by Brittain Ladd | Jun 17, 2020 | E-Commerce, Grocery, Retail
On June 16, 2017, Amazon announced that they had acquired Whole Foods for $13.4B. I was not surprised at the announcement as I had made such a recommendation in this 2013 research paper. Amazon has owned Whole Foods for three years. Was the acquisition worth it? Has...
by Brittain Ladd | May 21, 2020 | Retail
Photo: GETTY Read original article on Forbes. With sales in excess of $6 trillion in 2019, the retail industry is one of the most important segments of the economy in the United States. The impact of COVID-19 has been devastating to the retail industry, resulting in...
by Brittain Ladd | Aug 15, 2019 | E-Commerce, Grocery, Retail
by Ashley Nickle Read original article and view interview video on Produce Retailer. Grocery retailers putting together plans for the next five years shouldn’t only be focused on last-mile delivery and microfulfillment centers, said consultant Brittain Ladd. Ladd, a...
by Brittain Ladd | Jul 29, 2019 | E-Commerce, Retail
Imagine if General George Patton was the CEO of Walmart. What would Patton see? What strategy would he implement against Amazon? Gilles Mingasson/Getty Images Read original article on The Observer. One of the more popular speeches that I have given is about my belief...
by Brittain Ladd | Jun 24, 2019 | AI, E-Commerce, Retail
An Amazon employee retrieves products from an assorted storage area to fulfill orders placed by customers prior to packaging at Amazon’s newly launched fulfillment centre situated on the outskirts of Bangalore. MANJUNATH KIRAN/AFP/Getty Images Read original article on...
by Brittain Ladd | Jan 27, 2019 | Retail
Google’s e-commerce ambitions recently took a hit when Walmart withdrew from its products from Google Express and Google’s Shopping Actions service. Photo Credit: Getty GETTY Read original article on Forbes. An article by Bloomberg announcing that Walmart...
