Because of the emerging fear of corona, many Germans are beginning to buy food in stock. REWE also has more hamster purchases. And not just in the usual way.
- Hamster purchases due to corona continue to increase.
- It is also noticeable nationwide in the stores of the REWE supermarket chain .
- However, many people choose a different route .
Munich - rows of empty shelves, in which pasta, preserves and toilet paper are almost completely sold out: this picture is currently showing in many German supermarkets. The reason for this is the growing fear among German citizens that if the Corona virus spreads further , they will no longer be able to leave their homes and will not have enough food in stock . For many, the first way to buy supplies leads directly to the supermarket . As reported by businessinsider.de, the supermarket chain Rewe is not only increasing the number of hamster purchases in its stationary stores. Orders for their in-house online delivery service are also increasing nationwide.
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- Timo Lokoschat (@Lokoschat) February 28, 2020Corona: Hamster purchases continue to increase at REWE - and in other ways too
The supermarket chain REWE confirmed to businessinsider.de that online hamster purchases at the retail chain have increased not only in regions that are already struggling with corona cases. The demand for the delivery service is also growing in other parts of Germany . Canned goods , long-lasting foods and drugstore items are particularly in demand. However, there are no bottlenecks in the delivery, a spokeswoman for REWE told businessinsider.de about the current situation. She gave the all-clear that the company was well prepared and well positioned.
Corona: Hamster purchases continue to increase at REWE - and in other ways too
There is another reason why the demand for online supermarket delivery services is currently increasing. People would like to avoid contact with others, Alexander Kritikos from the German Institute for Economic Research knows according to businessinsider.de . Tagesschau.de also explains the "sense and nonsense of buying hamsters ". According to tagesschau.de , the psychologist and managing director of the market and media research institute rheingold Stephan Grünewald sees hamster purchases as a kind of skipping act. The Coronav irus is not tangible for people. In order to still have the feeling that they can do something themselves and not fall into a fainting stupor, they make hamster purchases and wash their hands regularly, the expert knows. So all of this has above all a psychological effect .
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