Online delivery services
Furthermore, India’s leading supermarket chain, Big Bazaar has also launched its own doorstep delivery service in several cities noting the current crisis. It is currently available in Delhi, Mumbai, Belgaluru, and Gurugram. Future Group owned Big Bazaar will also start doorstep delivery services in Noida, Ghaziabad, Ranchi, Faridabad, Jammu, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat, and Rajasthan.
Tech giants hope to come out strong
Despite the many challenges, experts in the tech industry suggest that the tech industry is likely to return stronger after the coronavirus crisis. Remarkably, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has also asserted that he is confident that the company will come out pretty strong following the COVID-19 pandemic. In a heartening news, mobile company Lava has announced to pay 20 per cent of the salary in advance to its factory workers to help them amidst the abrupt lockdown. On the other hand, Zomato has shared that hundreds of its employees have taken deep voluntary salary cuts to help the company maintain a steady cash flow.
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COVID- 19 has significantly impacted the tech industry including the leading players with hundreds of professionals working from home or sent on leave. Thus, it is bound to cause considerable economic damage to these companies. However, it would be worth noting how tech companies deal with the current crisis and bounce bank in the long run.
