Coronavirus: Amazon, Whole Foods, Instacart Walkouts, Workers Sick

| Mike O'Brien

While ecommerce was initially thought to be a boon during the coronavirus crisis, with stores and malls in lockdown, execution is proving to be anything but as a growing chorus of drivers and facility associates complain about the danger of exposure. Workers at Amazon, Instacart and Whole Foods staged protest walkouts.

O+F Advisor 4/1/20

| David Hurwitz

Multichannel Merchant Operations & Fulfillment Strategies & Tactics week of 4/1/2020 How Is Your Ecommerce Business Adjusting to Coronavirus? Let Us Know Reality as we know it has been interrupted. … Continue Reading →

Coronavirus: Rent Revolt, Frontline FC Workers, Drivers, Retailers Chip In

| Mike O'Brien

The impacts of the coronavirus spread are being felt everywhere across retail and ecommerce, with first stores and now ecommerce operations shut down to comply with government orders, and warehouse workers and drivers testing positive, forcing facilities to close so they can be scrubbed and restarted.

MCM Week in Review (3/27/20)

| David Hurwitz

Multichannel Merchant The News, Commentary & Events that Shaped Commerce This Week week of 3/27/2020 Coronavirus Market Volatility Causes Modell’s to Delay Chapter 11 Process Similar to XPO Logistics’ decision … Continue Reading →

How to Deal with Coronavirus and Your Ecommerce Supply Chain

| Brian Barry

These are truly unprecedented times. Strikes at ports and fuel prices sometimes disrupt supply chains, but the coronavirus pandemic is causing disruption to offshore manufacturing and shipping patterns that hasn’t been seen since World War II. Here are some observations on the impact based on feedback from multichannel sellers.