Trends: 10 top developments that are reshaping your world

摘要

The COVID-19 pandemic brought new labor challenges tothe industry.Although fuel marketers and convenience storesremained open as essential businesses during stayat-home orders, they scrambled to find help. Heftygovernment incentives induced workers to stay homerather than obtain jobs potentially exposing them toinfection. While many convenience-fuel marketersprovided hazard pay, they said it was difficult tocompete with government stimulus checks and richerunemployment benefits.