The presentation highlights how Covid-19 (Corona Virus) has impacted Global Ecommerce. It talks about Customer Sentiments, The categories that have performed well, and the categories that have declined during this period. The presentation also shares how industries have come together and offerings different offers to the community.
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3. AGENDA
• How did Covid19 Impacted?
• How is Customer Sentiments?
• How are different Categories of Ecommerce Impacted?
• How is Industry reacting to it?
• Important Links
• Q&A
4. COVID-19 IMPACT
The COVID-19 health crisis disrupts
personal, social and business situations.
It is unlike an economic recession,
technology disruption or other challenges
leaders face.
Each company and industry will
experience its own challenges. This four-
phase model in this figure offers a
framework as a starting point for creating
your own way of thinking about how to
lead through this disruption.
6. COVID-19 IMPACT
Nearly half (47.2%) of US internet users said they
are currently avoiding shopping centers and malls. If
the outbreak worsens, roughly three-quarters
(74.6%) said they will steer away from shopping
centers altogether.
32.7% of respondents said they were avoiding
physical stores, and more than half said they’ll avoid
them if COVID-19 spreads
7. COVID-19 IMPACT
By and large, sales of consumer packaged goods (CPG)
staples are surging.
According to data from Nielsen, oat milk sales were up
305.5% in the week ending on February 22. In contrast,
water sales were up just 5.1% below dried beans,
energy beverages and pretzels.
Sales of medical masks, for example, grew 78% during
the first week of a four-week period ending on February
22, compared with the same period last year. By week
four, sales were up by 319%.
8. Consumers Are Spending Less on Clothes and
More on Food, Health Products
• In April 2020, 52% of US digital buyers said they
purchased clothing, shoes or accessories digitally, down
4 percentage points from February 2020.
• More than a third (36%) of respondents purchased
food and beverages online in April 2020, up 9
percentage points from February 2020
COVID-19 IMPACT
9. In Germany, Some 41% of online retailers said the
number of customer orders had fallen; 58% said they
expected a further decline in the coming months.
More than half of internet users in Germany ages 18 to
69 said they never shopped for groceries online,
according to a September 2019
“The level of just new orders every day is 25 times
higher than in 2019,“Karsten Schaal, managing director
of the online grocer food.de.
COVID-19 IMPACT
Culture Behaviour Ecommerce Trends
13. COVID-19 IMPACT : GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS - BOPIS
BOPIS orders surged to 62% YoY growth between February 24 - March 21 as people began applying
social distancing to shopping to limit their exposure.
16. CONSUMER SENTIMENTS
This chat shows the % level of consumers
across different countries when asked about
their confidence level of their respective country
economic condition after this covid-19 situation.
The survey was done by McKinsey and
Company.
Ecommerce psychology says that “Customer
Optimism about their economy is directly related
to their spending”
17. CONSUMER SENTIMENTS
The survey done by McKinsey and
Company shows that globally the
customers believe that Covid-19 will have
a long lasting impact on their personal
routine and expenses.
More than 75% of consumers surveyed
believes the impact on their routine to be
felt more than 2 months.
More than 50% of consumers surveyed
believes the impact on their financials to
be felt more than 2 months.
18. CONSUMER SENTIMENTS
Online purchasing is up.
• 47% of consumers have increased the amount of online shopping they do; 41.5% stayed the same;
29.6% expect to spend less
• 12.7% shopping online 51% to 100% more than they were before
• 35.4% expecting to spend more money on retail purchases because of COVID-19 concerns
Bulk buying is up
• 55.8% of consumers are loading up or expect to load up on bulk quantities of goods
• 62.6% of the most concerned plan to buy in bulk
• 29.6% expect to spend less on retail, likely reflecting a drop in discretionary purchases related to non-
essentials and entertainment, and employment / income concerns
Product availability
• Almost 40% of consumers have been unable to find everything they wanted online
Survey – 2500 Customers in USA by IDC
21. SOME TRENDS
According to Adobe’s analysis, since the advent of the ongoing virus, there has been an 817% surge in sales when it
comes to products like hand sanitizers, antibacterial sprays, masks, and gloves.
The online sale of medicines for flu, cough, and cold has increased by 198%. While the sale for pain relievers has
increased by 152%.
“Home Schooling” and “Garden furniture” have seen a rise of 130% and 110% search trends in last 2 months in UK and
USA.
According to data from Rakuten Intelligence, the online orders volume from e-commerce merchants increases 210.1%
between the period of March 12 to March 15.
U.S. retailers' online year-over-year (YoY) revenue growth is up 68% as of mid-April, surpassing an earlier peak of 49%
in early January.
According to Digital Commerce 360, between March 22 and April 4 online sales saw a 52% increase compared with the
same time last year.
Walmart - In March, online grocery sales at Walmart Inc. reached nearly $900 million, according to data analytics firm
1010data, which tracks online sales via credit and debit card transactions. That was an increase of 21% from February
2020 and 99% from the previous year.
22. THE FASTEST GROWING
CATEGORIES
With online retail sales estimated to
reach an eye-watering $6.5 trillion
by 2023, the ecommerce sector was
already booming.
With Covid-19, there has been major
shift. Many consumers are also
using their newfound time to focus
on their health, with 85% of
consumers taking up some kind of
exercise while in social isolation, and
40% of them saying they intend to
keep it up when restrictions are
lifted.
27. INDUSTRY REACTION
Google Shopping - Merchants Now Can List Products on Google Shopping for Free
Ebay - The e-commerce giant announced the launch of its Up & Running accelerator program, designed specifically to
help the 70 percent of small businesses that lack any online presence to make the transition to e-commerce. eBay is
pledging up to US$100 million in support of the program.
Amazon - Amazon said it temporarily would not require sellers in its marketplace to repay loans it had made to them .
Amazon said it would hire 75,000 more people for jobs ranging from warehouse staff to delivery drivers as the
coronavirus epidemic keeps Americans locked in their homes and demand for online orders surge.
Magento - Magento has announced three months of free Magento Commerce for all kinds of businesses. Also, it is
offering free Magento training programs.
Shopify - Shopify has extended its free trial from 30 days to 90 days