Walmart has eased requirements that its marketplace merchants be registered in the U.S., and is also bringing A-list celebrity fashion designer Brandon Maxwell on board. In “pandenomics,” consumers have come to appreciate shopping, working and ordering food from home – and many who have made the digital shift no longer wish to perform these tasks out in the world. And in sportswear, supply chain challenges have led to a delay in the flow of new sneakers from Nike’s factories in Asia. All this, Today in Data.
Data:
80K: Estimated number of Walmart marketplace merchants.
58%: Share of consumers who say COVID-19 infection rates must decline before they will feel comfortable rejoining in-person activities.
35%: Portion of Nike’s retail locations that are still closed due to pandemic health restrictions.
83%: Share of consumers working from home who do not plan to return to offices post-pandemic.
3%: Increase in Nike’s Q3 total revenue, as the company’s North American sales dropped 11 percent.
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