{"id":65475,"date":"2021-04-22T14:51:31","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T13:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=65475"},"modified":"2021-12-16T18:32:32","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T18:32:32","slug":"retail-reopened-have-consumer-attitudes-changed-as-a-result-of-the-pandemic-restriction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/retail-reopened-have-consumer-attitudes-changed-as-a-result-of-the-pandemic-restriction","title":{"rendered":"Retail reopened: Have consumer attitudes changed after restrictions?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Online shopping became increasingly popular during the pandemic, but why did people still surge into stores after the restrictions eased? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"777\" height=\"439\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Photo-by-Alvaro-Serrano-on-Unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Photo-by-Alvaro-Serrano-on-Unsplash.jpg 777w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Photo-by-Alvaro-Serrano-on-Unsplash-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Photo-by-Alvaro-Serrano-on-Unsplash-770x435.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Photo-by-Alvaro-Serrano-on-Unsplash-293x166.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"777\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Photo-by-Alvaro-Serrano-on-Unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Photo-by-Alvaro-Serrano-on-Unsplash.jpg 777w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Photo-by-Alvaro-Serrano-on-Unsplash-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Photo-by-Alvaro-Serrano-on-Unsplash-770x435.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/Photo-by-Alvaro-Serrano-on-Unsplash-293x166.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The non-essential shops in Wales can finally resume operations after long term restrictions.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On the 12th of April, after three months of shopping restrictions, the non-essential shops in Wales reopened and started serving clients face to face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This situation forced people to change their spending habits and switch to online shopping when buying new clothes or cosmetics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reports state that COVID-19 has had a lasting impact on consumers purchasing in the retail industry. According to the data from Office for National Statistics, the ratio of internet sales to total retail sales in February is 34.5%, compared to 19.1% of the same period last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It seems that now things are getting back to normal with long queues of people waiting to get into the shop, with some of them reflecting on how their perception as consumers has changed after a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kim Coolwijk, 20<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"781\" height=\"440\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/1.jpg 781w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/1-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/1-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"781\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/1.jpg 781w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/1-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/1-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Kim Coolwijk decided to buy useless things for herself but she will sell them on Depop.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI went to Zara to buy some summer stuff and jeans because it is warmer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHonestly, I bought some stuff that I don\u2019t really need, however, I will sell some of my stuff on Depop, so some stuff goes out on it. But I don\u2019t think I spend excessively, if people want to spend a lot, I will say look into sustainability.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cristina Hart, 20<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"781\" height=\"440\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/2.jpg 781w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/2-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/2-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"781\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/2.jpg 781w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/2-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/2-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Cristina Hart prefer to buy clothes online.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI went to H&amp;M and Zara, and bought a few skincare things I needed, not many clothes because I didn&#8217;t see anything I liked. I&#8217;m very picky.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have been doing online shopping so I tried not to spend, but I get why people would spend a lot because they haven&#8217;t been able to shop.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cong Li, 25<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"440\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/3.jpg 780w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/3-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/3-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/3.jpg 780w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/3-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/3-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Cong Li bought some luxuries in stores and online, but he prefer to try the stuff in physical shops.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI went to Bicester Village. I bought a pair of McQueen shoes and Burberry Trench Coats. \u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI also bought a bag from an LV online shop. I think the stuff I bought were what I really needed, I feel that it will be used in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don&#8217;t think I overspend. During the lockdown period, I can only view the pictures of these products on the official website. But now I can go to the store to try them on. If I feel it is suitable, I will buy it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Yilin Zeng, 24<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"781\" height=\"439\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/4.jpg 781w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/4-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/4-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"781\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/4.jpg 781w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/4-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/4-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Yilin Zeng enjoys shopping in stores and the discounted items are attractive to her.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI went shopping a lot! I went to Debenhams, John Lewis and House of Fraser. I bought a lot of make-up and skincare products and also some perfumes that I wanted before. It may not be used in a short time, but it can be used later.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think I spend excessively, some of the things are bought at a discount and can be sent to others. After re-opening, some stores have a clearance sale, some have a discount, so I feel it\u2019s time to buy the stuff that I wanted before. \u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut I can understand why some people spend a lot in stores. Because of COVID-19, many people just stay at home, and they are prone to be depressed for a long time at home. To some extent, consumption can relieve part of their mood, which is equivalent to an emotional outlet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Holly Rudyj, 18<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"781\" height=\"440\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/5.jpg 781w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/5-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/5-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"781\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/5.jpg 781w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/5-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/5-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Holly Rudyj doesn&#8217;t like to shop online because the items are always unsuitable.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI went to Bershka, Primark and some food shops. The main stuff I bought is clothes because I have no clothes. Every time I buy clothes online they either don&#8217;t fit or are too big or they don&#8217;t look like what they do online.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor some people may have revenge sending because they want to treat themselves and if they see sales, definitely, it makes them want to buy more, even if they don&#8217;t need it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"781\" height=\"440\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/6.jpg 781w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/6-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/6-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/6-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"781\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/6.jpg 781w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/6-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/6-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/6-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The long queue outside the Primark in the Cardiff city centre.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do people still prefer to shop in the streets or online after lockdown restrictions and how their shopping habits have changed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":609,"featured_media":65521,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[213,315],"coauthors":[777],"class_list":["post-65475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-culture","tag-fashion","tag-lockdown"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Retail reopened: Have consumer attitudes changed after restrictions? - InterCardiff<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Retail reopened: Have consumer attitudes changed after restrictions? - InterCardiff\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Do people still prefer to shop in the streets or online after lockdown restrictions and how their shopping habits have changed\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/retail-reopened-have-consumer-attitudes-changed-as-a-result-of-the-pandemic-restriction\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"InterCardiff\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-04-22T13:51:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-12-16T18:32:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/mike-petrucci-c9FQyqIECds-unsplash.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"781\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"438\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Yiran Xing\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Yiran Xing\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/retail-reopened-have-consumer-attitudes-changed-as-a-result-of-the-pandemic-restriction\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/retail-reopened-have-consumer-attitudes-changed-as-a-result-of-the-pandemic-restriction\",\"name\":\"Retail reopened: Have consumer attitudes changed after restrictions? - InterCardiff\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/retail-reopened-have-consumer-attitudes-changed-as-a-result-of-the-pandemic-restriction#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/retail-reopened-have-consumer-attitudes-changed-as-a-result-of-the-pandemic-restriction#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/mike-petrucci-c9FQyqIECds-unsplash.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-04-22T13:51:31+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-12-16T18:32:32+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/#\/schema\/person\/7561821532cff3acbeb2a69d301517b2\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/retail-reopened-have-consumer-attitudes-changed-as-a-result-of-the-pandemic-restriction#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/retail-reopened-have-consumer-attitudes-changed-as-a-result-of-the-pandemic-restriction\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/retail-reopened-have-consumer-attitudes-changed-as-a-result-of-the-pandemic-restriction#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/mike-petrucci-c9FQyqIECds-unsplash.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/mike-petrucci-c9FQyqIECds-unsplash.jpg\",\"width\":781,\"height\":438,\"caption\":\"Photo by Mike Petrucci on Unsplash\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/retail-reopened-have-consumer-attitudes-changed-as-a-result-of-the-pandemic-restriction#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Retail reopened: Have consumer attitudes changed after restrictions?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/\",\"name\":\"InterCardiff\",\"description\":\"A global city for internationalists\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/#\/schema\/person\/7561821532cff3acbeb2a69d301517b2\",\"name\":\"Yiran Xing\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/3b1e83f7645bdaa277ed2d32c4b8815b\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/15d34fedbc81c1f553514cc8cb5922511dd3ab38a73704da5cd6c15d8d94617e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/15d34fedbc81c1f553514cc8cb5922511dd3ab38a73704da5cd6c15d8d94617e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Yiran Xing\"},\"description\":\"A multimedia journalist interested in society, photography, reading and pop music.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/author\/xing\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Retail reopened: Have consumer attitudes changed after restrictions? - InterCardiff","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Retail reopened: Have consumer attitudes changed after restrictions? - InterCardiff","og_description":"Do people still prefer to shop in the streets or online after lockdown restrictions and how their shopping habits have changed","og_url":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/retail-reopened-have-consumer-attitudes-changed-as-a-result-of-the-pandemic-restriction","og_site_name":"InterCardiff","article_published_time":"2021-04-22T13:51:31+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-12-16T18:32:32+00:00","og_image":[{"width":781,"height":438,"url":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/mike-petrucci-c9FQyqIECds-unsplash.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Yiran Xing","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Yiran Xing","Estimated reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/retail-reopened-have-consumer-attitudes-changed-as-a-result-of-the-pandemic-restriction","url":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/retail-reopened-have-consumer-attitudes-changed-as-a-result-of-the-pandemic-restriction","name":"Retail reopened: Have consumer attitudes changed after restrictions? - InterCardiff","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/retail-reopened-have-consumer-attitudes-changed-as-a-result-of-the-pandemic-restriction#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/retail-reopened-have-consumer-attitudes-changed-as-a-result-of-the-pandemic-restriction#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/mike-petrucci-c9FQyqIECds-unsplash.jpg","datePublished":"2021-04-22T13:51:31+00:00","dateModified":"2021-12-16T18:32:32+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/#\/schema\/person\/7561821532cff3acbeb2a69d301517b2"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/retail-reopened-have-consumer-attitudes-changed-as-a-result-of-the-pandemic-restriction#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/retail-reopened-have-consumer-attitudes-changed-as-a-result-of-the-pandemic-restriction"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/retail-reopened-have-consumer-attitudes-changed-as-a-result-of-the-pandemic-restriction#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/mike-petrucci-c9FQyqIECds-unsplash.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/mike-petrucci-c9FQyqIECds-unsplash.jpg","width":781,"height":438,"caption":"Photo by Mike Petrucci on Unsplash"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/retail-reopened-have-consumer-attitudes-changed-as-a-result-of-the-pandemic-restriction#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Retail reopened: Have consumer attitudes changed after restrictions?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/#website","url":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/","name":"InterCardiff","description":"A global city for internationalists","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/#\/schema\/person\/7561821532cff3acbeb2a69d301517b2","name":"Yiran Xing","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/3b1e83f7645bdaa277ed2d32c4b8815b","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/15d34fedbc81c1f553514cc8cb5922511dd3ab38a73704da5cd6c15d8d94617e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/15d34fedbc81c1f553514cc8cb5922511dd3ab38a73704da5cd6c15d8d94617e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Yiran Xing"},"description":"A multimedia journalist interested in society, photography, reading and pop music.","url":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/author\/xing"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/609"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65475"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65475\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66028,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65475\/revisions\/66028"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65475"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=65475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}