Instacart has begun providing same-day delivery from almost all Best Buy stores in the US. The arrangement will also require Instacart customers to use their smartphone to confirm shipment of high-value items from Best Buy.

Wisconsin resident Deborah Liljegren began working at an Amazon fulfillment center after losing her job as an accountant this year. This article details a typical day for Liljegren, who is working up to 55 hours a week.

Distributors should use internet of things devices to help them rebound from the challenges posed by the pandemic, as well as to ensure worker health and safety, writes Eddie Meyersick of Sigfox USA. He adds that IoT can help prevent theft and foster proper care of machinery.

Some 61% of business-to-business buyers say relevant content spurs them to take action, but the tactic doesn't factor in the top three strategies of B2B marketers, according to an Uberflip study. In addition, the top three preferred content formats of buyers are user reviews, product tours and video, yet marketers favor white papers and eBooks.

Realistic sales targets are important to sales leaders and salespeople alike, but accuracy can be problematic during uncertain times, writes Colleen Francis. Examine your industry as a whole for trends, set modest goals when appropriate and use honest conversations with customers to gauge their willingness to buy, Francis recommends.

The remedy to workaholism is in developing better habits, such as clear boundaries between work and down time, rest and relaxation, and therapy, writes Ali Pattillo, who includes key questions for people to assess themselves. Being a workaholic is bad in the long term, even if it often leads to near-term rewards professionally.

In his latest Chairman's Column titled, "Entering Our Next Chapter," NAW Board Chairman Doug York of Ewing Irrigation & Landscape Supply reflects on his year as Board Chairman, where he led through transitions in the industry, at NAW and in his own company. He views 2020 as the year to reset and usher in a new era, writing "we have opportunities to try new things, embrace new ideas and find innovation in charging forward." Read his column.

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