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Desperately seeking toilet paper, pasta or hand sanitiser? Some relief is just weeks away

Written by Flavio Romero Macau, Senior Lecturer in Supply Chain Management and Global Logistics, Edith Cowan University

A supermarket in south London, March 15 2020.Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPA

Panic buying, shop shelves emptied of toilet paper, hand sanitiser, pasta and other household supplies, supermarkets policing limits on buying products, Amazon and eBay stopping opportunists from selling items at exorbitant prices. When will things get back to normal?

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Desperately seeking toilet paper, pasta or hand sanitiser? Some relief is just weeks away

Employment data shows the early signs of AI job disruption are already here

The Middle East crisis has exposed NZ to a global fertiliser shock. Where is its plan?

The court ruling in Gina Rinehart’s mining dispute reveals a lot about the nation’s inherited wealth

No‑one has been prosecuted for wage theft since it became a crime. 2 inquiries want answers

Bitesoft rebrands as Aalto as they prepare for bold international expansion

When AI starts shopping for you, fashion may be entering a new era of pricing

Traditions of Rural Bali at Villa Sabana

Perth's Southern Suburbs Are Running Their Own Race

Wroclaw Massage Tip to Get Rid of Baby Gas

Does ‘free’ shipping really exist? An expert shares the marketing tricks you need to know

7 Reasons Business Cards are Still Important for Entrepreneurs

BizCover Brings Australia’s First AI-Based Insurance Quotes to ChatGPT

VistaPrint Research Reveals Australian Small Businesses Face a Succession Cliff

Corporate volunteering grows up: how companies are shifting to meaningful, community-led impact

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Why the SME is now the primary engine of global cybercrime

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