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Online Food Sales Surge as Virus Closes Russian Restaurants

  • 17 Mar 11:32

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus has caused a soar in online food orders, Izvestiareportedciting industry groups. Food sales showed the biggest growth in February, by almost 25% in monetary terms, according to the head of the Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia) Trade Committee Alexei Fedorov. “The coronavirus scare has become another impetus for interest in purchasing food online, since many people are trying to avoid public places,” he said. For his part, Artem Sokolov, CEO of the Association of Internet Commerce Companies (AKIT), told the paper that food sales were one of the fastest growing segments. It enables customers not to show up in crowded. Read more...