Retailers Cancel Apparel Orders and Show Weakening Demand; Plus, Overstock Works The Supply Chain Angle; And Apple Keeps Devices Until Stores Open
 
 
 
 
 
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March 23, 2020
 
 
 
 
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Overstock: Fixing Supply Chain’s Weakest Link

 

A retailer is only as good as its supply chain, a fact that the coronavirus has taught many businesses the hard way. Ron Hilton, Overstock’s chief sourcing and operations officer, tells PYMNTS that fixing the supply chain’s weakest link is about having the right business model and the agility to diversify operations — before it breaks the chain.

 
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AT&T Says It’s An ‘Essential’ Retailer – And GameStop Does, Too

 

Government officials have provided minimal clarity as to which stores are “essential” and can stay open during the coronavirus pandemic and which ones can’t. Meanwhile, retailers have their own opinions.

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‘Non-Essential’ Retailers Step Up For Their Employees

 

It’s fairly easy to be a hero to your employees if business is active during this crisis. But several companies that have been hit hard are stepping up for their employees, with an eye toward keeping their brand intact for when the COVID-19 crisis is over.

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The Potential Of Restaurant Delivery Amid The Coronavirus

 

The coronavirus has made many eateries stop table service and focus on managing and fulfilling delivery orders. Take a look at how the rise of digital food orders is hardly a new trend – and how the coronavirus provides brands with an opportunity to demonstrate their new order-to-go tech with a pandemic-related increase in demand.

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