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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:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Dannenberg, Peter UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-4159-6635 UNSPECIFIED Fuchs, Martina UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Riedler, Tim UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-7500-1516 UNSPECIFIED Wiedemann, Cathrin UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
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:	Keywords Language MULTILEVEL PERSPECTIVE; RETHINKING; GEOGRAPHY Multiple languages Economics; Geography Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/32957