Who Are the GCC Retailers That Benefited From COVID-19?

  • Date: 08-Oct-2020
  • Source: Al Bawaba
  • Sector:Retail
  • Country:GCC
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Who Are the GCC Retailers That Benefited From COVID-19?

Despite our conflicting views over the severity of the virus or the efficiency of precautionary measures adopted or enforced, it is an undeniable fact that disruptions caused by the pandemic have changed our lives irrevocably.

Feelings of unease, anxiety, and other forms of mental challenges have been amongst the most reported sentiments following months of closures and travel ban, which had a significant influence on how people choose to unwind and try to treat themselves in an effort to feel better about themselves despite the on-going global crisis. Thus, and in an attempt to avoid the risk of contracting the virus while in crowded public spaces, many people have resorted to online shopping, boosting digital purchases.

During the first few months of the COVID-19 outbreak, which had witnessed large-scale closures and nation-wide