E-Commerce (Goods)

E-commerce continued to be the main story in retailing in Germany in 2021, continuing the strong growth momentum from the previous year amidst changed consumer behaviour and a digital pivot amongst retailers. While the extended lockdown in the first…

Sales through e-commerce continued to see a double-digit rise in growth in 2021. The temporary shutdown of non-essential retail outlets in 2020 and the restrictions on their operation during the first quarter of 2021 drove many more consumers than…

E-commerce continued to record dynamic current value growth in 2021, outperforming retail in Poland as a whole. While this trend was already emerging in the country over the review period, the pandemic helped to accelerate its penetration and…

As seen globally, use of e-commerce surged during the pandemic, as consumers turned to shopping online to avoid exposure to the COVID-19 virus. With non-essential stores having to close temporarily under restrictions, retailers were forced to switch…

Despite e-commerce’s exceptionally strong retail value sales growth during 2020, stronger sales growth was limited by the ongoing weakness of the country’s e-commerce infrastructure during the pandemic. At the beginning of the crisis, many retailers…

E-commerce continued to gain significant value share in 2021. While growth was not as high as in 2020, when value sales increased by more nearly third, there was very healthy double-digit value growth in 2021. The fact that online shopping continued…

E-commerce value sales soared during the pandemic, as consumers spent more time at home and tried to minimise the number of shopping outlets they visited. Consumers shopped more online and across more product areas. On the supply side, companies…

E-commerce continued to gain value share in 2021. While growth was not quite as high as in 2020, when value sales increased by more over a third, there was still very healthy double-digit value growth in 2021. Also, domestic e-commerce grew more than…

E-commerce has continued to accelerate in 2021, generating strong double digit growth for the fifth year in succession. The pandemic has been key in sustaining this in 2020 and 2021; restrictions on movement and shop opening hours has shunted many…

E-commerce continued to register high double-digit value growth in 2021, as the boost in e-commerce driven by the 2020 lockdowns continued to boost value sales. While e-commerce had been growing prior to the pandemic, the pandemic represented a fuel…

During 2020, e-commerce retail constant value sales (2021 prices) plunged by almost three quarters. The departure of Jumia Technologies AG from Cameroon in late 2019 left a hole that no remaining player has the capacity to fill. However, it has not…

E-commerce (goods) had been expanding at a rapid rate in Bulgaria even before the onset of the pandemic, but COVID-19 accelerated this trend, with retail constant value sales (2021 prices) almost doubling between 2019 and 2021. With non-essential…

COVID-19 boosted e-commerce value sales, recording double-digit growth in 2020, with this trend continuing in 2021. During the lockdown, e-commerce was the only channel available for retailers across product areas to continue to operate their…

Historically, online spending by Ecuadorians has been primarily focused on services and entertainment. However, consumption patterns in this area have changed dramatically since the outbreak of COVID-19, with people increasingly choosing to purchase…

The COVID-19 pandemic first hit the Hungarian market in early 2020, with further waves in 2021 due to the emergence of new variants of the virus. This resulted in lockdowns, mandatory outlet closures and shorter opening hours, and kept shoppers away…

In 2021, e-commerce again registered double-digit value growth, albeit at a lower rate than in the previous year. While e-commerce had been growing strongly over the review period, COVID-19 gave it an extra boost, as consumers turned to online…