Soaring online grocery orders created glitches in delivering Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods Market orders on Sunday, the company said this past weekend. Prime deliveries are also being delayed.
Boosting business by meeting customer needs and expectations in wholesale Wholesale customers want the same kind of convenience and immediate gratification that you want as a consumer. What do businesses need to do to deliver on that? Hear from experts at NetSuite, Logistics Bureau and SmartBrief in this webinar.
The logistics industry is using online learning to train supply chain employees instead of holding in-person events. The MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics is also offering online learning during the coronavirus outbreak.
State of the Wholesale Supply Chain Industry in 2020 The wholesale supply chain industry continues to look for ways to solve challenges around predicting shifting consumer preferences, volatility with suppliers and long lead times, and e-commerce growth that's increasing price transparency. Despite these obstacles, the industry collectively posted year-over-year sales growth of 8% in 2019, similar to the prior year. Get the key findings for Blue Ridge's wholesale supply chain industry 2020 survey.
Businesses are shifting spending from trade shows to digital marketing during the COVID-19 pandemic, writes Dan Gerstenfeld. Now is an ideal time to create new content marketing pieces, improve social media engagement, brainstorm video ideas, update website information and work on search engine optimization.
Marketers can improve relationships with customers and reinforce core value propositions during the coronavirus pandemic, writes John Gunderson. This includes helping sales teams handle the changes involved with working from home, he writes.
The US Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is suspending daily driving limit rules for truck drivers transporting medical equipment, hand sanitizer, food, staff needed to deploy or run quarantine facilities and short-term housing and "people being moved for medical, isolation or quarantine purposes." The move -- which does not apply to routine deliveries or mixed loads -- marks the first nationwide relaxation of the regulations.
Social distancing and remote working are overlapping workers' job and home life more than ever before, so it's important to work effectively to minimize stress. Confirm changing deadlines, prioritize essential requirements and push unnecessary work back to give yourself some flexibility and avoid overextending yourself, writes Kourtney Whitehead.
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