E-commerce past its peak in the US and EU

An overview of e-commerce's share of non-food retail sales in 2020.

Online shopping has undergone a period of rapid growth this year as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak but research company GlobalData expects April to be the peak in 2020 penetration.

In the United States, Germany and France, e-commerce's share of all non-food retail sales saw a rapid boost in April. However, this share is then expected to fall to around one-quarter, something that lasts until the end of 2020.

The UK saw the highest peak, with e-commerce accounting for nearly one-half of total non-food retail in May. However, this share is expected to ease in subsequent...

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