NZ's online consumers are in the opposite of ‘shop till you drop’ mode

NZ's online consumers are in the opposite of ‘shop till you drop’ mode
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Ella Somers
Online spending might be picking up again internationally, but the same enthusiasm isn’t being seen in New Zealand.In an e-commerce report which came out last week, NZ Post found online shopping saw a “massive” 22% drop compared with the same corresponding period last year.But the big fall in online spending isn’t just because of the consumer belt-tightening caused by the current inflationary environment.In its report, NZ Post said the first quarter of 2022 was affected by omicron’s arrival, which saw physical shop...

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