Can temporary response in Retail Supply Chain be Permanent advantage to Traditional retail outlets?
A predominant feature being observed during Covid-19 is ingenious solutions being worked out to tide over the situation. A lot of Supply Chains from various sectors have found temporary ways to overcome the challenges. While solutions have been undertaken as a measure to respond to Covid-19, the history of Supply Chain responses to events like that tend to indicate that Temporary responses have a tendency to stay Permanent. I wish if that is thought through by the Traditional next door retailer outlet. A case in point is consumer side of the Retail Supply Chain. The "Brick & Mortar" Supply Chain is back with the next door retail shop returning to be the primary (rather the only) place of buying stuff. In India, over the years while the "e" platforms or organized retail formats have been rolled out over the years, they have co-existed with the traditional retail shops. During Covid-19 situation this seems to be a blessing in disguise. The existence of the n...