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FMCG firms such as ITC, Parle Products, Marico, Emami and CG Corp Global on Wednesday assured uninterrupted supply of their products based on the learnings from the previous year s lockdown, even as surge in COVID-19 cases in India forced Maharashtra to declare a 15-day curfew while other states also impose various restrictions. Maharashtra on Tuesday announced a statewide curfew from Wednesday, entailing stricter curbs on public activities, to curb spread of coronavirus but stopped short of announcing a full-scale lockdown. There is a lot of learning that has gone in from last year.this time things are far better managed. Companies have learnt how to deal with it.
Lesson learned during pandemic to help FMCG firms, retailers as cases spikes
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Send As COVID-19 cases are surging in several cities amid the second wave of the pandemic, leading retailers and FMCG companies are cautious this time to ensure a bare minimum impact on their supply line and stocks.
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Applying the lessons learnt from the Lockdown, the companies are ensuring a minimum disruption in their supply chains and are reaching out to customers directly after getting orders through portals, app, or social media platforms such as WhatsApp. We have absorbed all the learnings from the past year with regard to disruption in the supply chain and evolving consumption and buying behaviour of customers. We are now better equipped to ensure enough stock availability for our customers, especially the kiranas, said
Amid rising Covid cases, FMCG cos better prepared for minimal biz disruption
April 07, 2021
Companies are leveraging last year s learnings With soaring Covid-19 cases and resultant lockdowns threatening to disrupt businesses, FMCG companies continue with the strategies that helped them tide through the pandemic last year. These include strengthening of direct-to-consumer channels, building optimal inventory levels, ensuring stocks are near the selling point and increasing the frequency of supplies to distributors and outlets in the impacted markets.
The essential nature of FMCG products and the changes put in place over the past year of operating amid the pandemic, would ensure minimal business disruption, FMCG companies told
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FMCG companies applying learnings from 2020 to mitigate impact of any future disruption as COVID cases surge
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FMCG companies applying learnings from 2020 to mitigate impact of any future disruption as COVID cases surgePTI
Last Updated: Apr 05, 2021, 06:29 PM IST
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Dabur India Executive Director-Sales Adarsh Sharma said it is applying learnings from the last year to ensure minimal disruption in supplies.
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Amid surging COVID-19 cases in the country, FMCG companies say they are applying learnings from the last year when nationwide and several localised lockdowns impacted their manufacturing and supply chain, to mitigate impact of any future disruption. Emami Ltd Director Harsha V Agarwal said based on the earlier experience, the company is well prepared to manage any sudden local lockdown and resultant uncertainties, if any.