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Kroger’s $2.6 Billion Write-Down Proves What I Wrote in 2008: Technology Doesn’t Fail — Unready Organizations Fail at Technology
November 30, 2025
A 2008 paper explains why Kroger just did a $2.6 billion write-down of their robotic fulfillment center initiative.
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The Pyramid is Crumbling: When Defenders Become Evidence
December 12, 2025
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McKinsey froze salaries and admitted the pyramid is crumbling. Are consultancies and analysts finally conceding that the 80% failure rate was never about technology—it was about a revenue chain that doesn't pay anyone to say 'stop'?