According to a survey on consumer behavior during coronavirus outbreak conducted by Rakuten Insight in April 2020, most of the surveyed consumers from mainland China, around 65 percent, stocked up because of the fear that household items might run out in supermarkets and shops. Eleven percent of the respondents said their panic buying behavior was influenced by other shoppers.
Main factors that influenced consumers to stock up on household items during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in China as of April 2020
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Rakuten Insight. (May 8, 2020). Main factors that influenced consumers to stock up on household items during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in China as of April 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117562/china-major-reasons-that-people-stocked-up-during-coronavirus-covid-19/
Rakuten Insight. "Main factors that influenced consumers to stock up on household items during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in China as of April 2020." Chart. May 8, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117562/china-major-reasons-that-people-stocked-up-during-coronavirus-covid-19/
Rakuten Insight. (2020). Main factors that influenced consumers to stock up on household items during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in China as of April 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117562/china-major-reasons-that-people-stocked-up-during-coronavirus-covid-19/
Rakuten Insight. "Main Factors That Influenced Consumers to Stock up on Household Items during The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic in China as of April 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117562/china-major-reasons-that-people-stocked-up-during-coronavirus-covid-19/
Rakuten Insight, Main factors that influenced consumers to stock up on household items during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in China as of April 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117562/china-major-reasons-that-people-stocked-up-during-coronavirus-covid-19/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Main factors that influenced consumers to stock up on household items during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in China as of April 2020 [Graph], Rakuten Insight, May 8, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1117562/china-major-reasons-that-people-stocked-up-during-coronavirus-covid-19/
