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Will a Resurgent Pandemic Rekindle PPE Sales in Distribution?

If so, distributors are better prepared for an uptick in cases and demand than a year ago.

By Eric Smith

September 24, 2021

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• As companies built up personal protection equipment inventory, people learned to live with the new reality and demand softened, PPE shrank as an overall percentage of revenue.

• With COVID-19 and its variants still raging, it’s possible the industry could face another rush of PPE sales — though it’s too soon to tell.

• If demand does again spike, companies are better prepared, but supply chain congestion could rear its head.

Like many distributors whose core business didn’t include personal protection equipment, Bulbs.com pivoted to offering those products last year as COVID-19 began ravaging…

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