The shopping habits in Germany
will change permanently due to the corona virus crisis. The
The biggest winner is likely to be online trading. Of that go
Managing Director of the Cologne Institute for Trade Research (IFH), Kai
Hudetz, and the e-commerce expert Gerrit Heinemann from der
Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences.
The crisis is once again giving online retail a powerful boost,
said Hudetz. Internet retailers are currently getting that too
general uncertainty felt by consumers. But if still
something bought, then especially happy on the Internet. “It is with it
Expect online commerce to be long term from this crisis
will benefit. Even if the issue of corona virus is over, will
continue to buy more online than before the crisis, ”
Hudetz predicted. The small stationary ones would lose out
Stores without an internet offer. “Who now has no online offer
stands without a working sales channel and can
Hardly to make up for past failures, “said Hudetz.
“The coronavirus crisis won’t end the stationary
Be retail. But it will act like a catalyst and that
The end of many small local dealers without an internet mainstay
accelerate “, the e-commerce expert Heinemann is also convinced.
So far, however, the deliverers have not clearly registered
increased number of parcel shipments. There are more shipments
in the private customer area, but less of business customers what
the parcel delivery company DPD announced that they would balance each other out altogether
With.
The Deutsche Post however, should be prepared
change that. “Should more people in Germany
decide to buy goods online or via classic distance selling
to acquire is currently related to transportation and delivery
nothing against it, “said a spokesman. Also from UPS
It was said that one was trying to get the new one as soon as possible
Adapt the circumstances of the pandemic.
In fact, the online business is apparently still benefiting at the moment
not nationwide from the closings in stationary retail.
At the online fashion retailer Zalando about that goes
Demand is currently returning, as the company announced on request.
“We don’t have any until curfews in several countries
has had a greater impact on business, “it said.” Since
We place negative constraints on public life
Impact in the form of lower demand in the affected
Areas stuck. “Reason should be that many people now mostly
Order things online that you can use at home
can, said a spokeswoman./rea/DP/zb
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