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5 tactics to plan your way through the pandemic in 2021

Many businesses are taking creative approaches to pandemic planning as they brace for a rocky ride through 2021.

Video & graphic: Factories bounce back from COVID-19 hit

Manufacturers across Europe ended 2020 on a high while Asian factory activity expanded moderately thanks to robust demand in China, surveys showed.

Video: Germans spend their way out of lockdown gloom

German retail spending is forecast to have risen 4% in 2020, with consumers defying lockdowns to drive a huge rise in online spending.

How tech investment is leading a UK food business beyond COVID-19

One UK finance leader describes how the business was able to ‘pivot into advanced forecasting’ and use rich data to understand customer behaviour.

UK chancellor offers ‘further cash injection’ for lockdown-hit sectors

The UK government announces one-off grants for retail, hospitality, and leisure businesses.

Managing warehousing in a changed world

Professionals offer a look at how firms can adapt to the supply chain disruption caused by COVID-19 and Brexit.

Explainer: The new coronavirus variant in Britain: How worrying is it?

A variant of the coronavirus is spreading in Britain. Here are six questions about the strain answered.

UK furlough scheme gets further extension to end of April

Chancellor Rishi Sunak issued his review of the government’s furlough scheme to provide pre-holiday certainty for businesses.

Driving Haier’s ecosystem strategy in a post-COVID-19 era

Shao Xinzhi, CFO and vice-president of the home appliance behemoth Haier Group, speaks on her COVID-19 lessons and the rendanheyi management model that undergirds the company’s ambitions.

Video: Can a 182-year-old store survive the pandemic?

Small business owners like New York City’s 182-year-old Bigelow Apothecary are struggling to cope with the economic challenges caused by the pandemic.