E-Commerce (Goods)

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…

E-commerce saw current value sales almost double in 2020, with the channel attracting many new first-time users. Due to the COVID-19 lockdown and social distancing measures, many consumers struggled to buy the same range of goods that they were…

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the rate of growth in e-commerce retail current value sales slowed slightly during 2020 but remained vigorous. While the economic shock of the pandemic led many local consumers to rein in their discretionary…

The 2020 lockdowns led to surge in e-commerce, partly driven by one of the longest global lockdowns. In addition, another contributing factor to the exponential growth was that in October 2020 the Government approved a new Knowledge Economy Law that…

Over the review period, there were three major factors driving the e-commerce surge in Indonesia: the growing middle class population, high internet and mobile penetration rates, and the fast growth of fintech and alternative financing options. These…

While e-commerce was already a retailing category on a rapid upwards trajectory prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 and 2021 saw the category register very dynamic growth and development as the impact of quarantine lockdowns and…

2020 saw e-commerce retail current value sales surge by more than half in Spain, and they grew by almost a quarter during 2021. The pandemic further facilitated an accelerated shift towards e-commerce in Spain, which was already developing rapidly…

In 2021, Japan was still heavily affected by COVID-19 from the beginning of the year, experiencing record high numbers of COVID-19 cases in July-August 2021. The state of emergency was finally lifted in major cities in late September 2021, after…

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…

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic fuelled e-commerce growth in Azerbaijan. Lockdown and other restrictions on consumer movement, remote working, few opportunities for social interaction and the closure of non-essential retailers saw consumers look…

E-commerce continued to gain significant value share in 2021. While growth was not quite as high as in 2020, when current value sales nearly doubled, there was very healthy double-digit value growth in 2021. All the same, the overall level of…

According to Tunisia’s Ministry of Trade, informal market products accounted for as much as 40% of e-commerce sales in 2021. Sellers are taking advantage of the lack of control on online sales by authorities to carve out informal retail…

The exigencies of Coronavirus (COVID-19) accelerated the key channel shift already visible in retailing in Canada. According to Statistics Canada, the surge in e-commerce sales saw significant growth for both retail stores and pure internet players…

In 2020 and 2021, e-commerce benefited strongly from the impact of COVID-19 lockdown measures. Although sales were already growing strongly earlier in the review period, restrictions and curfews forced most retailers looking to cushion their losses…

E-commerce registered a huge boost in 2020, with consumers opting to shop online in order to avoid exposure to COVID-19. While value sales are still relatively low, current value growth grew by more than a half in 2020. There was a high level of…

The world of internet retailing continues to grow in Egypt in 2021, albeit at a much slower rate than last year. With COVID-19 affecting retailing across industries, it has benefitted e-commerce the most as consumers stuck in lockdown tried internet…

Digitalisation continues apace in Russia further fuelled by the COVID-19 pandemic and the increased time being spent at home. The percentage of the population using the internet had grown to reach 86% by 2021, up from 73% at the start of the review…