COVID-19 and the retail sector: impact and policy responses [electronic resource] / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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ArticleSeries: OECD Policy Responses to Coronavirus (COVID-19)Publication details: Paris : OECD Publishing, 2020.Description: 7 pSubject(s): Online resources: Abstract: The retail sector is of paramount importance across OECD countries. It operates as a gateway to consumers from upstream sectors, accounts for almost 5% of GDP, and employs about 1 in 12 workers. COVID-19 has dramatically disrupted the sector, with the shock differing massively between brick-and-mortar versus online shops, essential versus non-essential stores, and small versus large retailers. This document lists five policy measures that countries need to take now for the benefit of firms, workers and customers to shield the retail sector from the effects of the crisis and enhance its resilience.Other editions: 新型コロナウイルス感染症(COVID-19)と小売部門：パンデミックの影響と政策対応; COVID-19 y el sector minorista: impacto y respuestas políticas; Le COVID-19 et le secteur du commerce de détail : Impact et mesures de politique publique
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The retail sector is of paramount importance across OECD countries. It operates as a gateway to consumers from upstream sectors, accounts for almost 5% of GDP, and employs about 1 in 12 workers. COVID-19 has dramatically disrupted the sector, with the shock differing massively between brick-and-mortar versus online shops, essential versus non-essential stores, and small versus large retailers. This document lists five policy measures that countries need to take now for the benefit of firms, workers and customers to shield the retail sector from the effects of the crisis and enhance its resilience.
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