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Closing and Reopening Offices, Restaurants, and Retail Outlets, after an Incident

Plan B Consulting

This may not sound like the most scintillating subject, but it’s a critical consideration for a crisis team following a major incident that necessitates the closure of offices, restaurants, or retail outlets. The same challenge arises when closing offices, restaurants, or retail units — how do you persuade people it’s safe to return?

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Panic buying toilet roll – lesson identified or learned?

Plan B Consulting

Shops and other retailers should, as part of their business continuity plan, impose rationing on panic buying items as soon as they see it happening. We know that it is a primeval instinct to panic buy in response to an incident and whatever authorities say will not stop it.

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Panic buying toilet roll – lesson identified or learned?

Plan B Consulting

Shops and other retailers should, as part of their business continuity plan, impose rationing on panic buying items as soon as they see it happening. We know that it is a primeval instinct to panic buy in response to an incident and whatever authorities say will not stop it.