Retail industry experts have been predicting an atypical 2020 Holiday shopping season since the early stages of the pandemic. We expect a heavy focus on the E-commerce channel (through home delivery and click-and-collect) as well as on increased money-saving measures as many shoppers are faced…
It’s no secret that 2020 has brought unprecedented change and headwinds to the world of retail, and inventory management is one of the critical success factors facing the most ongoing uncertainty. From runs on toilet paper and household items in the spring to stocking back-to-school…
This week the impact of shifting consumer spending during COVID-19 resulted in a new wave of massive employee furloughs in non-food retail sectors. For those retailers still open for business, the employees working on the front line have become increasingly anxious about their own health. …
Unprecedented. In my over three decades of covering and working in the retail industry, we have never seen anything like the impact of Coronavirus on the global retail scene. 9/11 temporarily ground business in the United States to a halt as fear and uncertainty gripped…
Impacts on supply chain due to the Covid-19 coronavirus are happening quickly. Depending on your business, it is safe to assume that there will be 10-30% (or more) of incoming merchandise impacted by supply disruptions or delays.  In addition, due to the diverse impact of…
