Greensboro, NC – Local area farmers are keeping us fed, even in these uncertain times. The Greensboro Farmers Curb Market is offering a Virtual Marketplace for safe shopping with options for home deliveries, curbside pick-up from certified farm stands, direct shipments and more. The online directory will be updated on the website every Thursday at noon.
Our local farmers and food producers need your help. In the current pause we're all experiencing, in an effort to flatten the coronavirus pandemic curve, you can still support GFM vendors by shopping virtually. Many vendors are offering pre-order boxes, Community Support Agriculture (CSA) shares, and online shopping platforms to create easier customer ordering.
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Creating an Online E-Commerce Marketplace | The Union Journal
The face of entrepreneurship has changed in a great way due to online marketplaces’ and the customer demand for shopping online. An online marketplace is an e-commerce site that enables sellers to provide products or service information to interested customers and it enhances online transaction processes. For instance, the biggest online marketplaces globally are Amazon, eBay, Alibaba, Uber, Airbnb and Etsy among others.
Your COVID-19 questions, answered. - Marketplace
There’s so much news out there right now when it comes to the novel coronavirus that it can be hard to find clear answers to important economic questions. At Marketplace, we’re tracking what the outbreak means for your personal finances and the economy at large. We’ve compiled a list of FAQs here that we’ll update regularly.
Short answer: no . Grocers rely on a supply chain that goes from factories to warehouses to stores, with lots of trucks in-between. If you can’t find rice, beans and canned foods it’s probably because of logistics. In fact, the country’s food system has up to four months of these staples squared away.
Upfront TV Marketplace Timetable in Doubt as COVID-19 Wreaks Havoc – Adweek
It has been exactly two weeks since May's annual upfronts week was wiped out in its entirety, as every major media company pulled the plug on their traditional events over several hours.
But that may be just the start of how the novel coronavirus will completely reshape upfront season. As buyers and media companies enact new strategies in the wake of COVID-19's impact on the country and world, several are beginning to doubt whether upfront negotiations can be conducted in their usual late spring/summer timeframe.
Quite a lot has been going on:
"Cooking with heart" through the COVID-19 crisis - Marketplace
On a well-traveled road next to a large park in east London stands a cafe usually overflowing with happy customers sipping red wine and snacking on pastéis de nata under strands of brightly-colored flags.
But with the city under lockdown, the restaurant, A Portuguese Love Affair , is now, like many businesses, closed for the foreseeable future.
Its co-owners, though, are determined not to let the community's most vulnerable go without a hot meal, though.
White House, Senate agree to $2 trillion COVID-19 rescue package - Marketplace
The White House and Senate leaders of both major political parties have agreed on an unprecedented $2 trillion measure to rush aid to businesses, workers and a health care system slammed by the coronavirus pandemic.
The urgently needed pandemic response measure is the largest economic rescue measure in history. It’s intended as a weekslong or monthslong patch for an economy spiraling into recession and a nation facing a potentially ghastly toll. A top White House aide announced the agreement in a Capitol hallway early Wednesday.
Today's numbers on COVID-19 - Marketplace
Welcome to Marketplace’s daily, at-a-glance update. Like you, we're overloaded with info on COVID-19 developments. So here’s our effort to track a few critical numbers on the pandemic and the broader economy.
Keep in mind: The tally of COVID-19 cases represents only the ones that are documented. Since many remain untested, surely the real number is higher.
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Houston officials face 1000% markup on healthcare supplies from private marketplace
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HOUSTON – With a nationwide medical supply shortage, Houston officials are searching for items the city needs now.
But to get more supplies, Houston may have to pay a private company 1000% more than the original price of N95 masks, which are essential for protecting first responders from the coronavirus.
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Houston Health Department's Dr. David Persse said N95 masks usually cost 50 cents each. However, Turner said Wednesday he approved to pay a private company $4 per mask.
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