Editing QVC (section)

====COVID-19 pandemic response on-air and online====

As early as March 16, 2020, QVC saw changes to their operations due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, with on-air product representatives appearing via [[Skype]] from around the world, calling in to live broadcasts with program hosts and models practicing social distancing. QVC remained live on-air 20 hours a day, with QVC2 temporarily cutting back to one live hour per day. Employees not essential to the West Chester, Pennsylvania live broadcast shifted to remote work, while all fulfillment centers in Pennsylvania, Virginia, California, and North and South Carolina remained operational with the introduction of health and safety measures and enhanced sanitation practices.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Weaver|first1=Caity|title=QVC: Quarantine, Value, Convenience TV shopping remains an essential American service.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/27/style/qvc-essential-retail-coronavirus.html|access-date=28 March 2020|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=27 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328224541/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/27/style/qvc-essential-retail-coronavirus.html|archive-date=March 28, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally, despite posted revenue gains, Qurate laid off 450 employees in July 2020 "to simplify and streamline its operating structure."<ref>{{cite news|title=Qurate Retail, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2020 Financial Results|url=https://ir.qurateretail.com/news-releases/news-release-details/qurate-retail-inc-reports-second-quarter-2020-financial-results|access-date=18 November 2020|publisher=[[Qurate Retail Group]]|date=10 August 2020}}</ref>

Approximately 75% of QVC's 1.2 million-square-foot [[Rocky Mount, North Carolina]] distribution center was damaged in a fire on December 18, 2021, which resulted in the death of an employee, along with the furloughing of the facility's 2,000-person workforce, as QVC chose not to restore operations at the site and sold it off in the spring of 2023.<ref>{{cite news|title=QVC files notice of nearly 2,000 layoffs after facility fire|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/qvc-close-distribution-center-fire-lays-off-1953-82118346|access-date=28 January 2022|publisher=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|date=6 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.connectcre.com/stories/qvc-rocky-mount-warehouse-rebuilt-after-2021-fire-sells-for-21-million/|title=QVC Rocky Mount Warehouse Rebuilt After 2021 Fire Sells for $21 Million|last=Noote|first=Angela|date=8 May 2023|work=ConnectCRE|access-date=8 November 2023}}</ref>