The global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has dominated 2020, with luxury brand retailers taking a particularly hard hit. Now as those retailers transition from survival of mandatory closures to a slow reopening, they are forced to balance legal compliance with customer comfort.Read more
According to a global survey of more than 800 online retailers of digital and physical goods and services from monetization platform 2Checkout, only 12% of respondents expect to benefit from the current COVID-19 situation.Read more
Look for an increased focus on hand sanitizer and other personal hygiene products as consumers prepare their back-to-school shopping lists for fall 2020. Read more
That’s according to The NPD Group, which said that while the importance of enhancing a homebound lifestyle remains, consumers are increasingly showing interest in products with a more personal focus. Read more
According to a survey of more than 18,000 consumers from shopping rewards app Shopkick, about three-quarters (73%) of respondents say they feel equally or less concerned about COVID-19 than in May. Read more
Digital sales growth is just one development during the COVID-19 pandemic that Deloitte expects will continue affecting retailers and FMCG companies in the long term.Read more
