Shops or marketplaces: what Belarusians choose for daily purchases

According to a comprehensive republican sociological study, citizens still prefer to make purchases in stores in everyday life – they remain the main shopping facilities for the population.

Where Belarusians prefer to shop: the role of classic shops

Shops remain the main shopping areas among Belarusians. According to the results of a sociological study, food and beverages are the most popular in traditional retail outlets - 95.1% of respondents purchase them. Also in the top preferences:

cosmetics, hygiene and household chemicals – 77.8%;

clothing, shoes, accessories and jewelry – 70.3%;

household appliances and gadgets – 67.9%.

Young people are actively developing online platforms

According to Nikolai Myslyvets, Director of the Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, young people (aged 18 to 30 years) are more likely to make purchases through marketplaces and online stores, unlike other age groups.

The behavioral gap is particularly noticeable when comparing youth scores with republican ones:

Food and drink. On marketplaces, 6.3% of young respondents buy them (in the republic - 4.7%), in online stores - 5.8% (in the republic - 4.2%).

Cosmetics, hygiene items, household chemicals. On marketplaces - 37.1% of young people (in the republic - 25.6%), in online stores - 17.1% (in the republic - 11.4%).

Clothing, shoes, accessories, jewelry. On marketplaces, 54.7% of young people make purchases (in the republic - 34%), in online stores - 30% (in the republic - 19.1%).

Household appliances and gadgets. On marketplaces, such goods are purchased by 21.8% of respondents aged 18-30 (in the republic - 16%), and in online stores - 38.4% (in the republic - 27.2%).

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