Opinion of Online Shopping Since Covid-19
Written on :
June 4, 2024

Between Jan to June 2020, Singapore's e-commerce platforms experienced 23% growth in total web visits. The pandemic seems to have driven this growth, with more than half of respondents in a Milieu survey indicating that their opinions of online shopping has improved. Have you been scoring better deals online?

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