I am pretty sure that by now you all must be aware COVID-19, the new coronavirus that began in Wuhan in December 2019 has now become a pandemic. It has infected more than 210,000 people around the world with the number of victims wade 9000. And the saddest part is that the count is going up every second.
Coronavirus has an adverse impact on the global economy. The name of any sector, be it hospitality, goods, aviation, transportation, or other, all facing unprecedented lows.
But even in this bleak situation has unseen benefits for several industries. In this article, we will discuss the same thing.
Grocery delivery online is one other business that has seen a huge spike in recent months. People in China are now going for groceries online to meet their daily food supply them. In accordance with French retailer Carrefour, there has been a 600% increase in shipments of vegetables during the lunar new year period. In addition, the Chinese online retailer JD.com witnessed 215% growth year on year to 15,000 tonnes great during the short period of 10 days from late January to early February
This scenario is not confined to China, even in the United States grocery delivery applications witnessed a record number of downloads. According to data from Apptopia, various grocery online application that includes Walmart Grocery, Instacart, Shipt, and many others saw a record number of downloads.
If we compare the average daily downloads in February until March 15, then Shipt, Instacart, and Walmart Grocery have witnessed 124%, 218%, and 160% respectively.
Generally, these mobile applications look around tens of thousands to 20k + downloads in a day. But on March 15 Instacart recorded around 38.50 downloads. Similarly, Walmart Grocery witnessed nearly 54,000 downloads.
Mail and delivery services have also been under pressure because of the 19th COVID pandemic. However, most of them continue to operate, although it has affected the speed of delivery. The US Postal Service letter carriers run their work email from door to door throughout the region.
FedEx announced that they sanitation of their equipment, while the UPS continues to operate in accordance with local regulations.
A spokesperson from the USPS said in a statement that the postal service is not currently facing the impact on operations for the pandemic. However, they are reviewing contingency plans in case they are required.
According to the CDC, there is a very low chance coronavirus spreads through the product and the package sent more days due to poor survival of the virus on the surface.
consists of 1,400 local union postal clerks, maintenance workers, and truck drivers. According to an official, they are constantly in touch with local authorities to ensure that there is enough clearance facilities are available at various branches.
food delivery
Experts believe that the company restaurant and third party delivery companies can increase their revenue by providing food to the hungry consumers themselves isolated.
Many companies like Grubhub Inc., DoorDash Inc.and Uber can see a surge in food delivery orders for the majority of people who will choose to stay at home and avoid travel. Spanish companies are also adapting to the pandemic situation.
As per the Oppenheimer analyst Jason Helfstein, food delivery business can benefit from a surge in orders for more and more people will work from home and will not be encouraged to go to a crowded restaurant.
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi also suggested that UberEats can benefit from this situation as more and more people will be living in the house. Not only that, the North American shipping companies Grubhub.
contactless delivery
Many food delivery companies worldwide is a contactless delivery method. Many companies like Postmates, DoorDash, Glovo, Just Eat, and Deliveroo, Zomato, DOMINOS, and McDonald's has introduced a zero-contact approach for their delivery.
To take advantage of this service, all customers must choose a new option in the mobile application before they place an order.
In the contactless delivery, delivery people will keep food on the doorstep of the customer to avoid the risk of infection. The delivery person will also be waiting outside to ensure that the orders are collected.
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. announced on March 12 that it will offer free shipping from March 15 until the end of the month. They also announced to offer a delivery choice that would limit the contact person-to-person. In addition, they will also add a tamper-evident packaging to ensure delivery sealed.
Amazon to hire 100,000 workers
To meet the rising demand for online shopping because of the outbreak of coronavirus, Amazon has announced to hire an additional staff of 100,000 employees in the US
Amazon looking to hire extra part-time and full-time positions for both the shipping and warehouse workers. They have also been announced to raise the employee's salary to $ 2 per hour in the US, € 2 per hour in the countries of the European Union, and £ 2 per hour in the UK. Currently, Amazon pays about $ 15 per hour in some areas of the US
Amazon has been severely affected by product shortages and delays in the coronavirus outbreak. Continuous deployment of a pandemic has to make people avoid going outside and rely heavily on online retailers.
Amazon has said that many of its popular brands and items out of stock, while many of them take longer to deliver than usual. This makes them put a notice that reads: "Inventory and delivery may not be available due to increased demand. availability confirmation at checkout. "
Not only this but on the same day or two-day delivery options available for their major customers have also witnessed a delay of several days.
Amazon increased demand from customers in several areas as buyers continue supplies online, various services like Amazon Fresh grocery and Prime Now reported limited availability as buyers can not make deliveries.
Amazon also has relaxed the attendance policy for warehouse workers, so that they can take unlimited unpaid time off for the month of March.
The company is also taking extra precautions in its fulfillment centers by increasing the frequency of cleaning at all sites. They also have to inform their employees to clean and disinfect vehicles and their workstations at the beginning and end of every shift.
Amazon also has advised its employees around the world to work from home until the end of March. This directive applies to all employees at the corporate office the Amazon.
Conclusion
The COVID 19th pandemic spread at an exponential rate throughout the world. Having affected businesses around the world in a way that is unprecedented. Many vertical industries to find ways to maintain this gloomy period. Meanwhile, the shipping business watches a high spike in shipping orders. As time goes on, we will see new ways of how the shipping business is associated with a sudden increase in the order.
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ReplyDeleteThe COVID – 19 Pandemic has caused drastic changes in many industries, and Information Technology (IT) industry is the major among them. But as the time passes the mobile app development industry has been significantly impacted by the advent of advanced technologies — the Internet of Things , Chatbots , Artificial Intelligence , Machine Learning , Blockchain , Augmented and Virtual Reality, etc. These technologies have to continue taking the Technologies development by storm in future.
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