Demand for health, entertainment and cosmetics products is buoyant, says e-commerce titan Alibaba. FMTNews Condom YogamatsVideogames
BEIJING: As the coronavirus epidemic keeps hundreds of millions of Chinese stuck at home, they’re shopping online to stave off boredom with games for Nintendo’s Switch console, yoga mats, books and condoms all showing big jumps in orders.
“No medicine really functions against the virus so far. All you can count on is your own health,” said Guo Yan, a 38-year-old office employee who recently bought the game. “I want to exercise at home to be healthy and fit.” Lu Zhenwang, CEO of Shanghai-based Wanqing Consulting, says that while overall e-commerce volumes have fallen during the outbreak, there were some stand out exceptions like yoga mats and cosmetics.
In South Korea, which has seen a surge in coronavirus cases, orders for health-related items such as red ginseng, probiotics and vitamins rose 143% during the first 20 days of February compared to the same period last year, according to Lotte Home Shopping.
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