Dell CEO says bird flu could boost sales

Iria · Jan 13, 2006, 04:09 AM

BOSTON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Dell Inc.'s direct-to-customer sales could allow it to turn a bird-flu outbreak into a revenue booster by letting buyers avoid shopping in public, the company's chief executive said on Thursday.

"We deliver to homes," said Dell CEO Kevin Rollins. "People don't have to come to stores."

During the SARS epidemic, "our business in China boomed," he said, because people were either quarantined or sequestered themselves at home in order to avoid coming in contact with the deadly virus.

The same thing could happen again if there's a bird-flu epidemic, Rollins said.
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Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Dell CEO says bird flu could boost sales BOSTON, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Dell Inc.'s direct-to-customer sales could allow it to turn a bird-flu outbreak into a revenue booster by letting buyers avoid shopping in public, the company's chief executive said on Thursday. "We deliver to homes," said Dell CEO Kevin Rollins. "People don't have to come to stores." During the SARS epidemic, "our business in China boomed," he said, because people were either quarantined or sequestered themselves at home in order to avoid coming in contact with the deadly virus. The same thing could happen again if there's a bird-flu epidemic, Rollins said. ____________ Read More / Source: Reuters