{"id":21134,"date":"2020-04-22T11:29:02","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T07:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/?p=21134"},"modified":"2020-04-22T11:29:02","modified_gmt":"2020-04-22T07:29:02","slug":"uaes-online-grocery-searches-jump-560-per-cent-during-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/uaes-online-grocery-searches-jump-560-per-cent-during-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"UAE’s Online Grocery Searches Jump 560 Per Cent During Covid-19"},"content":{"rendered":"

UAE residents are increasingly turning to home delivery options for their groceries amid social distancing and movement restrictions designed to minimise the impact of COVID-19, according to analytics from SEMrush, the award-winning digital marketing platform.<\/p>\n

Searches related to \u2018online grocery\u2019 in the UAE grew a massive 560 per cent between January 2020 \u2013 when the first COVID-19 case was announced in the UAE \u2013 and March 2020. Searches for \u2018online pharmacy\u2019 jumped 238 per cent, while \u2018pharmacy delivery\u2019 searches climbed 184 per cent.<\/p>\n

Delivery aggregators and consumer goods providers also saw steady increases in search volume with Zomato seeing a 55 per cent search volume increase during the same period, while Uber Eats searches rose by 96 per cent and Amazon searches climbed 44 per cent. The delivery aggregator increases come despite the ongoing #UAERestaurantsUnite campaign, which encourages residents to shop direct.<\/p>\n

Collectively, fast food sites have seen a 33 per cent increase in search volumes, with big winners like Dominos and Subway seeing increases of 40 per cent and 61 per cent, respectively.<\/p>\n

\u201cUAE web traffic analysis indicates a trend of consumers bypass aggregators to order food deliveries direct,\u201d commented Olga Andrienko, Head of Global Marketing at SEMrush. \u201cIt would be worthwhile for regional businesses to continuously monitor online search and traffic data to assess online trends in any sector.\u201d<\/p>\n

Similar trends have been witnessed around the world, with online shopping seeing a 50 per cent increase in Germany, a 122 per cent increase in Japan and a 108 per cent increase in Korea.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe COVID-19 outbreak has affected people around the world; it has also affected behavioural patterns in daily routines globally, causing ripple effects that have temporarily changed the global economy,\u201d added Andrienko.<\/p>\n

The World Economic Forum has estimated the UAE’s 2020 e-commerce market to be valued at $27.2 billion.<\/p>\n

The complete global report by SEMrush can be found here: https:\/\/www.semrush.com\/blog\/market-winners-losers-coronavirus\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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