Retailing
Consumers sticking with e-commerce
The closure of stores until just a few days ago, fear of crowds and the increasing familiarization of consumers with e-commerce have led many Greeks to continue shopping online.
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Fewer customers allowed in supermarkets
Supermarkets have had to reduce the number of customers they serve at any one time by up to 60% due to the stricter measures imposed on retail commerce since Monday, when other stores reopened.
The measures have resulted in long queues outside supermarkets.
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Wolt in supermarket deliveries
Wolt is following the example of other platforms to such as efood, BOX and Delivery.gr, and entering the growing supermarket delivery market.
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Historic high for sales at supermarkets
Supermarket sales recorded a 15-year high in 2020, being one of the very few winners during the pandemic.
Data collected by Nielsen researchers showed a 9.7% rise in organized food retailing during 2020. This concerns supermarkets of at least 100 square meters on mainland Greece and Crete, including retail chains.
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Today, 1.769 newly infected, 35 people died
There are 207 patients on respirators.
In Serbia, a total of 357.894 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed since the outbreak of the pandemic, and a total of 3.548 people have died.
The mortality rate is 0.99, while a total of 2.389.138 people were tested.
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Bulgaria: People No Longer Overstock on Foods But Shopping Habits Have Changed
When the state of emergency in the country was declared in mid-March, many people rushed to food stores and began stocking up on durable products - flour, cereals, canned food, toilet paper... The traders' assurances that none of these was at risk of disappearing from shelves did not help.
Non-essential services closed again, temporary travel allowed
Ljubljana – Shops that are not selling essentials will be closed again as of Thursday and only essential services will be provided as the temporary easing of restrictions before the holidays ended on Wednesday. Public transport will continue to operate during the holidays and travel around Slovenia will be allowed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Task Teams Start Inspections in Large Retail Chain Stores in Bulgaria
The regional health inspectorates, Food Agency and Interior Ministry teams will raid on big retail chains stores to prevent queuing in front of stores and crowding inside them.
Jumbo toy containers stranded at ports
Greek retailer Jumbo said on Tuesday thousands of containers filled with toys it ordered months before Christmas remain stuck in ports around the world as warehouses in Greece are overwhelmed due to Covid-19 restrictions.
A Greek website said Jumbo had about 6,000 containers stuck on cargo ships.
A company official told Reuters the "figure is impressive, but it's real."
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Problems emerge after ‘click away’ shopping takes effect for retail stores
Hairdressers and bookstores also open