As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, businesses are making changes. One local company that specializes on travel-wear decided to shift on creating face masks after sales drastically plummeted to 90%. It was then that the company came up with a new product – protective masks.
The travel-wear company opened its doors back in 2017. During the first two weeks of March, sales dropped by 90% which required drastic moves. The company was forced to let go of four full-time staff. Until the last week of February, business operations were still normal and steadily growing.
The company decided to switch to the production of face masks for the market, foreseeing that the product will become a hit. At the same time, there was an immediate demand for personal protective equipment (PPE).
Even though the face masks create are not medical grade, they are washable, reusable, waterproof and built with an antibacterial lining within. The company shared that the masks are estimated to have 70% effectivity as the medical-grade masks.
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