According to the results of a survey measuring the global impact of the coronavirus pandemic on online shopping behaviours of household goods (food, toiletries, cleaning materials, pet foods, etc.) among Great Britain, United States (US), French and German adults, most respondents said there is no change to their online shopping as compared to before the pandemic started. However, UK and US respondents stated doing more online shopping for household goods (38 percent and 40 percent) than French or German respondents (22 percent and 12 percent).
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How has the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) affected your shopping for household goods online?
France, Germany, United States, United Kingdom (Great Britain)
Survey time period
June 4, 2020 to June 15, 2020
Number of respondents
8,494*
Age group
18 years and older
Special properties
UK, US, French and German adults
Supplementary notes
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Generally speaking, compared with before the coronavirus pandemic started, are you doing more or less of the following, or has there been no real change from before?
Shopping online to buy household goods, such as food, toiletries, cleaning materials, pet food etc?"
*The total sample size of this survey was comprised of 2,033 UK adults, 2,418 US adults, 2,023 French adults and 2,020 German adults
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YouGov, & Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. (June 25, 2020). How has the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) affected your shopping for household goods online? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178140/coronavirus-impact-on-online-household-goods-shopping/
YouGov, und Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. "How has the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) affected your shopping for household goods online?." Chart. June 25, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178140/coronavirus-impact-on-online-household-goods-shopping/
YouGov, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. (2020). How has the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) affected your shopping for household goods online?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178140/coronavirus-impact-on-online-household-goods-shopping/
YouGov, and Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. "How Has The Coronavirus Pandemic (Covid-19) Affected Your Shopping for Household Goods Online?." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178140/coronavirus-impact-on-online-household-goods-shopping/
YouGov & Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, How has the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) affected your shopping for household goods online? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178140/coronavirus-impact-on-online-household-goods-shopping/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
How has the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) affected your shopping for household goods online? [Graph], YouGov, & Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, June 25, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178140/coronavirus-impact-on-online-household-goods-shopping/
