Belarusians answered in a social survey, where they shop – in stores, on marketplaces or on the market

Residents of Belarus make everyday purchases mainly in classic stores. This follows from a comprehensive republican sociological study, the correspondent of the Minsk-Novosti agency reports.

In offline stores, the majority of respondents primarily prefer to buy food and beverages (95.1% of respondents), cosmetics, hygiene items and household chemicals (77.8%), clothing, shoes, accessories and jewelry (70.3%), household appliances and gadgets (67.9%). Such results of social research are given by BelTA.

Compared to other age groups, young people use marketplaces and online stores more widely. The director of the Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Nikolai Myslivets drew attention to this.

Products and drinks on marketplaces are purchased by 6.3% of respondents aged 18 to 30 years, in online stores - 5.8% (the indicator in the republic is 4.7% and 4.2%, respectively).

Cosmetics, hygiene and household chemicals are bought on marketplaces and online stores 37.1% and 17.1% of young people surveyed (in the country - 25.6% and 11.4%).

Purchases of clothes, shoes, accessories and jewelry on marketplaces are made by 54.7% of adult respondents under the age of 29, in online stores - 30% (in Belarus - 34% and 19.1%).

Household appliances, gadgets on marketplaces are purchased by 21.8% of adults under 30 years old, in online stores - 38.4% (in the republic - 16% and 27.2%).

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