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04/29/2016
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Compared to May 2015; ecommerce feels inflation, high interest rates, tight credit and high unemployment
e-commerce must gain space in total sales in May this year
Sales of e-commerce of the São Paulo State must have real decrease of 1% in May this year compared to the same month last year, estimates the Federation of Trade in Goods, Services and Tourism of the State of São Paulo (FecomercioSP) through its Board of Electronic Commerce.
For the federation, the result follows the trend observed in the last edition of Conjuncture Research Electronic Commerce, held in March in partnership with the E-bit / Buscapé. Economists say that e-commerce has also felt the effects of high inflation, high interest rates, the credit crunch and rising unemployment.
According to the projection, the physical retail will have more pronounced decline of 6% in the same comparison. "In a year of uncertainty, to the traditional Mother's Day should be affected, after all, the date comes along with a series of negative economic indicators. Nevertheless, the performance of online sales should surpass the physical retail and in relying virtual consumers, mothers should not be forgotten, "says Pedro Guasti, president of the Electronic Commerce Council of FecomercioSP.
The FecomercioSP also said that e-commerce should gain space in total sales in May this year, compared to 2015, due to technological advances and consumer behavior changes.
Source: The Day
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