In the last three months, a pathogen of the coronavirus family has caused millions of people on the planet to shut themselves up in their homes, changing our way of living and therefore consuming in an unexpected and radical way.
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More than 70 days later, while the virus continues to spread and has killed more than 300,000 people Throughout the world, many countries, states, and cities begin to lift restrictions more or less strictly in each case, seeking to curb the economic collapse that already seems inevitable, while still struggling with the pandemic.
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In this time of confinement, our lives have changed: many people work from home, children and adolescents remain at home, receiving classes or orientations online, millions are unemployed and many businesses have had to close or fire their workers, at least temporarily.
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But as the saying goes “to a troubled river, fishermen’s profit”. In the midst of this situation that just a few months ago would have seemed incredible to us, some companies are benefiting from the new consumption schemes that are forcibly imposing the coronavirus.
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Although locked up, perhaps far from our parents and family, without going to work or going out with friends, we all continue to consume food and are more connected to the Internet than ever, both to seek information and to communicate with our loved ones, work and also entertain ourselves. . Even to be educated. It is those types of businesses that are seeing the greatest benefits in the midst of this crisis, including, of course, pharmaceutical companies, who are struggling to find an effective vaccine or treatment against the virus.
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Although in some particular cases in certain countries and contexts, small food businesses, sewing workshops, cleaning services or other very specific ones have seen an increase in their profits and a high demand for their services, the general and statistical level benefits , once again, to large companies, from food producers, to technology companies or, of course, home sales.
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This Friday, the United States Department of Commerce reported that retail sales plummeted 16.4% in April. Adding the 8.3% drop they had suffered in March, when the spread of the virus increased and millions of businesses had to be closed, a record decline was reached in two consecutive months, another indicator of the devastating effect that this pandemic has had for the economy.
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Meanwhile, some companies, such as Amazon, Netflix or Zoom, continue to increase their profits.
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Here we show you which are some of the companies that have benefited from the radical change in our way of life that the coronavirus has unexpectedly brought about:
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