According to a survey on consumer behavior during coronavirus outbreak conducted by in April 2020, about **** percent of panic buying in China happened on e-commerce platforms, second popular sales channel after supermarkets and hypermarkets. The same survey found that most Chinese consumers stocked up on dry food items and personal hygiene products.
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Rakuten Insight. (May 8, 2020). Share of respondents who stocked up on groceries during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in China as of April 2020, by retail channel [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/1117932/china-main-retail-channels-that-people-engaged-in-panic-buying-during-coronavirus-covid-19/
Rakuten Insight. "Share of respondents who stocked up on groceries during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in China as of April 2020, by retail channel." Chart. May 8, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/1117932/china-main-retail-channels-that-people-engaged-in-panic-buying-during-coronavirus-covid-19/
Rakuten Insight. (2020). Share of respondents who stocked up on groceries during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in China as of April 2020, by retail channel. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/1117932/china-main-retail-channels-that-people-engaged-in-panic-buying-during-coronavirus-covid-19/
Rakuten Insight. "Share of Respondents Who Stocked up on Groceries during The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic in China as of April 2020, by Retail Channel." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 8 May 2020, /statistics/1117932/china-main-retail-channels-that-people-engaged-in-panic-buying-during-coronavirus-covid-19/
Rakuten Insight, Share of respondents who stocked up on groceries during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in China as of April 2020, by retail channel ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1117932/china-main-retail-channels-that-people-engaged-in-panic-buying-during-coronavirus-covid-19/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Share of respondents who stocked up on groceries during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in China as of April 2020, by retail channel [Graph], Rakuten Insight, May 8, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1117932/china-main-retail-channels-that-people-engaged-in-panic-buying-during-coronavirus-covid-19/
