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Extensive delays at the U.S. Postal Service have pushed millions of Americans to do the thing they swore they wouldn’t this holiday season: shop inside stores.
On Thursday, parking lots across the U.S. filled with shoppers grabbing last-minute items after admitting to themselves that the in-transit orders they placed online days or weeks earlier might not arrive in time for Christmas.
“Christmas comes whether the Postal Service does or not,” said Simeon Siegel, analyst at BMO Capital Markets. “At the end of the day, Santa has to deliver. If that means that the Postal Service or port stoppages or any other supply bottlenecks are preventing items from getting to the tree, there’ll be a last-minute attempt to find something.”
Extensive delays at the U.S. Postal Service have pushed millions of Americans to do the one thing they swore they wouldn’t this holiday season: shop inside stores.
On Dec. 24, parking lots filled across the U.S. with shoppers grabbing last-minute items after finally admitting to themselves the in-transit orders they placed online days or weeks earlier might not make it in time for Christmas.
Holiday shoppers in San Francisco on Dec. 23. Photo/Bloomberg
“Christmas comes whether the postal service does or not,” said Simeon Siegel, analyst at BMO Capital Markets. “At the end of the day, Santa has to deliver. If that means that the postal service or port stoppages or any other supply bottlenecks are preventing items from getting to the tree, there’ll been a last-minute attempt to find something.”
Walmart is using “pop-up” e-commerce distribution centers (eDCs) to fill online orders to meet higher holiday demand. Author: Talk Business & Politics Updated: 3:04 PM CST December 20, 2020
BENTONVILLE, Ark Walmart is using “pop-up” e-commerce distribution centers (eDCs) to fill online orders to meet higher holiday demand. The pop-up space will be inside 42 of the company’s regional distribution centers that typically ship pallets of goods to stores, which is very different from the single packages disbursed directly to consumers ordering online.
PricewaterhouseCoopers recently reported 55% of consumers it surveyed are concerned about COVID-19 this holiday season, and 65% are afraid of catching the virus while shopping. The International Council of Shopping Centers estimates e-commerce sales will jump 25% this year amid COVID-19 concerns. That is notable, given e-commerce sales grew 13% last holiday season to $137.6 billion.
December 16, 2020, CHICAGO, December 16, 2020 – Lawyers Elwood F. Cahill, Jr. and Frank X. Neuner Jr., will jointly receive the 2021 Outstanding State Chair Awards from the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation (ABF). The award will be presented during the 65th Annual Fellows Awards Banquet, which will be held virtually on Tuesday, February 16, 2021. The Outstanding State Chair Award is given annually to an ABF Fellows State Chair who has demonstrated dedication to the work of the ABF and the mission of the Fellows through exceptional efforts on behalf of the Fellows at the state level. Cahill and Neuner are Fellows State Co-Chairs for the state of Louisiana.
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