Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and generational heterogeneity on ecommerce shopping styles-A case study of Sacramento,California  

作　　者：Qianhua Luo Teddy Forscher Susan Shaheen Elizabeth Deakin Joan L.Walker 

机构地区：[1]Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,University of California,Berkeley,CA,94720,USA [2]Transportation Sustainability Research Center,University of California,Berkeley,CA,94704,USA [3]Department of City and Regional Planning,University of California,Berkeley,CA,94720,USA [4]Center for Global Metropolitan Studies,University of California,Berkeley,CA,94720,USA

出　　处：《Communications in Transportation Research》2023年第1期53-61,共9页交通研究通讯（英文）

基　　金：funded by the University of California Institute of Transportation Studies'California Senate Bill 1 research program and the US Department of Transportation's Telemobility Tier 1 University Transportation Center(UTC).

摘　　要：The COVID pandemic has accelerated the growth of ecommerce and reshaped shopping patterns,which in turn impacts trip-making and vehicle miles traveled.The objectives of this study are to define shopping styles and quantify their prevalence in the population,investigate the impact of the pandemic on shopping style transition,understand the generational heterogeneity and other factors that influence shopping styles,and comment on the potential impact of the pandemic on long-term shopping behavior.Two months after the initial shutdown(May/June 2021),we collected ecommerce behavioral data from 313 Sacramento Region households using an online survey.A K-means clustering analysis of shopping behavior across eight commodity types identified five shopping styles,including ecommerce independent,ecommerce dependent,and three mixed modes in-between.We found that the share of ecommerce independent style shifted from 55%pre-pandemic to 27%during the pandemic.Overall,30%kept the same style as pre-pandemic,54%became more ecommerce dependent,and 16%became less ecommerce dependent,with the latter group more likely to view shopping an excuse to get out.Heterogeneity was found across generations.Pre-pandemic,Millennials and Gen Z were the most ecommerce dependent,but during the pandemic they made relatively small shifts toward increased ecommerce dependency.Baby Boomers and the Silent Generation were bimodal,either sticking to in-person shopping or shifting to ecommercedependency during the pandemic.Post-pandemic intentions varied across styles,with households who primarily adopt non-food ecommerce intending to reverse back to in-person shopping,while the highly ecommerce dependent intend to limit future in-store activities.

关 键 词：ECOMMERCE COVID pandemic Shopping patterns Generational heterogeneity 

分 类 号：F724.6[经济管理—产业经济]