According to the results of Coronavirus Consumer Tracker conducted by Internet Retailing, since the coronavirus (COVID-19) became more widespread in the United Kingdom (UK) and social distancing measures followed, UK consumers increased their online shopping activity for groceries around late April and early May. In the week that the UK government announced nationwide lockdown, about 15 percent of consumers stated they stopped online grocery shopping completely.
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How has coronavirus (COVID-19) affected your shopping for groceries online?
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InternetRetailing. (April 29, 2020). How has coronavirus (COVID-19) affected your shopping for groceries online? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118613/coronavirus-impact-on-shopping-for-groceries-online-uk/
InternetRetailing. "How has coronavirus (COVID-19) affected your shopping for groceries online?." Chart. April 29, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118613/coronavirus-impact-on-shopping-for-groceries-online-uk/
InternetRetailing. (2020). How has coronavirus (COVID-19) affected your shopping for groceries online?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118613/coronavirus-impact-on-shopping-for-groceries-online-uk/
InternetRetailing. "How Has Coronavirus (Covid-19) Affected Your Shopping for Groceries Online?." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118613/coronavirus-impact-on-shopping-for-groceries-online-uk/
InternetRetailing, How has coronavirus (COVID-19) affected your shopping for groceries online? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118613/coronavirus-impact-on-shopping-for-groceries-online-uk/ (last visited August 31, 2024)
How has coronavirus (COVID-19) affected your shopping for groceries online? [Graph], InternetRetailing, April 29, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118613/coronavirus-impact-on-shopping-for-groceries-online-uk/