“Enthusiasm for sport has remained strong throughout a period in which the venue closures and operating restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic have badly damaged market value. While this retained interest – supplemented by a new prioritisation of mental wellbeing in the next ...

“The pandemic resulted in the rapid adoption of online alcohol delivery services as consumers chose to avoid shopping in-store. While online alcohol retailers enjoyed unanticipated success, they face the challenge of retaining customers during a recession when consumers are ...

“Consumer digital behaviors have rapidly changed in the short period of time since COVID-19 disrupted everyday life. Video conferencing has become widespread and normalized; digital wallet usage has increased, online shopping has increased, and digital streaming consumption ...

“COVID-19 is wreaking havoc on the retail industry and economy at large and will continue to force permanent change. Retailers will approach change in phases, remaining nimble enough to accommodate a constantly fluid environment while COVID-19 persists, while at the same time ...

“Clothing, a nonessential category, continues to be impacted by the combined pandemic and recession. Out-of-work, worried consumers are quick to scale back spending on new clothes and also have less of a need for new clothes, with limited events and occasions to shop for. When ...

“As a result of the COVID-19 outbreak people are spending more time online and making more purchases online, which increases opportunities for digital advertising, particularly direct response adverts. Major social networks have introduced more direct response and shoppable ...

“Despite supply chain issues, the leading brands have continued to release annual upgrades across technology segments. Foldable and dual-screen offerings are bringing innovation to smartphones, laptops and tablets, although take-up remains low. The economic uncertainty ...

“Consumers have had to accept delays in shipments due to COVID-19, as retailers both focused on fulfilling orders of essential items, as well as struggled to keep up with the influx in demand. However, consumers will expect delivery services to resume to pre-pandemic timing as ...

“The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect consumer behaviour in different ways across Europe. The importance of wearing a mask or face covering when outside the home appears to vary depending on each government’s rules, while other trends such as the shift to online ...