Retail Operations In The United States During The Outbreak

The epidemic situation in the United States has not slowed down yet. At present, it is spreading in the western and southern parts of the United States. The second wave of epidemic may even break out this autumn, which leads to the uncertainty of students returning to school in autumn and whether to hold holiday shopping season. In addition, employees employed in retail industry are also affected. If the number of employees employed is too small, they may not be able to To digest the order or customer demand, and the epidemic led to the expansion of online sales, delivery to the government or store to pick up goods also increased sales costs.

Walmart, Kroger and CVs health recruited many employees during the outbreak, but most of them were temporary. Walmart said more than 400000 employees had been employed. Home Depot and Lowe's recruited seasonal employees as planned, and DIY's performance increased as the public stayed at home for a long time. Best buy changed its business model and reduced the number of employees. At first, it could only pick up goods by the side of the road and make an appointment with customers. Now the store has been restarted, limiting the number of customers by 25% and recalling many employees who take unpaid leave.

National retail Federation (NRF) said that retailers require employees to change their scope of work or workplace. For example, hourly employees may be assigned to work in different physical stores, or they may be responsible for online orders rather than traditional cashier work. Some employees switch to work related to epidemic prevention, such as reminding customers to wear masks and keep social distance. Although the epidemic has a profound impact on the retail industry, it has zero impact The future development of the sales industry is optimistic, and employment opportunities are still being created.

Spending is expected to hit new highs this quarter as parents are willing to buy expensive technology products such as notebook computers, tablets and headphones, according to the annual NRF survey. Some areas plan virtual teaching or limit the number of days students go to school, which may represent a decrease in the demand for new lunch boxes or backpacks. Although people are willing to spend, there are still many uncertainties in the way of consumption.