The personal pick up of e-orders retailers (“click-away”) helped certain sectors recover from losses of the year due to the coronavirus restrictions, leading trade chamber representative Vassilis Korkidis said on Friday, according to ANA.
Korkidis is head of the Piraeus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (EVEP) and of the Regional Chamber Council of Attica and was speaking of the introduction of “click away”, which allowed shoppers to pick up e-orders at retailers instead of waiting for courier delivery.
Among stores benefitting from the system – which is suspended during this week’s stricter measures -, retailers such as toy and game stores recovered 50 percent of their turnover compared to the same period in 2020; bookstores achieved slightly higher sales than those of previous months, and digital technology or home appliance stores recovered 30-40 pct of profits compared to the same time in 2020.
On the other hand, the five sectors that suffered great losses this holiday season compared to the previous year’s were retailers selling watches and jewelry (down 48 pct), beauty products (down 37 pct), clothing and shoes (down 30 pct and 29 pct, respectively) and the retailers of music and video recordings (down 30 pct).
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