The story of the Aldi brand is a long and fascinating one. Two brothers, Karl, and Theo Albrecht, inherited their mother’s small grocery store in Essen, Germany, in 1946. After WWII rationing ended, the brothers saw an opportunity to provide affordable food to the German people struggling to make ends meet. They did this by …
I don’t know about you, but moving house is one of my life’s top ten most stressful experiences. There’s so much to organize, from selling your current home to finding a new one, not to mention how you’ll transport a lifetime of possessions from one place to another. For a long time, I’ve thought the …
Affirm is a financial technology company offering installment loans to consumers at the point of sale. The company started operations in 2012 as part of HVF, a startup studio created by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin. Other Affirm founders include Jeff Kaditz, Nathann Gettings, and Alex Rampell. The company has its headquarters in San Francisco and …
The global logistics industry is massive, and it’s no surprise since many products we regularly buy in supermarkets are imported from other countries. Even produce that isn’t imported still requires a logistics network to get it from the factory or farm to the shop. Logistics accounts for roughly 12% of global gross domestic product (GDP) …
Stitch Fix is a multi-billion dollar e-commerce company that uses a data-driven approach to personal styling and shopping. Katrina Lake, a former Harvard Business School student, founded Stitch Fix in 2011. Initially, the company focused on women’s clothing but later expanded to include men’s, children’s, maternity, and plus-size clothing. The company first became profitable in …
Running a business is hard, but running a family business can often be more challenging. I spent many of my teenage years working in my uncle’s sandwich shop, so I know how tough it is when responsibilities aren’t clearly defined, and you take your work home with you. That’s why hearing a success story like …
As the world transitions to a digital-first economy, Yext (NYSE: YEXT) is at the forefront of helping businesses manage their digital presence. Today, more than ever, it is critical for businesses to be visible and accessible where consumers are searching. Yext’s mission is to give companies control over their brand experiences across the digital universe …
When Aldi first came to the US, no one took the small stores seriously. In fact, a lot of companies assumed that because its business model was so different from what was seen before in the retail industry, the company would not take away their market share and serve an entirely different kind of customer. …
Nutanix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTNX) is a US-based cloud computing company founded in 2009. The company provides a software-defined enterprise hybrid multi-cloud platform that converges private, public, and distributed cloud environments. Part of its unified platform is a hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) that integrates computing, virtualization, storage, networking, and security to power any application. Nutanix competes in …
DocuSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: DOCU) is a San Francisco-based company that helps organizations connect and automate their agreements process. Founded in 2003, the company allows its users to sign, send, and manage documents electronically. DocuSign is the pioneer of the electronic signature industry, and today, it controls more than 77.64% of the e-signature market, according to …
