The good things about lockdown for retailers (or 10 things to remember from this period)
Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2025 6:28 am
After more than two months of lockdown and closure of businesses by the government due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we are seeing businesses gradually reopening.
Despite obvious losses for some sectors, this lockdown has had positive effects for businesses and has also brought positive changes to our consumer habits, or even accelerated a trend that would have taken several years to reach this level in normal times.
Nature is reclaiming its rights and giving us hope again
We have all enjoyed the images showing the translucent water in Venice with swans swimming in it, dolphins in a port in Sardinia , clouds of pollution disappearing from the skies of large cities and regions or even a whale in the St Lawrence in Montreal .
Photo: Radio Canada
All these positive developments have made us aware of our impact on the environment.
At the end of 2019, the Radio Canada website published a relevant and comprehensive article on our behavior towards nature, highlighting the race for the most beautiful photo on Instagram.
The example of a one-hour queue to take a photo at the end of a tree leaning over a lake is the perfect definition of this behavior between hypocrisy and selfishness for the sake of one's 2.0 image.
The travel ban has allowed us to rediscover the riches of our region and the importance of respecting its environment . Social distancing has allowed us to get off the beaten track and discover less touristy places that have their own unique charm.
And has our consumption changed?
In line with our awareness of our impact on the environment, our consumption has been directed towards "local" products.
Obtain a quality product: Avoid mass-produced products where every detail is thought out to reduce production costs
Enjoy relevant customer service: Avoid call centers. A phone number or email address directly connected to real sellers or merchants.
Keeping the economy of your region going: Do not gambling database philippine support the working conditions of employees in emerging countries that benefit multinationals.
Reduce environmental impact: Prevent your products from traveling around the world before reaching your hands.
Enjoy faster delivery (usually) with the option of in-store pickup:
These are the promises of buying local that we liked and that, for a few dollars more, we took advantage of in great numbers.
Online purchases by Quebecers on Quebec stores created by the Panierdachat platform reached $1.7 million during the month of April, a four-fold increase compared to February of the same year.
Online purchases by Quebecers in Quebec stores were 4 times higher in April than in February 2020
This period of confinement has shown us that we can do without the services of the big e-commerce companies , Amazon in the lead, and support our local merchants while benefiting from better services/products.
Despite obvious losses for some sectors, this lockdown has had positive effects for businesses and has also brought positive changes to our consumer habits, or even accelerated a trend that would have taken several years to reach this level in normal times.
Nature is reclaiming its rights and giving us hope again
We have all enjoyed the images showing the translucent water in Venice with swans swimming in it, dolphins in a port in Sardinia , clouds of pollution disappearing from the skies of large cities and regions or even a whale in the St Lawrence in Montreal .
Photo: Radio Canada
All these positive developments have made us aware of our impact on the environment.
At the end of 2019, the Radio Canada website published a relevant and comprehensive article on our behavior towards nature, highlighting the race for the most beautiful photo on Instagram.
The example of a one-hour queue to take a photo at the end of a tree leaning over a lake is the perfect definition of this behavior between hypocrisy and selfishness for the sake of one's 2.0 image.
The travel ban has allowed us to rediscover the riches of our region and the importance of respecting its environment . Social distancing has allowed us to get off the beaten track and discover less touristy places that have their own unique charm.
And has our consumption changed?
In line with our awareness of our impact on the environment, our consumption has been directed towards "local" products.
Obtain a quality product: Avoid mass-produced products where every detail is thought out to reduce production costs
Enjoy relevant customer service: Avoid call centers. A phone number or email address directly connected to real sellers or merchants.
Keeping the economy of your region going: Do not gambling database philippine support the working conditions of employees in emerging countries that benefit multinationals.
Reduce environmental impact: Prevent your products from traveling around the world before reaching your hands.
Enjoy faster delivery (usually) with the option of in-store pickup:
These are the promises of buying local that we liked and that, for a few dollars more, we took advantage of in great numbers.
Online purchases by Quebecers on Quebec stores created by the Panierdachat platform reached $1.7 million during the month of April, a four-fold increase compared to February of the same year.
Online purchases by Quebecers in Quebec stores were 4 times higher in April than in February 2020
This period of confinement has shown us that we can do without the services of the big e-commerce companies , Amazon in the lead, and support our local merchants while benefiting from better services/products.