Covid-19 has negatively impacted many companies' profits. With movement restrictions and fewer customers going out, companies like retailers and petrol stations have seen lower net profits and larger losses in the second quarter of the year. However, the pandemic has also created an opportunity for companies to expand their online and e-commerce businesses to continue serving customers as more people shop from home. Moving business online can help balance risks with customer needs during social distancing.
Covid-19 has negatively impacted many companies' profits. With movement restrictions and fewer customers going out, companies like retailers and petrol stations have seen lower net profits and larger losses in the second quarter of the year. However, the pandemic has also created an opportunity for companies to expand their online and e-commerce businesses to continue serving customers as more people shop from home. Moving business online can help balance risks with customer needs during social distancing.
Covid-19 has negatively impacted many companies' profits. With movement restrictions and fewer customers going out, companies like retailers and petrol stations have seen lower net profits and larger losses in the second quarter of the year. However, the pandemic has also created an opportunity for companies to expand their online and e-commerce businesses to continue serving customers as more people shop from home. Moving business online can help balance risks with customer needs during social distancing.
Covid- 19 which has shocked the world recently has affected most of the companies.Among the effects faced by the company is low profit. This is because, since the new norm started, people are not allowed to leave the house to prevent the spread of this virus . Since “Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan” (PKP) is implemented, business operations have been restricted. If the people do not go out to spend or work, this means that companies like Padini Store will lack customers and will not make a profit. Most companies have been making low net profit since the second quarter of the year. Companies such as Amway (Malaysia) Holding Sdn.Bhd, Petronas Dagangan Berhad (PDB), Padini Malaysia Store and Nestle (Malaysia) Berhad have been making low profits and losses very large due to covid-19 pandemic.
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Because of virus Covid-19 has spread and caused some companies to suffer huge losses, they have had the opportunity to sell online.Some business people said that more people are now at home, it will stimulate the growth of e-commerce in general in the long run moderate time.He said as consumers will be more dependent on e- commerce services in the post COVID-19, digital use will help businesses balance risk closely with customers, provide customer needs while maintaining social imprisonment.He said consumers today are more interested in being at home and shopping online, and this creates an ideal market environment for companies to accelerate, test and launch mobile apps, websites and touch points guided by new experiences across all their platforms like Shopee and Lazada.