Tackling The Coronavirus Impact On SMBs And Individuals

By  |  March 18, 2020
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Tackling Coronavirus Impact On SMBs, Individuals

 Companies are working to help restaurants and individuals impacted by the coronavirus. Kroger and the Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation announced a commitment to deploy hunger relief resources, while Grubhub temporarily halted the collection of commission payments from impacted independent restaurants up to a set amount. And some small businesses are facing the negative impacts of the coronavirus, but insurance may not provide a backstop even as claims will reportedly rise. All this, Today in Data.

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    Data: 

    $100M: Maximum amount of commission payments Grubhub is suspending from impacted independent restaurants.

    23%: Approximate share of SMBs that are being negatively impacted by the coronavirus, per a survey.

    $3M: Amount Kroger has committed to hunger relief resources for communities hit by the pandemic.

    1.5%: Amount by which the OECD estimated a long-lived epidemic could slash global economic growth.

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    $1M: Minimum amount Grubhub has been raising monthly via Donate the Change.


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