Dannenberg, Peter ORCID: 0000-0002-4159-6635, Fuchs, Martina, Riedler, Tim ORCID: 0000-0001-7500-1516 and Wiedemann, Cathrin (2020). Digital Transition by COVID-19 Pandemic? The German Food Online Retail. Tijdschr. Econ. Soc. Geogr., 111 (3). S. 543 - 561. HOBOKEN: WILEY. ISSN 1467-9663

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a sharp increase in online trade. This article examines the impact of the pandemic on online grocery retail in Germany. Here we follow and refine the multi-level perspective by Geels, and examine to what extent and why the online grocery retail expanded during the pandemic. A particular focus is on the spatial expansion into rural areas. The study shows a general upswing in the grocery trade and disproportionately high growth in online grocery trade and identifies driving and limiting factors. While COVID-19 has opened a window of opportunity, our results indicate little transition of grocery to e-grocery. This finding can be explained by the sudden and temporary constellation at the level of the socio-technical regime during the pandemic. As a result, we argue for a rethinking the temporality of windows of opportunities and the related vulnerability of the innovations which need them.

Item Type: Journal Article
Creators:
CreatorsEmailORCIDORCID Put Code
Dannenberg, PeterUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-4159-6635UNSPECIFIED
Fuchs, MartinaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Riedler, TimUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0001-7500-1516UNSPECIFIED
Wiedemann, CathrinUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-329574
DOI: 10.1111/tesg.12453
Journal or Publication Title: Tijdschr. Econ. Soc. Geogr.
Volume: 111
Number: 3
Page Range: S. 543 - 561
Date: 2020
Publisher: WILEY
Place of Publication: HOBOKEN
ISSN: 1467-9663
Language: English
Faculty: Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Divisions: Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences > Department of Geosciences > Geographisches Institut
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
MULTILEVEL PERSPECTIVE; RETHINKING; GEOGRAPHYMultiple languages
Economics; GeographyMultiple languages
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/32957

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