How has Lockdown Changed Shopping Habits
Back in March 2020, the UK was placed on lockdown in an effort to combat the spread of Covid-19. Shoppers were thrown into the online world (more so than ever before); businesses made the jump to selling online in order to keep their businesses alive through the hardest times they have possibly faced.
The British public rallied around their favourite shops and made the move to online, whilst also choosing to support smaller, independent local businesses too. Even shopping for the essentials like food and drink has moved online - people that were shielding, unable to visit the supermarkets or just simply those who didn’t want to risk exposing themselves to the virus - being able to order wine online, or your weekly food shop has made life a lot easier for a lot of people.
Over the lockdown, two things happened to our shopping habits, the ways in which we spent money shrank dramatically, and we also took more time to decide what we spent our money on. With only around half of the averag…
The British public rallied around their favourite shops and made the move to online, whilst also choosing to support smaller, independent local businesses too. Even shopping for the essentials like food and drink has moved online - people that were shielding, unable to visit the supermarkets or just simply those who didn’t want to risk exposing themselves to the virus - being able to order wine online, or your weekly food shop has made life a lot easier for a lot of people.
Over the lockdown, two things happened to our shopping habits, the ways in which we spent money shrank dramatically, and we also took more time to decide what we spent our money on. With only around half of the averag…
