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Last Updated:October 15, 2020

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Home work: How the pandemic has reshaped our working lives (Vancouver Sun) Published on: June 20, 2020 | Category: Canadian Business
  • Many people working from home while caring for small children say they are exhausted, while empty nesters with space for a home office are simply relieved to skip their daily commute.
  • About 16 per cent of the new at-home workers rate the experience as great, while 15 per cent say it is terrible, according to a recent Angus Reid poll.
  • Perhaps unsurprisingly, between 60 and 80 per cent of new home workers say they’d like to make the switch permanent, though closer to 20 per cent believe that will happen, according to privately commissioned polls.
Coronavirus halted L.A.’s biggest K-pop festival. Now fans have a digital alternative (LA Times) Published on: June 20, 2020 | Category: Global Response
  • If any music genre was going to thrive in the era of quarantined livestreams, it was K-pop.
  • While events like KCON and massive concert tours like BTS and SuperM have become fixtures in SoCal’s music calendar, K-pop’s life here began online and flourished in digital spaces.
  • Enter KCON:TACT, a digital incarnation of the festival happening this weekend.
  • True to the genre’s ultra-online culture, it doesn’t just replace the arena shows and fan panels, but also opens up other avenues for fans to stay invested, like one-on-one video conferences with acts and fan performances broadcast alongside those of idol groups.
Open parks offer little relief for tourism in Alberta (The Globe and Mail) Published on: June 20, 2020 | Category: Canadian Business
  • Alberta’s tourism industry – the fourth largest employment sector in the province – is struggling two weeks after reopening as border closings from the pandemic cause tourism numbers to plummet.
  • Only 22 per cent of Albertans say they would welcome domestic visitors from other provinces, while less than 10 per cent are comfortable with travellers from the United States and other foreign destinations, according to a survey by Destination Canada.
  • And two-thirds of businesses said that they would need to operate at between 50 and 75 per cent of their capacity to meet their minimum operating expenses, according to a Travel Alberta survey on the impact of COVID-19.
Dressing up again? Fashion tries to recover from ‘brutal’ crisis (FT) Published on: June 20, 2020 | Category: Global Response
  • Within a couple of weeks of the Covid-19 shutdown in New York City, Diane von Furstenberg realised that the pandemic risked being an extinction-level event for her eponymous brand.
  • In its new incarnation, DVF will probably continue to sell online and remain in China via a franchise agreement that includes more than 30 stores.
  • McKinsey has forecast the $2.5tn global fashion industry (apparel and footwear) will contract by 27-30 per cent in 2020, while the personal luxury goods sector — including fashion, accessories, watches, fine jewellery and high-end beauty — will be hit even harder, with sales down by 35-39 per cent.
Apple to close some stores in states where virus cases are rising (FT) Published on: June 19, 2020 | Category: Economic Impact
  • Apple says it will again close almost a dozen stores in the US because of a recent rise in coronavirus infections in the south and west, reversing its recent move to begin reopening stores as states start to ease lockdowns.
  • “Due to current Covid-19 conditions in some of the communities we serve, we are temporarily closing stores in these areas,” Apple said. “We take this step with an abundance of caution as we closely monitor the situation and we look forward to having our teams and customers back as soon as possible.”
Muddled mask messaging may be haunting coronavirus re-openings (San Diego Tribune) Published on: June 19, 2020 | Category: Global Response
  • Crowds gathering without face coverings spark warnings, shrugs. Now California is requiring them when you’re inside.
  • Like the novel coronavirus itself, official guidelines about wearing face masks in public have been a moving target.
  • Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention initially downplayed the efficacy of masks; now they recommend them. Same with the World Health Organization.
Fed’s Rosengren Says U.S. Economy Will Need More Monetary, Fiscal Support (WSJ) Published on: June 19, 2020 | Category: Economic Impact
  • Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren said the U.S. central bank and broader government will need to do more to help the economy emerge from the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
  • In response to a question after the speech, Mr. Rosengren said, “It’s incredibly important that we support both individuals and businesses that have been affected by this disruption.”
  • Mr. Rosengren pushed back in his speech at mounting optimism, driven by recent data, that the economy may be rebounding faster than was expected.
Emerging digital channels are here to stay: omnichannel lessons of the crisis will fuel campaigns for the future (Digiday) Published on: June 19, 2020 | Category: Global Response
  • According to their survey, 85 per cent of consumers have a positive or neutral opinion of brands that proceed with normal advertising during the outbreak, going up to 93 per cent if that advertising communicates how these brands are responding to the crisis.
  • In our survey, 64 per cent of consumers especially want to hear from brands they trust during this time.
  • The GlobalWebIndex coronavirus research shows that 52 per cent of consumers report spending more time streaming online videos, and this is higher than the increase observed by broadcast TV channels.
Health Care Workers Protect Us. It’s Time to Protect Them. (HBR) Published on: June 19, 2020 | Category: Leadership
  • Before Covid-19 pandemic struck, the U.S. health care industry suffered more than 550,000 work-related injuries and illnesses per year, or 150,000 more than any other industry in the country.
  • A few visionary leaders and organizations have set out on that course and proven that it is possible. Drawing from their practices before and during the pandemic, we offer five leadership imperatives.
  • Set a goal of zero workplace injuries and illnesses. Setting this target provides moral clarity and alignment and can lead to breakthrough thinking and progress.
Canadian Retail Sales See ‘Massive’ Drop In April, Surprising The Experts (Huffington Post) Published on: June 19, 2020 | Category: Canadian Business, Economic Impact
  • Canadian retail sales plunged for the second month in a row in April, falling 26.4 per cent during the period when the COVID-19 lockdowns were at their peak, according to data from Statistics Canada.
  • The decline is nearly twice as large as the one seen in the U.S. in April, where sales fell 14.7 per cent. It’s also twice as large as what economists had been expecting for Canada.
  • It wasn’t all bad news in the report though. Retailers who had an online presence were able to capitalize on some of the shifts in buying patterns.
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