Searches carried out online relate to grocery in the UAE grew 560% between January and March 2020, amid the lockdown, movement restrictions and social distancing designed to minimise the impact of COVID-19.
Residents in the UAE are increasingly turning to home delivery options for their groceries, searches for pharmacy delivery searches rose 184%, whilst online pharmacy jumped 238%.
“The COVID-19 outbreak has affected people around the world; it has also affected behavioural patterns in daily routines globally, causing ripple effects that have temporarily changed the global economy,” – Olga Andrienko, Head of Global Marketing, SEMrush.
