the subject and my hands-on experience with robotics and automation, I’m frequently referred to as an expert in micro-fulfillment and robotics. The purpose of this...
by Brittain Ladd | Sep 22, 2026 | Delivery, Grocery, Logistics, Microfulfillment, Retail
Sun Tzu wrote that “the supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.” Most analysts covering the grocery wars between Amazon and Walmart miss this entirely. They keep waiting for Amazon to fight Walmart on Walmart’s terms: more stores,...
by Brittain Ladd | Sep 22, 2026 | AI, Delivery, E-Commerce, Grocery, Logistics, Microfulfillment, Retail
Groceryshop opens today in Las Vegas with more than 4,000 grocery and CPG leaders gathering to discuss the technologies, business models and consumer behaviors shaping retail. The agenda is filled with sessions on artificial intelligence, agentic shopping, retail...
by Brittain Ladd | Jan 6, 2025 | Delivery, E-Commerce, Grocery, Logistics, Microfulfillment, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail, Strategy, Supply Chains
In 2013, executives at Lidl made the decision to enter the U.S. grocery market. Lidl is a German-owned discounter that operates over 12,000 stores located in 31 countries. Lidl competes on price hence the reason why it is referred to as a discounter. Lidl sells around...
