COVID-19 Impact on E-Commerce in UAE

Abstract

This research paper will attempt to assess the impact the coronavirus has had on the E-Commerce industry of the UAE. Previous literature has been reviewed to understand the scope of E-Commerce previously present in the UAE before the onset of the new novel coronavirus. Two time periods have been included in the regression analysis to develop a better perceptive of the E-Commerce industry before and after the spread of the infectious disease. Through our study, we were able to conclude a significant positive relationship in both periods. Coronavirus has positively affected the E-Commerce industry as more retailers and consumers have shifted onto online channels for their buying and selling activities. The latter part of this paper includes a discussion and special recommendation section to underline the current situation and how it can be improved.

Analysis of Demand and Supply for Mobile Payments in the UAE during COVID-19

“…The survey was adapted from Ghandour and Woodford (2020), in which vendors were asked to compare supply and demand in the two periods (before and after the onset of . This allowed us to assess better the disruption they faced in their services.…”

COVID-19 impact on e.commerce usage

“…Results show that popularity of ecommerce increase after the advent of covid-19 pandemic by 17% and expected to rise further, sectors such as electronics, fashion and accessories, health and pharmacy did particularly well, with an average growth of 133% in sales. Ghandour and Woodford (2020), research findings show that coronavirus has positively affected the Ecommerce industry as more retailers and consumers have shifted onto online channels for their buying and selling activities in UAE. Both researches show increased number of consumers during Covid-19 pandemic, also certain sectors like pharmacy, electronics and fashion was most successful.…”

Analysis of the Impact of the Pandemic on the Growth, Use, and Development of E-Business: A Systematic Review of the Literature

“…Increased sales on e-commerce platforms (Scutariu et al 2021, (Sharma 2020), (Lechuga Nevárez and Hernández Chavarria 2021), (Hossain et al 2022), (Beckers et al 2021), (Guthrie et al 2021), (Szász et al 2022), (Alkhunaizan and Ali 2022), (Jasi ńska-Biliczak 2022), (Paraschiv et al 2022), (Kitukutha et al 2021), (Guo et al 2021), (Pantelimon et al 2020), (Sardjono et al 2021), (Dumanska et al 2021), (Awotunde et al 2022), (Tran 2021), (WiScicka-Fernando 2021 Increased adoption of e-commerce, m-commerce, or e-business (Scutariu et al 2021), (Han et al 2020), (Sharma 2020), (Lechuga Nevárez and Hernández Chavarria 2021), (Albliwi and Alsolami 2021), (Ghandour and Woodford 2020), (Khan et al 2021), (Rattanawicha et al 2021), (Beckers et al 2021), (Alkhunaizan and Ali 2022), (Paraschiv et al 2022), (Zhang 2022), (Kitukutha et al 2021), (Aishel et al 2021), (Sardjono et al 2021), (Juliet Orji et al 2022, (Dumanska et al 2021), (Awotunde et al 2022) Increase of users in the use of e-commerce or f-commerce (Syamruddin et al 2021), (AL-Ali et al 2022), (Lechuga Nevárez and Hernández Chavarria 2021), (Kawasaki et al 2021), (Khan et al 2021), (Hossain et al 2022),…”

“…Items by economic sector.Economic Sector ArticlesGeneral trade(Scutariu et al 2021),(Syamruddin et al 2021),(Yakean 2020),(Alkhunaizan and Ali 2022),(Meow Yee et al 2022),(Naab and Bans-Akutey 2021),(Aishel et al 2021), (Alam and Rahman 2021),(Agus et al 2021),(Sardjono et al 2021),(Dayal et al 2021), (Lechuga Nevárez and Hernández Chavarria 2021),(Tran 2021),(Rattanawicha et al 2021),(Awotunde et al 2022),(Waqas Ashraf et al 2020),(Paraschiv et al 2022),(Odeh and Yousef 2021),(Khan et al 2021),(Zhang 2022),(Kitukutha et al 2021),(Pantelimon et al 2020),(Kawasaki et al 2021),(Huo et al 2021) Retail (AL-Ali et al 2022),(Han et al 2020),(Beckers et al 2021),(Ghandour and Woodford 2020),(Hossain et al 2022), (Palomino Pita et al 2020), (Jasi ńska-Biliczak 2022),(Sharma 2020),(Mansour and Abdullah 2020),(Hasanat et al 2020),(Szász et al 2022),(Albliwi and Alsolami 2021) …”

“…Scutariu et al 2021),(AL-Ali et al 2022),(Han et al 2020),(Sharma 2020),(Albliwi and Alsolami 2021),(Ghandour and Woodford 2020),(Meow Yee et al 2022),(Hossain et al 2022),(Waqas Ashraf et al 2020),(Guthrie et al 2021),(Szász et al 2022),(Mansour and Abdullah 2020),(Guo et al 2021),(Sardjono et al 2021), (Bilinska-Reformat and Dewalska-Opitek 2021),(Dumanska et al 2021) Workers and/or various companies and/or businesses(Syamruddin et al 2021), (Lechuga Nevárez and Hernández Chavarria 2021),(Khan et al 2021),(Yakean 2020),(Dayal et al 2021),(Hasanat et al 2020),(Alkhunaizan and Ali 2022),(Paraschiv et al 2022), (Juliet Orji et al 2022,(Huo et al 2021),(Awotunde et al 2022), Workers and/or small and/or medium-size companies(Naab and Bans-Akutey 2021),(Beckers et al 2021),(Aishel et al 2021) Users, experts, and professionals(Kawasaki et al 2021),(Gao et al 2020),(Rattanawicha et al 2021),(Masoud et al 2021),(Alam and Rahman 2021),(Palomino Pita et al 2020), (Jasi ńska-Biliczak 2022),(Agus et al 2021),(Odeh and Yousef 2021),(Kitukutha et al 2021)(Pantelimon et al 2020),(Tran 2021), (WiScicka-Fernando 2021 …”