Impact of the coronavirus pandemic on retail stores' online sales in Europe 2020
When asked if the lockdown caused by the coronavirus crisis had a positive impact on retail stores' online sales in late 2020, over 60 percent of surveyed European countries stated that it had boosted retail store sales in the same way it had benefited pure online players on the market. About 15 percent even believed the beneficial effects of the lockdown for retail stores' online sales to have been even stronger than those for pure players.