The second wave of Coronavirus has not sped up e-commerce so far

By: Trademagazin editor Date: 2020. 10. 05. 11:30

The second wave of the coronavirus pandemic in September did not cause another leap in e-commerce traffic, according to the Olcsóbbat.hu price comparison portal. The demand for webshop products decreased by 4.5 percent in September, compared to the previous month.

The first wave of the coronavirus in the spring had a decisive effect on online trade: Olcsóbbat.hu measured a 20 percent increase in turnover in March this year and almost 40 percent in April, compared to February. The pandemic sped up online trade throughout the second quarter, producing about 35 percent more traffic in this period than in the same period last year. In July and August, however, this surplus no longer occurred, and the market returned to near pre-coronavirus levels.