by Brittain Ladd | Sep 1, 2023 | Business, E-Commerce, Grocery, Leadership, Logistics, Retail, Supply Chains
Walgreens Boots Alliance said Friday that Roz Brewer had stepped down as the company’s chief executive as it leans deeper into its strategy to become a health care company instead of a drug store, according to a CNBC article. “Our Board and leadership team will...
by Brittain Ladd | Jul 25, 2023 | Autonomous Vehicles, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
I first started writing about the concept of mobile stores in 2010. I coined the phrase, “Hail a store” because I thought consumers should be able to access groceries and other products as easily as hailing an Uber. When I wrote an article about Robomart,...
by Brittain Ladd | May 7, 2023 | Corporations, Economics, No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
Crime has become so rampant that many retailers have chosen to lock up nearly all of the products in their stores behind plexiglass. I recently stated in a post, “Retailers that lock up their products lock out their customers. Far too many stores have become...
by Brittain Ladd | Jan 20, 2021 | No Retreat, No Surrender, Retail
I often write about the topic of retail strategy because I find the topic interesting, and I have a way of coming up with ideas that generate a lot of interest from Wall Street, retail analysts, business executives and casual followers of the retail industry. For...