coronavirus

As malls and shopping centres in the national capital re-open on Monday after more than two months, they will be focusing on hourly disinfection of the common areas, contact-less shopping and physical distancing to prevent the spread of the...

Card payments in New Zealand will continue to rise at the expense of cash amid COVID-19 outbreak, though at a slower pace, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s revised-forecasts for New Zealand predict that card payments will...

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed the retail industry almost overnight. As per recent reports by Bain & Co., and McKinsey, major luxury companies have swivelled focus to address urgent public health needs. Factories that were producing scarfs and...

With malls being allowed to open from next week, the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry on Thursday issued the SOP on preventive measures there to contain spread of COVID-19, saying only asymptomatic customers will be allowed with masks...

Hotels and other hospitality units in non-containment zones, allowed to reopen from next week, have been directed to maintain social distancing, hygiene, and procedures to minimise physical contact between staff and guests, among others, as per the standard operating...

Diversified conglomerate ITC Ltd has identified emerging trends in the FMCG space arising out of the "new normal", a senior company official said. "The new normal as we see has a few long-lasting trends like greater need for healthy and...

Tupperware has reopened close to 40 percent of retail outlets across 17 cities including launch of its first exclusive brand store in Varanasi recently. These outlets are being opened in accordance with Govt. guidelines and all necessary safety measures...

Tata Consumer Products expects its profitability to be impacted in the short term due to the coronavirus outbreak as input costs have risen on account of commodity price volatility and supply constraints during the pandemic and subsequent lockdown. However,...

Food and beverage major Nestle on Thursday said that it does not foresee challenges regarding financial resources in view of the coronavirus pandemic. In a regulatory filing, the company said that it has a strong cash position and is in...

It’s been three months since the World Health Organisation declared the COVID-19 outbreak to be a ‘Public Health Emergency of International Concern’. Despite continued efforts by governments and organisations across the world, the virus continues to spread unabated. With...