The ship has sailed but many US shoppers won’t wait As supply-chain woes persist, retailers are faced with waning customer loyalty this holiday season. Our recent COVID-19 US Consumer Pulse Survey unveiled that rather than wait for a replenishment of an out-of-stock item, 39 % of respondents said they switched brands, while 32 % went … More The McKinsey Week in Charts
The General Council agreed late Friday (26 November) to postpone the imminent Ministerial Conference after an outbreak of a particularly transmissible strain of the COVID-19 virus led several governments to impose travel restrictions that would have prevented many ministers from reaching Geneva. The 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) was due to start on November 30 and … More TWELFTH WTO MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE: WTO General Council decides to postpone MC12 indefinitely
Persons with disabilities participate widely in the labour market. In 2019, 72 % of them did so. However, their quality of life is not as good as that of other working people: overall they are less likely to be satisfied with their work than people without disabilities (62 % of them compared with 81%) and … More Disabled people in Switzerland are less satisfied with their quality of life at work
In 2020, some 65 % of all adults (aged 16-74 years) in the EU bought/ordered goods or services on the internet during the 12 months prior to the survey. Younger people, aged 25-34 years were 2.5 times more likely to have made use of the internet to shop (83 %) than people aged 65-74 years … More Are you shopping online today? (Black Friday/ Cyber Monday)
SANITIZED AG, the Swiss expert in antimicrobial solutions for longlasting freshness in textiles presents a new product portfolio: Sanitized® Puretec™. A non-leaching, metal-free and particle-free antimicrobial solution for textiles to prevent the build-up of odour-causing bacteria. The technology provides long-lasting effects without release of the active ingredient, making it a safe and sustainable solution even … More Highly efficient, durable quat-silane polymer system to control the growth of unwanted bacteria: Sanitized® Puretec™ technology delivers optimal antimicrobial performance for all fibre types
Sustainable development, well being of women, happiness, healthcare and start-ups – Finland has been recognised in a wide range of global indices over the past 12 months. By guest author Zhanna Koiviola 2021, yet another year largely shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic, is wrapping up fast. As more and more countries are embarking on a … More FIVE FROM FINLAND: Top index rankings for 2021