Retail warehouses – omni-channel fulfilment essential or Coronavirus breeding grounds? Stuart Lauchlan Tue, 03/31/2020 – 06:43 Summary: As we’re all told to shop online wherever possible, the role of the warehouse in e-commerce is all the more crucial. It’s also currently subject to a lot of public health controversy, (Logos by retailer) Recent coverage of […]
By Justin Biel, trends editor at Grow Wire Businesses are facing extreme economic challenges and uncertainty due to the coronavirus. In response, financial relief and loan programs at the federal and state level aim to meet the needs of small businesses, which total over 30 million and account for 99.9% of all businesses in the […]
These days are either the most trying time for encouraging employee engagement or the best we could expect. With so many people trying to work remotely, many businesses need extra ways to communicate with the rank and file, and this might present a prime opportunity to try new things. We make a big deal of […]
Under ordinary circumstances, the average consumer can order a latte on the way to the coffee shop, book a last-minute trip to the coast, and come home to find groceries delivered — all with the click of a button. What makes these transactions so smooth and effortless? It starts with account creation. Consumers increasingly are […]
Predictions for a post-Coronavirus world where digital is king Derek du Preez Fri, 03/27/2020 – 09:09 Summary: We are still in the early days of a long fight against the novel Coronavirus, but we consider what the world might look like once we come out the other side. (Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay) As […]
As COVID-19 continues to spread, states and cities across the U.S. have imposed restrictions — from banning large gatherings to lockdowns, with citizens ordered to stay home except for essential jobs and errands, or get outdoor exercise. These steps came as infection numbers mounted, and the World Health Organization (WHO) stated that COVID-19 was in […]
The updated view from customer 238,319 in the virtual queue – how omni-channel retail is coping with Coronavirus Stuart Lauchlan Fri, 03/27/2020 – 06:20 Summary: Updating developments in the retail sector’s efforts to maintain working supply chain management during the Coronavirus crisis. (Various ) When I last took a look at the state of the […]
Posted by Brady Thomason, NetSuite Solution Manager, Restaurant & Hospitality The restaurant industry was rocked by a series of large bankruptcies in 2019. Family dining chains Perkins and Marie Callender’s succumbed to not just one, but two bankruptcies, recouping less than half of the company’s $115 million debt with the sale of Perkins to Huddle […]
Posted by Mike E. Smith, Restaurant & Hospitality Industry Principal The week of March 16 took an unprecedented toll on restaurants. For the first time in modern history, many state governments ordered restaurants to close their dining rooms in an effort to promote social distancing due to the coronavirus. While some restaurant groups have gotten […]
As the coronavirus continues to spread and the number of infections surpasses 400,000 worldwide, the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics (MIT CTL) took another look at how companies are responding. Source link
