Online retailing in Sweden surged during Covid

Retailing in Sweden had a rather good year during 2020. As the pandemic struck the industry was put back a little. Like in many other countries this slight decline mainly due to the very severe struggles of a handful of sectors. Namely fashion and restaurants suffered really badly.

On the other hand sectors like food, DIY and especially online flourished during the lockdowns. Online jumped April and has remained on a very high level ever since. Even during 2021 as the lockdowns have eased, online has remained above the 2020 levels.