Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNS/VNA) – Retailers are focusing on online shopping as more and more consumers are seeking to avoid public places amid the new COVID-19 outbreak. Le Thi Thanh Lam, deputy general director of Sai Gon Food Joint Stock Company, said during the first outbreak, consumers panicked and stocked up on goods, and so online shopping saw impressive growth. While they are more composed this time, online shopping is still seeing huge growth on Sai Gon Food’s websites since they are familiar with them and they frequently offers good deals, she said. A spokesperson for online platform Tiki told Nguoi Lao Dong (Labourers) newspaper that ever since the first COVID-19 cases appeared in Da Nang city late last month, demand for health-related products has spiked, especially face masks, demand for which grew 12-fold, and hand sanitisers, which saw sales double. Other sought-after products have been air filters, school text books, bottled drinks, and canned foods, they said. Tran Tuan Anh, managing director of Shopee, said his company has been working with suppliers and brands to meet growing demand. The change in consumer shopping behaviour caused by COVID-19 has forced businesses to focus on their online… Read full this story
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