E-commerce fails to escape ongoing Covid-19 wave, unlike last year

Bengaluru: E-commerce hasn’t been able to escape the impact of the ongoing second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, unlike last year.

There had been an almost immediate spike in online orders once the national lockdown was lifted and delivery of all goods was allowed from the middle of May last year. This time around, there is uncertainty among industry executives over recovery in the sector with pandemic impact been visible over the past several weeks.