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Spending in shops in the UAE consistently declined, falling from 32 per cent in March to 6 per cent in June, before rallying briefly to 12 per cent in December during Dubai Shopping Festival. Nicole Hill / The National
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UAE consumers spend 40% more per visit on supermarket websites than in store. Victor Besa / The National Reporter
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The surge in online spending during the pandemic now seen as a permanent trend by digital payments company Network International. Getty Images
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Another trend is the increase in contactless spending. Volumes climbed 53% in March, and increased to 64% in December. Victor Besa / The National
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Spending in shops in the UAE consistently declined, falling from 32 per cent in March to 6 per cent in June, before rallying briefly to 12 per cent in December during Dubai Shopping Festival. Nicole Hill / The National
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UAE consumers spend 40% more per visit on supermarket websites than in store. Victor Besa / The National Reporter
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The surge in online spending during the pandemic now seen as a permanent trend by digital payments company Network International. Getty Images
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Another trend is the increase in contactless spending. Volumes climbed 53% in March, and increased to 64% in December. Victor Besa / The National
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Spending in shops in the UAE consistently declined, falling from 32 per cent in March to 6 per cent in June, before rallying briefly to 12 per cent in December during Dubai Shopping Festival. Nicole Hill / The National
Online shopping soars in UAE as pandemic transforms consumer attitudes
Shoppers spent 40 per cent more per visit online than they did in stores in 2020
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28 March, 2021
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