Many businesses have been planning for it for months. In fact, many have been at Christmas Peak levels and beyond since March.
So, everything will be okay then? While parcel carriers and retailers have adapted pretty well in the main to the increased demand through COVID, especially given cost-cutting exercises implemented to keep them afloat, further pressure will undoubtedly be placed on the rest of the supply chain as more sale events launch thick and fast, starting in October and running through to mid-January.
Coping with these spikes in demand will put extra pressure on warehousing. Keeping fingers crossed probably won’t be enough. And that’s without guessing what the weather will do!
The winners this year will be those who can adapt to overnight changes the quickest.
Is this as simple as having access to temporary resource you can turn on and off like a tap? Partly, yes, but getting short notice temporary expertise – extra pairs of hands, that also knows what it’s doing, will be more of a challenge, especially as some of the streamlining actioned to date has removed the resource that would ordinarily managed the situation.
With years of experience of operating in and adapting to high volume, seasonal events, iglu can help. If you’d like more information about how, please contact Rob Leek at [email protected] or visit iglu’s website at https://igluassociates.com/