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…

E-commerce in Bolivia before the COVID-19 pandemic showed low levels of development. This was due, among other factors, to low levels of financial inclusion with a large unbanked population. There was also little development of e-commerce platforms…

While the growth of e-commerce was propelled by the pandemic in 2020, e-commerce penetration saw a further strong increase in 2021 due to the second wave of COVID-19 infections. While the lockdown restrictions were totally eased by the end of 2020,…

After almost two years of abrupt social changes that further strengthened e-commerce’s penetration in Brazil, society is gradually returning to some level of normality. However, the way consumers shop may never be the same, with considerable growth…

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…

The e-commerce boom continued in Norway in 2021 thanks to the high penetration of internet and smartphone devices, continued fears of visiting high traffic shopping areas, and the ease and convenience the channel offers. This is leading to increased…

Aided by the impact of the pandemic, restrictions on the operations of physical stores (including the temporary closure of non-essential brick-and-mortar outlets) and consumers’ reluctance to leave their homes, 2021 was another year of rapid…

The strong double-digit sales growth that was seen in e-commerce in Malaysia throughout the review. Remains in effect in 2021, although sales growth was somewhat slower than what was seen during 2020. While e-commerce was already growing very…

Having surged by more than two thirds in 2020, e-commerce (goods) retail current value sales rose by another quarter in 2021. During 2020, the lockdown period over March-May encouraged consumers to order and purchase online across almost all product…

In January 2020, as Australia began to wake up to the fact that a pandemic was sweeping across the nation, the country’s retail industry experienced a radical and rapid transformation. Although stores selling groceries and other necessities were…

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…