Shifts in labor demand post-COVID‑19 affect the most vulnerable workers 69 5. Workers face more challenging skill transitions 83 6. Companies and policy makers can build a brighter future of work 99 Country perspectives 107 Technical appendix 125 Bibliography...
Still, industry experts say it is a “sellers’ market.” Andrew D. Postal, managing partner at MMG Advisors, an investment bank focused on middle-market retail and fashion companies, represents parties on both sides of the table with clients that have included Vince Camuto, John Varvatos, ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has curtailed lives and livelihoods, leading to price spikes for some foods and declines for others. We compare monthly retail food prices in up to 181 countries from January 2019 to June 2021, test for differences over time and find that average prices rose significantly...
Currently, the brands’ key concerns are firstly around the uncertainties of the epidemic and the latest policies, which will affect the accuracy in making judgments and deploying counter measures for related businesses. Secondly, prior to a clearly defined policy direction, ecommerce will obviously b...
[of news] can affect the action of users”. In other words, user behaviour is influenced by the believability of the news. In the current context, based on believability, users can either ignore the news or act on it e.g., CPB. Therefore, we postulate that, the relationship between ...
The coronavirus pandemic has reshaped industry megatrends in ways that will have major short- and long-term implications for packaging design. (7 pages)The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped the megatrends buffeting the $900 billion-a-year packaging industry. As the world...
The impact of COVID-19 on retail sales. Full size image Figure2illustrates that, with the exception of fresh food, packaged food and home care, COVID-19 is expected to negatively affect consumer markets. Other data sources show increases in infotainment (Netflix, for example, attracted about...
In the case of COVID-19, the “stay-at-home” order and implications of social distancing measures have shut down many public services, retail businesses and tourism activities. These have profoundly impacted the economic activities in many cities around the world which in turn have deeply ...
Taiwan Cancels Tourism Event After COVID-19 Case More Reuters People wear protective masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while riding the metro in Taipei, Taiwan, December 23, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's tourism department on Wednesday c...
remote work arrangements may face unexpected tax challenges when they are paying employees in a different local tax jurisdiction than their main office. shore up the supply chain any major disruption in china can significantly affect global supply chains. the covid-19 crisis highlights th...