COVID-19 and the Demand for Online Food Shopping Services: Empirical Evidence from Taiwan

Chang, Hung‐Hao; Meyerhoefer, Chad D.

doi:10.3386/w27427

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“…Approximately 7% of the sample that was responsible for doing groceries indicated to that they ordered their groceries more frequently online than usual. This is slightly lower than the figure observed in Italy (9%) ( Di Renzo et al, 2020 ) but much lower than the online food ordering figures during the pandemic observed in Asia ( Chang & Meyerhoefer, 2020 ; Zhao et al, 2020 ). These increases in online food ordering may on the one hand related with the request to stay at home as much as possible (for which food delivery is extremely suitable) but it may also be related with fears for being infected in places like shops ( Gerhold, 2020 ).…”

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“…80.1% of fruits and 77.2% of vegetables) via in-person grocery shopping ( Zhao et al, 2020 ) and it was observed that online food shopping increased in Taiwan; every additional confirmed case of COVID-19 increased online sales by 5.7% and the number of customers by 4.9%. ( Chang & Meyerhoefer, 2020 ). Italian insights indicated that the minority of participants used online delivery during lockdown (9%) although it was not observed how this changed compared to pre-lockdown ( Di Renzo et al, 2020 ).…”

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Eating behavior and food purchases during the COVID-19 lockdown: A cross-sectional study among adults in the Netherlands

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On March 15, 2020, the Dutch Government implemented COVID-19 lockdown measures. Although self-quarantine and social-distancing measures were implemented, restrictions were less severe compared to several other countries. The aim of this study was to assess changes in eating behavior and food purchases among a representative adult sample in the Netherlands (n = 1030), five weeks into lockdown. The results show that most participants did not change their eating behaviors (83.0%) or food purchases (73.3%). However, socio-demographic differences were observed among those that reported changes during lockdown. For example, participants with overweight (OR = 2.26, 95%CI = 1.24–4.11) and obesity (OR = 4.21, 95%CI = 2.13–8.32) were more likely to indicate to eat unhealthier during lockdown compared to participants with a healthy weight. Those with a high educational level (OR = 2.25, 95%-CI = 1.03–4.93) were also more likely to indicate to eat unhealthier during lockdown compared to those with a low educational level. Older participants were more likely to indicate to experience no differences in their eating behaviors compared to those of younger age, who were more likely to indicate that they ate healthier (OR = 1.03, 95%CI = 1.01–1.04) as well as unhealthier (OR = 1.04, 95%CI = 1.02–1.06) during lockdown. Participants with obesity were more likely to indicate to purchase more chips/snacks (OR = 2.79, 95%CI = 1.43–5.45) and more nonalcoholic beverages (OR = 2.74, 95%CI = 1.36–5.50) during lockdown in comparison with those with a healthy weight. Of those that used meal delivery services before, 174 (29.5%) indicated to use meal delivery services more frequently during lockdown. Although the results confirm the persistence of dietary routines, profound socio-demographic differences were observed for those that did report changes. Especially for individuals with overweight and obesity, the lockdown has taken its toll on healthy dietary choices. Further research should unravel underlying mechanisms for these observations.

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Eating behavior and food purchases during the COVID-19 lockdown: A cross-sectional study among adults in the Netherlands

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“…Due to the nationwide lockdown, many individuals were forced to stay inside their homes and they preferred to buy food items through OFDs. Local governments also encouraged individuals to buy products online in order to reduce the spread of the disease (Chang & Meyerhoefer, 2020;Richards & Rickard, 2020; The Times of India, 2020b) and this discussion clears the positive effects of the perceived benefits of OFDs. OFDs are more convenient, safe and cost-effective for individuals than going to hotels and restaurants.…”

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Customers response to online food delivery services during COVID‐19 outbreak using binary logistic regression

Mehrolia

Alagarsamy

Solaikutty

2020

Int J Consumer Studies

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This study aims to empirically measure the distinctive characteristics of customers who did and did not order food through Online Food Delivery services (OFDs) during the COVID‐19 outbreak in India. Data are collected from 462 OFDs customers. Binary logistic regression is used to examine the respondents’ characteristics, such as age, patronage frequency before the lockdown, affective and instrumental beliefs, product involvement and the perceived threat, to examine the significant differences between the two categories of OFDs customers. The binary logistic regression concludes that respondents exhibiting high‐perceived threat, less product involvement, less perceived benefit on OFDs and less frequency of online food orders are less likely to order food through OFDs. This study provides specific guidelines to create crisis management strategies.

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“…An increasing number of studies have examined the unprecedented growth of e-commerce with the spread of COVID-19 (Donthu and Gustafsson, 2020). In particular, a rapid increase in online food trade has been reported worldwide, including in China (Gao et al, 2020), Taiwan (Chang and Meyerhoefer, 2020), and Germany (Dannenberg et al, 2020). Because food purchasing is a critical everyday activity, if online shopping habits to obtain food become established, future going-out activities may be suppressed even after the pandemic ends.…”

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Psychological Reactance to Mobility Restrictions Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Japanese Population Study

Sakai¹,

Shimizu²,

Yoshimura³

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Front. Psychol.

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In Japan, mobility restrictions were enforced by the government to abate the spread of COVID-19. The current study examined whether experiences of such mobility restrictions affected motivation for future going-out activities. To this end, we conducted a one-time online survey of 1,000 adults in Tokyo to measure going-out activities in four different time periods at once: before the spread of infection, during and after the emergency declaration, and after the end of the pandemic (future desire). In addition, to examine the impact of preferences for online services that make it easier to stay home, we measured the usage history of online services to obtain food during the mobility restriction period. Results indicated that desire for going-out activities after the end of the pandemic increased compared with those before the pandemic, particularly for leisure-related purposes. In addition, the use of online services to obtain food tended to suppress the increased desire for future going-out activities, although this effect was not significant. In conclusion, mobility restrictions resulted in motivational arousal for going-out activities after the end of the pandemic. Our findings indicate that psychological reactance plays a role in determining going-out activities in the future.

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COVID-19 and the Demand for Online Food Shopping Services: Empirical Evidence from Taiwan

Cited by 70 publications

References 10 publications

Eating behavior and food purchases during the COVID-19 lockdown: A cross-sectional study among adults in the Netherlands

Eating behavior and food purchases during the COVID-19 lockdown: A cross-sectional study among adults in the Netherlands

Customers response to online food delivery services during COVID‐19 outbreak using binary logistic regression

Psychological Reactance to Mobility Restrictions Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Japanese Population Study

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