According to a survey about the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on Indians between March and May 2020, retail stores consistently seemed more reliable during the survey period for consumers to be able to buy essential goods. Online grocery retail took a hit in the days following the lockdown with overbooking and disrupted services.
India implemented a lockdown for 21 days, announced on March 24, 2020. This was after the "Janata Curfew" on March 22, 2020 - a so-called practice lockdown. Panic-buying commenced among consumers days before the lockdown was announced, much like in other countries. This lockdown was the largest in the world, restricting 1.3 billion people, extended until end of May.
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Opinion on impact of COVID-19 lockdown on grocery availability in India from March 20, 2020 to May 18, 2020
Survey questions:
"When you tried to purchase essential goods (wheat, rice, pulses, salt, sugar, etc) from ecommerce apps in the last 48 hours, what was your experience?"
"When you tried to purchase essential goods (wheat, rice, pulses, salt, sugar, etc) from a retail store in the last 48 hours, what was your experience?"
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LocalCircles. (May 20, 2020). Opinion on impact of COVID-19 lockdown on grocery availability in India from March 20, 2020 to May 18, 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107909/india-novel-coronavirus-impact-on-grocery-essential-availability/
LocalCircles. "Opinion on impact of COVID-19 lockdown on grocery availability in India from March 20, 2020 to May 18, 2020." Chart. May 20, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107909/india-novel-coronavirus-impact-on-grocery-essential-availability/
LocalCircles. (2020). Opinion on impact of COVID-19 lockdown on grocery availability in India from March 20, 2020 to May 18, 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107909/india-novel-coronavirus-impact-on-grocery-essential-availability/
LocalCircles. "Opinion on Impact of Covid-19 Lockdown on Grocery Availability in India from March 20, 2020 to May 18, 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107909/india-novel-coronavirus-impact-on-grocery-essential-availability/
LocalCircles, Opinion on impact of COVID-19 lockdown on grocery availability in India from March 20, 2020 to May 18, 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107909/india-novel-coronavirus-impact-on-grocery-essential-availability/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Opinion on impact of COVID-19 lockdown on grocery availability in India from March 20, 2020 to May 18, 2020 [Graph], LocalCircles, May 20, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1107909/india-novel-coronavirus-impact-on-grocery-essential-availability/
