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‘Panic-buying’ events are the new normal; here’s how supply chains have adapted – The Conversation AU
Another local lockdown, another outbreak of shoppers stockpiling. Fortunately supply chains are now prepared.
I live in Perth. Like most people here, on Sunday I was ready for a busy week of getting the kids to school, going to work, visiting the gym and so on. I planned to spend the hot afternoon at the beach.
That changed with the announcement of a five-day lockdown, effective from 6pm, sparked by a security guard at one of Perths quarantine hotels testing positive to COVID-19.
The lockdown rules are similar to those in other Australian cities in recent months. Shops for essentials such as groceries,…
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