This animated bar chart shows how Corona dominates the digital shopping cart
The corona crisis has turned many things upside down in Switzerland. This also applies to the purchasing behavior of the Swiss population. A graphic of the online mail order company Digitec / Galaxus shows this impressively in an animated bar chart.
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From January to May, Digitec / Galaxus compared the weekly sales of over 2000 product groups with the respective week in the previous year.
So these are the top 10 with the largest percentage sales growth in the video:
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The calm before the storm
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Winter shoes, wool and ski jackets are in particularly high demand compared to the previous year.
China seals off Wuhan
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On January 23, China completely seals off the metropolis and place of origin of the Wuhan virus. The pictures go around the world. Obviously, this also affects the purchasing behavior of the Swiss: protective masks and disinfectants suddenly dominate – and it seems that the first stock up on pasta. Digitec / Galaxus sells 114 times as many masks and 66 times as much disinfectant as in the previous year.
First case in Switzerland
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On February 25th, the first corona fall in Switzerland, three days later, events with more than 1000 people will be banned. After a recovery over the past few weeks, the sale of disinfectants is exploding again. Another trend: pasta, normal soap, and further cut off hand protection.
Corona crisis is classified by the WHO as a pandemic
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From March 11, the Corona epidemic will be called a pandemic by the World Health Agency. Hamster purchases are starting: in addition to disinfectants and mouthguards, toilet paper is also becoming more popular, more than 90 times as much as in the previous year. Digitec / Galaxus writes: “The masks and disinfectants that we get in the range go away almost faster than we can store them.”
Federal Council decides the lockdown
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The following week, on March 16, the Federal Council decides on the lockdown. Restaurants, bars, clubs and many shops have to close – including the hairdresser. And suddenly hair scissors are the second most sold.
The first loosening begins
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On April 27, the hairdressing salons, nail salons, hardware stores and garden centers can reopen – provided they take hygiene measures. Accordingly, the sale of anti-spit disks goes through the roof – summarized in the category “Occupational safety accessories”. The hair scissors disappear from the top 10.
Second wave of relaxation
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At the start of the second wave of easing on May 11, Digitec / Galaxus is getting mask supplies again, and they are immediately again among the best-selling items.
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The overview of the situation in Switzerland:
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Corona virus – the situation worldwide:
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