Impact of the COVID-19 crisis on total e-commerce turnover in France 2020
The e-commerce business has been on the rise in the past years, due to the gradual digitization of every day activities. Many marketers have forecasted the growth of e-commerce, and with the coronavirus outbreak, issues with proximity shopping have led to a strong acceleration of that said development. Thus, the source had asked online retailers as well as pure players in France in March 2020, if they had seen an impact on overall sales since March 15. Three quarters of the online sites have seen their sales decline since March 15. Less than 20 percent had an increase in turnover.