Month: June 2020

11.6.2020 12:05

Press releases

Eased restrictions increased the attractiveness of brick-and-mortar stores

After the restrictions on movement were eased in early June, the intentions to do more digital shopping have faded. Particularly families with children shopped more for household and specialty goods online during the spring, but their intentions to do more online shopping have not intensified any further. As people are now allowed to move more freely, more over 65-year-olds in particular have started to visit grocery stores. Some of the customers who bought groceries from online stores have already started to go shopping more frequently in person.

5.6.2020 14:48

Press releases

Matters related to annual holiday during the coronavirus pandemic

Annual holidays are determined, and they must be granted according to the principal rules and provisions despite the current situation and coronavirus pandemic. Here, we have gathered special annual holiday rules with regard to lay-offs caused by coronavirus.

5.6.2020 11:01

Press releases

Commerce may achieve carbon neutrality by 2035 – tax solutions and energy investment support will help in reaching the target

The aim of the commerce sector’s low carbon roadmap is to enable Finnish commerce to be the global climate pioneer in the industry and achieve carbon neutrality by 2035, and in 2050, the industry’s emissions will be practically zero. By way of a reduced electricity tax and subsidised small-scale production of renewable energy, commerce can bring carbon neutrality forward by 15 years. Climate work by commerce sector companies, which serve the Finnish society as a whole, has a significant positive handprint impact on the entire value and delivery chain and customers’ possibilities to operate sustainably.

4.6.2020 09:58

Press releases

Consumer buying behaviour has changed during the COVID-19 crisis – some businesses also benefit from it

The use of social media has changed during the COVID-19 epidemic, and so has the use of different types of digital devices. These changes can be seen on the consumer’s path to purchase right from its start, for example in how people get impulses to buy. Digital buying has also changed, both in terms of the devices used and in terms of the products bought. Consumers have moved from buying clothing on digital platforms to buying electronics – both in physical stores and online. This report is based on data from an international consumer survey by Statista.

1.6.2020 16:44

Press releases

New recommendations for action and enhanced cooperation to step up the prevention of shoplifting

Developing security in retail stores by preventing shoplifting, among other things, is very important to companies in terms of protecting their staff, customers and property. The Finnish Commerce Federation is happy with the work and recommendations for action of the working group set up by the National Council for Crime Prevention.