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London, UK // January 3rd, 2021.

Many shoppers choose to buy online in this latest holiday season. Some of them did it in order to avoid human contact and stay safe. Others did it because online stores had some of the best deals available. And a sizable portion of the world’s population shopped online because that was the only viable option available, thanks to the lockdown orders in place.

Thanks to these and other factors, online sales around the world hit record highs in November and December of 2020. Black Friday was one of the high points of the year in this regard. In the United States, Black Friday saw over 100 million Americans shopping for goods online. The number was up 8% from the same period in 2019, according to the National Retail Federation. The country’s total online spending during Black Friday was up by an estimated 23%.

The positive results during Black Friday were not unexpected. Digital purchases had been on the rise throughout the pandemic.

“2020 is the year that changed retail forever,” wrote Salesforce. “When COVID-19 created an international emergency, we saw massive spikes in demand for groceries and other household essentials and an extraordinary surge in digital growth. Q2 alone experienced an unprecedented 71% increase in digital growth compared to the previous year.”

Similar effects were experienced around the world. In Latin America, the Argentine market leader Mercado Libre saw unprecedented growth in 2020. The company’s sales were up by more than 40% in 2020, according to projections made by eMarketer, and they broke several of their sales records. 2020 was the first time the company made more than $10 billion in sales in Brazil, which is the company’s biggest market.

Meanwhile, the UK saw one of the biggest spikes in online sales in the lead-up to the holiday season. Back in November, Bloomberg reported that online sales in the country were up by 97.4% compared to the same period last year. This was the result of British people trying to get all their holiday shopping done with as little human contact as possible. The data was obtained via a survey.

In a separate survey, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) reported that U.K. retail sales rose 7.7%. A number that takes into account both online and physical sales.

One of the consequences of increased online sales was a reduction in foot traffic on retail stores, which was reported in various areas of the world. The UK was no different, as even stores that weren’t closed due to the lockdown orders still saw reduced foot traffic. A representative at one of the stores that helped collect data for the BRC survey explained that while online sales rose by double digits in the country, many high street retailers saw dismal performances in the same period.

Many businesses saw this coming and invested in creating great eCommerce web design with the help of companies like Webpop Design. And that investment won’t go to waste, as most experts expect the eCommerce market to continue growing long after the end of the pandemic.

Source: IV Media.]]> 2021-01-13 16:33:09 UTC https://padlet.com/RamonSGrubbs/9hesuvxgozqp4bdc/wish/1083784638