๐๐ญ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒโ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐น๐ฎ๐บ & ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ
๐๐ญ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒโ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐น๐ฎ๐บ & ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ As we get used to the โnew normalโ, we take a quick look back at how
๐๐ญ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒโ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐น๐ฎ๐บ & ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ
As we get used to the โnew normalโ, we take a quick look back at how peopleโs habits dramatically changed during the lockdownโa 2-minute read.
Recently The Sunday Times published a fascinating collection of statistics around how the lives of people in the UK transformed during lockdown.
Weโve broken it down into four sections โ ๐ฉโโ๏ธHealth, ๐ฐwealth, โบ๏ธhappiness and of course, ๐กhomes.
These national trends have been reflected across AREA.
*Figures are comparing April with March 2020 and sourced from John Lewis and the Office for National Statistics unless stated.
๐ฉโโ๏ธHealth
With gyms closed and time on their hands people turned to exercising at home.
300% โ The fitness app Strava saw a massive leap in usage.
72% โ Rise in sales of sports shoes.
496% โ The purchase of gym equipment surged.
๐ฐWealth
60% โ Drop in withdrawals from ATMs.
ยฃ16.2 billion โ Rise in household savings in April.
200% โ The share price of video conferencing app Zoom rocketed this year. (Up to May 31).
โบ๏ธHappiness
To keep our minds off you know what, we turned to:
240% โ Board games and jigsaws proved hugely popular with soaring sales.
18% โ An increase in online chats recorded by dating app OkCupid.
50% โ Increase in sales of rose wine. *Source Majestic Wine.
76% โ Rise in sales of sherry. *Source Majestic Wine.
๐กHome
With more time spent at home, people have been turning to DIY and splashing out.
480% โ Argos reported selling out of hot tubs, and eBay reported a massive spike in demand.
18% โ On May 27 property portal Rightmove recorded its busiest ever day, up 18 per cent on the previous year.
74 % โ Of households carried out some form of DIY during April and May according to Comparethemarket.com
At Oliver James weโve seen a surge in interest as the lockdown relaxes and people want to get moving again.
Of course, the most important and heart-breaking statistics during and after lockdown are the number of people who sadly lost their lives to this terrible illness.
Our thoughts are with their families and loved ones.
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