by Brittain Ladd | Apr 5, 2023 | No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
Walmart held its annual investor meeting today where the company said that by the end of fiscal year 2026, it aims to have 65% of its stores be serviced by automation, approximately 55% of the fulfillment center volume to move through automated facilities, and as a...
by Brittain Ladd | Apr 4, 2023 | Grocery, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
Boxed, which sells bulk pantry items to businesses and households, on Sunday said it has filed for bankruptcy and will wind down its retail e-commerce operations in the next few weeks. The company combined with a blank-check firm to go public in December 2021, near...
by Brittain Ladd | Apr 3, 2023 | Logistics, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail, Supply Chains
The following is my opinion only. Shekar Natarajan has been forced out as President of Quiet Platforms, a logistics company purchased by American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) in 2021 for $360M. AEO acquired the company AirTerra also in 2021. The news of Shekar’s...
by Brittain Ladd | Apr 1, 2023 | Delivery, Grocery, Logistics, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail, Strategy
Arguably the worst business model ever created is grocery delivery in 10 minutes. Known as rapid grocery delivery or RGD, companies such as Gorillas, 1520, Fridge No More, and many others, burst onto the scene in 2020 only to be out of business or on their deathbed by...
by Brittain Ladd | Mar 28, 2023 | E-Commerce, Logistics, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
According to reports from CNBC and the Wall Street Journal, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., said it plans to split itself into six independently run companies that could seek separate IPOs, effectively dismantling a business empire built over two...
by Brittain Ladd | Mar 26, 2023 | No Retreat, No Surrender
According to a report from Reuters, and several other publications, retailers have finally come to the realization that free shipping isn’t free. Amazon popularized the concept of free shipping as a unique selling proposition, leveraging their profitable Prime...
