by Brittain Ladd | Jan 1, 2025 | AI, Delivery, E-Commerce, Grocery, Logistics, Microfulfillment, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
This article originally appeared in Forbes. July 8, 2018 Aside from Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods, few grocers generated as much press and excitement in 2017 than Lidl’s arrival in the United States. Opening its headquarters in Arlington, Virginia,...
by Brittain Ladd | Oct 13, 2024 | Delivery, E-Commerce, Grocery, Logistics, Microfulfillment, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
In The Beginning I joined Amazon in 2014. My first role was designing strategies for Amazon to become a 3PL. I have extensive supply chain and logistics experience. I then transferred into a team focused on designing fulfillment strategies for groceries. To ensure...
by Brittain Ladd | Dec 4, 2023 | AI, Delivery, E-Commerce, Grocery, Logistics, Microfulfillment, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail, Strategy, Supply Chains
What you are about to read is my opinion. Beginning in late 2022 and throughout 2023, current and former employees of the grocery micro-fulfillment company, TakeOff, began to reach out to me to provide updates about what’s going on inside the company. I’m...
by Brittain Ladd | Sep 14, 2023 | Delivery, E-Commerce, Grocery, Microfulfillment, Retail
Whenever I’m asked to name the worst business models I’ve seen, I always say the following: By far, one of the worst business models ever created is online grocery ordering and delivery. On average, grocery retailers lose between $7 to $15 on every online...
by Brittain Ladd | Aug 5, 2023 | Grocery, Microfulfillment, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
A recent Bloomberg article about Amazon written by Matt Day, contained this paragraph: “In the New York area the company is testing a new, fully automated facility in Bethpage, on Long Island. The warehouse, which will open later this year or early next year,...
by Brittain Ladd | Jul 24, 2023 | Logistics, Microfulfillment, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
According to reports, the Norwegian robotics firm AutoStore™ will pay $257.1M to the British online fulfillment company Ocado Group as part of a deal between the companies to settle all outstanding patent litigation claims. AutoStore filed a lawsuit against Ocado in...
