The shops are closed but we can still order stuff online. What gives?
4 years, 8 months ago

The shops are closed but we can still order stuff online. What gives?

Wired  

Those of us living in city centres during the coronavirus crisis are a little ahead of everyone else in the country. “It won’t be the end, but I think there’ll certainly be a number of stores that won’t be opening again,” says retail analyst Richard Hyman. Intu, which operates many of the country’s major shopping centres, received only 29 per cent of the rent it was due for the second quarter of 2020 — compared to 77 per cent this time last year. Retail park developer Hammerson fared little better, with 35 per cent of due rent paid. “It’s a question of trying to freeze things rather than having all these businesses in complete decay during the process.” “I know that these are challenging and uncertain times, in particular for retail businesses and staff across the country,” wrote business secretary Alok Sharma in a letter to the retail industry on April 8.

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Thumbs down to online shopping
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Thumbs down to online shopping

The Hindu  

From battle ships to diapers, people seem to be buying everything online nowadays. Prior to the pandemic, the ones who didn’t shop online shopped at super malls and hyper malls. Yet there are some like me who still stick on to the “no online shopping” club with a passion that makes the believers ask, ‘Why’? Supporters of online buying will …

If we’re sick of buying online and the high street has died, where will we shop?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

If we’re sick of buying online and the high street has died, where will we shop?

The Independent  

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How online shopping is saving the bricks-and-mortar store
8 months ago

How online shopping is saving the bricks-and-mortar store

Live Mint  

Store owners once viewed e-commerce as a mounting threat to their survival. Kohl’s now fulfills more than a third of its online orders in stores, Walmart more than half, and Target nearly all its sales from its network of roughly 2,000 locations, according to the companies. The pandemic sped up the integration of online and in-store shopping, as mandated closures …

More Australians shopping for groceries online to ensure they're getting value for money as cost-of-living pressures remain
1 year, 3 months ago

More Australians shopping for groceries online to ensure they're getting value for money as cost-of-living pressures remain

ABC  

Sarah Woodland was one of thousands of people who turned to online grocery shopping during the pandemic, but she is part of a growing trend of people who are staying away from physical stores during their weekly shop. Key points: Consumers are shopping at multiple stores to get the best deal on their grocery shop Online stores like Amazon, Catch …

‘Quality, Value for Money’: Covid Restrictions May be Gone, But Habit of Buying Groceries Online Here to Stay
2 years ago

‘Quality, Value for Money’: Covid Restrictions May be Gone, But Habit of Buying Groceries Online Here to Stay

News 18  

Covid restrictions have long been removed but the ease of online grocery shopping is a lifestyle now. The study focused on factors such as frequency of online purchase of grocery items; quick commerce for grocery needs; paying delivery fees; and key parameters of quality, convenience, time and value for money, for online grocery shopping. On an aggregate basis, 67 percent …

Retail’s battle with COVID actually saved its stores
3 years ago

Retail’s battle with COVID actually saved its stores

LA Times  

When COVID-19 erupted 21 months ago and upended retailers around the world, it looked like just another chapter in the sad story of an industry’s decline. Retail vs. E-Commerce Since Amazon ignited the online shopping era more than two decades ago, the big question has been how do legacy retailers survive? In China, one of the world’s most sophisticated retail …

Retail’s online future grows brighter after pandemic bump
4 years ago

Retail’s online future grows brighter after pandemic bump

Associated Press  

Online shopping has been a lifeline for many as the virus pandemic shuttered stores and kept people at home. Traditional brick-and-mortar chains have gotten the message, ramping up their online sales as more and more people shop remotely rather than in stores. Walmart CEO C. Douglas McMillon said recently that upward trends for online sales accelerated by “two to three …

Coronavirus: Is shopping in stores safe during the pandemic?
4 years, 1 month ago

Coronavirus: Is shopping in stores safe during the pandemic?

India Today  

There are ways to reduce risk, but health experts advise avoiding it when possible. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says holiday shopping in crowded stores is a “higher risk” activity and that people should limit any in-person shopping, including at supermarkets. Instead, the agency recommends shopping online, visiting outdoor markets or using curbside pickup, where workers bring …

First coronavirus wave gave online retail a major boost
4 years, 2 months ago

First coronavirus wave gave online retail a major boost

Dutch News  

Online retailers booked an increase in sales of at least 55% during the second quarter of this year, as shops closed because people were urged to stay home. The popularity of online shopping also boosted postal company PostNL, which increased second quarter revenue from parcel deliveries by 28% to €516m. Online retailers outside the Netherlands also benefited from the stay …

Coronavirus boosts online shopping, DIY and garden centres benefit most
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus boosts online shopping, DIY and garden centres benefit most

Dutch News  

Dutch shoppers spent a record €6.36n online in the second quarter of this year, according to sector association Thuiswinkel.org, as the coronavirus pandemic kept people home. While the overall increase was 12%, excluding services such as plane tickets and holidays, online sales rose 52% in the second quarter, Thuiswinkel.org said. ‘Many people have now discovered online shopping and coronavirus helped …

Move to online grocery shopping during pandemic is 'irreversible' as three quarters of UK embrace it
4 years, 4 months ago

Move to online grocery shopping during pandemic is 'irreversible' as three quarters of UK embrace it

The Independent  

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As entire city centres risk turning into ghost towns, the government has to rethink how to protect jobs
4 years, 4 months ago

As entire city centres risk turning into ghost towns, the government has to rethink how to protect jobs

The Independent  

The wave of job losses is hitting the shore. The reason, of course, is the shift to online, which now accounts for more than 30 per cent of all retail sales, excluding fuel, up from 20 per cent pre-Covid. If the shift to online retailing is matched by the shift to working from home, then it will not just be …

The Netherlands had too many shops even before corona, says new research
4 years, 5 months ago

The Netherlands had too many shops even before corona, says new research

Dutch News  

Brick and mortar shops were being replaced by online shopping even before the coronavirus epidemic began, new research shows. Since the pandemic began, it found consumers are shopping in stores 30% less often, visiting stores in their home towns 20% less frequently and spending 39% less time in shops in other municipalities. Almost all property owners expect that city centres …

I tried my best, but shopping just isn’t enjoyable any more when I know the risk of coronavirus is still here
4 years, 5 months ago

I tried my best, but shopping just isn’t enjoyable any more when I know the risk of coronavirus is still here

The Independent  

Shopping is an activity I usually put on a level with cleaning the bathroom or doing the washing up. That said, because I find myself writing a lot about retail at the moment, I’ve periodically donned a mask and set out to test the temperature of various retail centres in and around London. Naturally I’ve included a couple of places …

Online sales explode but markets for holidays and high fashion collapse
4 years, 8 months ago

Online sales explode but markets for holidays and high fashion collapse

Dutch News  

Online shopping has exploded since the corona crisis but shops selling holidays and luxury goods have seen a huge drop in revenue, new figures show. ‘Before coronavirus many online shops saw growth of 16% to 18%, now it’s 60% to 70%,’ Wijnand Jongen, director of Thuiswinkel.org, told broadcaster NOS. ‘Some online shops can’t source the stuff quickly enough,’ Jongen said. …

Coronavirus restrictions to ease but not all retailers will be throwing open the doors
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus restrictions to ease but not all retailers will be throwing open the doors

ABC  

While the Queensland Government may have given non-essential shopping the green light, a number of retailers are approaching opening this weekend with caution. "We're really excited to get our stores back up and running, it'd be so lovely to see our customers coming into the store again," she said. "I think the announcement is positive, but I wouldn't expect to …

Consumers will have to change their buying habits after Covid-19 lockdown
4 years, 8 months ago

Consumers will have to change their buying habits after Covid-19 lockdown

Hindustan Times  

Covid-19 has necessitated a change in the way we shop and consumers need to remember this as we come to the last week of the lockdown and look forward to at least partial or gradual lifting of the restrictions. In fact, the National Disaster Management Authority’s Covid-19 guidelines for grocery stores says that “as far as possible, a helper should …

Covid-19: Pandemic forcing smaller retailers to adopt O2O, social commerce
4 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19: Pandemic forcing smaller retailers to adopt O2O, social commerce

Live Mint  

With the pandemic making it difficult to move products on the offline market, retailers around the country are considering a move to offline-to-online or social commerce platforms. Jasmeet Thind, co-founder of CoutLoot, an O20 and social commerce platform, said his business has seen 3,500 businesses come onboard per day over the past two months. But we have seen quite a …

Coronavirus: Is it safe to be receiving delivery packages and should you even be shopping for non-essential items online?
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus: Is it safe to be receiving delivery packages and should you even be shopping for non-essential items online?

The Independent  

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Grocery shopping is forever changed by the coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Grocery shopping is forever changed by the coronavirus

CNN  

New York CNN Business — The outbreak of coronavirus is pushing Americans to buy their groceries online, a development that could have a lasting effect on the supermarket industry. “We are seeing a larger percentage of customers over the age of 60 that are coming online,” said JJ Fleeman, chief e-commerce officer for Ahold Delhaize in the United States, which …

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