Coronavirus impact: online shopping for groceries in the UK 2020

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Stephanie Chevalier,
Oct 19, 2021
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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Release date

April 2020

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

March 11, 2020 to May 6, 2020

Number of respondents

1,000 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

UK adults

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This question was phrased by the source as follows: "How has COVID-19 (coronavirus) affected your shopping [for groceries online]?"

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