by Brittain Ladd | Aug 12, 2023 | Grocery, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail, Social Media
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...
by Brittain Ladd | Apr 12, 2023 | No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
TikTok owner ByteDance has released a new app for download globally – Lemon8 App. I describe Lemon8 as being a more dignified platform than the notoriously unpredictable and wildly popular TikTok. Some industry observers are now describing Lemon8 as something at...
by Brittain Ladd | Apr 5, 2023 | No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail, Social Media
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 | May 19, 2022 | Newsletter, No Retreat, No Surrender
Everybody wants to know what kind of tank is in the picture. It’s a Merkava IV. It’s the main battle tank of the IDF – Israel Defense Forces – and it’s an incredible feat of engineering. I use the picture of the Merkava as an example of...
