February 7, 2026 Together, we raised an incredible $1.6 million at To Life: Act & Inspire! I am extremely grateful to our community and this museum. It was a pleasure…
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February 7, 2026 It’s easy to talk about a national retailer in round numbers. 800+ locations. Thousands of associates. Millions of transactions. It’s much harder to remember that each of…
February 4, 2026 Inside Amazon’s Tampa Fulfillment Engine (TPA4): Robots, Dumplings, and Strategy Made Physical Amazon’s TPA4 facility in eastern Tampa is a clear example of a company building…
November 23, 2025 Costco Wholesale is a global retailer built on consistency — and yet every international warehouse reveals how much the model flexes when it meets a different consumer,…
August 21, 2025 Grocery is a cut-throat, highly competitive space where the margins are tight and fresh products don’t stay that way. Eroding market share just a bit has an…
August 21, 2025 Amazon’s expansion into same‑day perishable delivery reshapes the competitive landscape. Here’s our take on threats and likely moves for each of the six largest U.S. grocers: Walmart…
August 21, 2025 Amazon unveiled a major expansion of its Same‑Day grocery delivery service. Before diving into the implications for retailers, consider some of the basic elements of the push…
With dedicated members and associates, a focus on quality and value, and home to the world’s largest consumer packaged goods brand Kirkland Signature—Costco is widely recognized as one of the…
The prompt for a Unversity of Florida Ring Lecture was simple enough: tell us about yourself, how you got to where you are, and your key learnings. The challenge was…
September 17, 2024 Like many in the commercial real estate industry, I’ve been counting the moments until the Fed cuts rates. Barring anything catastrophic, that should happen tomorrow when the…
