{"id":2653,"date":"2020-08-26T08:09:09","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T08:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.brightpearl.com\/?p=1709"},"modified":"2023-10-13T15:51:59","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T15:51:59","slug":"post-pandemic-health-checker-prepare-for-second-wave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/blog\/post-pandemic-health-checker-prepare-for-second-wave","title":{"rendered":"Introducing The Post Pandemic Health Checker &#8211; Is your business prepared for a second wave?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re pleased as punch to announce the launch of our brand new and completely free online<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/healthchecker\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> health check<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to help retailers to gauge whether they are ready for a second wave of Coronavirus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shockingly, more than half of retailers have made no preparations for a second wave of Covid-19, despite 44% of businesses admitting they do not believe they could survive a second wave of the Virus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3063\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/In-shape.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/In-shape.png 770w, https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/In-shape-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/In-shape-768x449.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Getting Fighting Fight<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understandably, it\u2019s a daunting task to try and complete a comprehensive audit of your end-to-end customer experience, and identify areas to improve while still running your day-to-day business. The good news is there is a new tool which does that for you! Our health check <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">offers an almost instant health diagnosis for firms selling online &#8211; including tailored survival tips depending on size, whether it sells through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/best-amazon-inventory-management-software\">Amazon<\/a> and eBay, and the performance of online reviews and star ratings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re launching our Post-Pandemic Health Checker with the survival of ecommerce\u00a0 companies top of mind. The 5 minute quiz that will provide your firm with a health grade and diagnosis of whether your store is capable of dealing with a resurgence in the disease.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">work with thousands of retailers and have been collating data on the common factors behind why brands have experienced success or failure during the crisis &#8211; all of which has been distilled into the new tool. One aspect of the health check is an assessment of the ability of a business to quickly move to an online model in the event of another lockdown, and whether or not the company has the tools to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/expertise\/customer-stories\/coolblades\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">adequately handle large spikes in online demand.\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3062\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Fighting-fit.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Fighting-fit.png 770w, https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Fighting-fit-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Fighting-fit-768x449.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Retail Meteor<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the launch of the health checker, Brightpearl CEO Derek O\u2019Carroll says: \u201cCovid-19 is the retail equivalent of a meteor impact: an existential event that changes the composition of the industry and, sadly, as we\u2019ve witnessed, the eradication of many businesses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe\u2019ve seen huge digital transformation in the retail industry in a matter of months as companies look to adapt to the disruption, but the majority simply haven\u2019t had the time to consider and plan for what the future looks like post-pandemic. That\u2019s a dangerous position to be in, especially with the looming threat of a second wave of the virus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOur free business health checker has been designed for busy firms to quickly assess the health of their current retail operations. Now, more than ever, it\u2019s vital to take stock and und<\/span>erstand what areas of the business need a tune up &#8211; its long-term survival may very well depend on it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3064\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Meteoric.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Meteoric.png 770w, https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Meteoric-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Meteoric-768x449.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Time for a Check Up\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Figures show that more than <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/2020\/05\/12\/small-business-used-define-americas-economy-pandemic-could-end-that-forever\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">100,000 businesses have shut permanently<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> since the pandemic escalated in March.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the threat of a second wave looming, don\u2019t be one of them. Take the time to look at your ecommerce operations, assess the health of your business and get some actionable advice on what to do next.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/healthchecker\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take the 5-minute test now.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":3065,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[110,115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brightpearl-news","category-retail-operations"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6.1 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Introducing The Post Pandemic Health Checker - Is your business prepared for a second wave? - Brightpearl<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Prepare for a post-pandemic world with Brightpearl&#039;s Health Checker. 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