5. Search trend for online selling-related queries Search volumes for select Food Delivery
services, indexed to 2016 levels
Source: e-Conomy SEA 2020 report by Google, Bain and Temasek Holdings
6. What has the pandemic done?
Accelerated Filipinos’
adoption of shopping online
and digital payments
Exposed Filipinos to
new offerings from
new players
7. Source: InMobi ‘Ber Season in The New Normal report (2020)
36% of Filipino consumers
have tried a new store this year
8. What has the pandemic done?
Accelerated Filipinos’
adoption of shopping online
and digital payments
Made Filipinos reassess
what are “essential
purchases”
Exposed Filipinos to
new offerings from
new players
9. Basic necessities
for day-to-day survival
“Obvious Essentials” “New Essentials” “Next Essentials”
ECQ MECQ GCQ and beyond
New needs that emerged
due to quarantine life
The next set of everyday needs
for “new reality” life
Quarantine life made Filipinos reassess
what are “essential purchases”
10. Domestic Hobbies Productivity at Home Health and Wellbeing
Functional Fashion Take Home Experiences Comfort Food
New and Next Essentials that customers are shopping for
19. Self Care
• Taking care of my physical, mental and emotional
health and well-being
• Maintaining my sense of purpose
• Maintaining my sense of self
The Care Economy presents many
business opportunities for SMEs
20. Care for Others
• My family, friends and other loved ones
• My pet(s)
• Supporting the causes that I care about
21. Care for Spaces
• Home spaces
• Work spaces
• Spaces that are shared or public