Average increase in online order volumes during Covid-19 in the UK 2020, by product

According to a recent analysis of UK consumers' e-commerce website visits, there was an considerable increase in the online order volume of household hardware during the Coronavirus crisis, compared to averages before the Coronavirus hit. Other product categories to experience increase in order volumes were cosmetics, furniture, and toys with 64, 17 and 90 percent increases, respectively. The hardest hit product category was sports equipment with a decrease of 45 percent. Online orders of sex toys also dropped by 19 percent in volume compared to pre-Coronavirus period.

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