Há que repensar a actuação futura num mundo diferente (parte II)

Parte I.

"Almost a quarter of retailers have suffered a significant impact on their business because supplies have been disrupted by the spread of coronavirus.
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The findings, in a survey by Retail Economics, a consultancy, highlight the pressure being imposed on shops by the outbreak.
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Only 7 per cent of retailers said that they had enough flexibility to be able to switch suppliers, according to a survey of 30 big retailers in the fashion, food and health and beauty sectors.
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About 24 per cent said that they were facing big problems. Another 28 per cent said that they had suffered disruption but were managing the situation, while 48 per cent said that they had experienced no disruption.
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Just under half — 45 per cent — said that sales had fallen and 75 per cent expected to suffer a slump in sales if the outbreak persisted.
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 “Retailers are battling against significant disruption to supply chains as the coronavirus has choked off production in China. While the impacts may not yet be apparent on shop shelves, about a third of retailers suggested that “continuity of supply” was their biggest concern at present.
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A separate survey of 2,000 consumers by Retail Economics, in conjunction with Squire Patton Boggs, a law firm, suggested that a quarter of consumers would avoid shopping centres and the high street if the virus spread. More than a third think that the coronavirus poses a high level of threat, up from 23 per cent two weeks ago."

Trechos retirados de "Supply problems take toll on nation of shopkeepers" publicado no The Times de ontem.