Where the shelves with toilet paper were mostly empty during the first lockdown, it is currently these groceries and drugstore items that often end up in the shopping cart.
Leisure facilities such as cinemas have been closed since December 16.
The retail trade and with it boutiques, shoe stores and bookstores also had to close their doors.
Currently only shops that sell everyday products are open.
So supermarkets and drug stores.
Here and in online retail * you can see which products are currently the most popular.
First of all: the toilet paper hamster seems to have come to an end.
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In times of corona lockdowns, citizens use cosmetic products less often.
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The fact that we can no longer go to restaurants, clubs, bars and theater performances is also noticeable in our weekly shopping.
Current figures from the market research company IRI show that sales in the areas of hygiene, fragrance and styling such as deodorant and lipstick have slumped, as
reported by the
Chip.de
portal
.
In the hair styling segment in particular, sales would decline in some cases by double digits compared to the previous year
.
But the sales figures for the following products are skyrocketing.
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Hair dye to tomato paste are on many shopping lists
Germans are currently spending more money on these products:
Hair scissors and hair clippers
: Since it is not possible to visit the hairdresser during the lockdown, many people are now lending a hand.
"We make as many orders in one week as we did in a month in 2019,"
Chip.de
quotes
a retailer who sells hair cutting equipment on Amazon.
Hair colors and tints
: The gray approach is not long in coming.
Six weeks after your last visit to the hairdresser at the latest, your head will shimmer white again.
Because hairdressing salons are closed, women and men use the drugstore's hair color.
According to the IRI, sales for hair dye are said to have increased by up to 40 percent compared to the previous year.
Tomato paste
: Whether for pasta sauces or pizza - tomato paste makes it even tastier.
The sales figures also show that more is being cooked during the lockdown:
According to
Chip.de
, the
IRI recorded
an increase in sales of over 30 percent for the sale of tomato paste.
Energy drinks
: The sales figures for soft drinks containing caffeine and taurine have also increased.
"The weather may make many people feel tired and exhausted, energy drinks are seen as a stimulant",
Chip.de
quotes
the IRI industry analysts.
Toilet paper is still bought, but no longer in the same quantities as was the case during the corona lockdown in early 2020.
The demand for toilet paper had declined over the previous year, but still lie on a "dynamic" high level so
Chip.de
.
The increased need is mainly due to the fact that people are currently working more and more in the home office and generally spend a lot of time in their own four walls
.
(jg)
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.
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