AN ANALYTICAL VIEW OF CONSUMERS' PURCHASING BEHAVIOUR IN TERMS OF E-COMMERCE DURING COVID-19

Due to its numerous advantages, and largely also because of the COVID-19 pandemic, online shopping has become the easiest and most convenient way for consumers to shop. The main goal of the paper is to analyze the current state of online shopping behaviour of consumers in times of the COVID-19 pandemic. Data was collected using a questionnaire. The questionnaire examined selected factors affecting online shopping during the pandemic. A total of 546 respondents took part in the questionnaire survey. The results showed that respondents shopped online more often during the pandemic than they did before the pandemic. The findings also pointed to significant gender differences in terms of selected factors, specifically in the aspect of health, security, speed and time. It was found that women pay more attention to the aspects of health, speed and time, while for men, the security aspect proved to be the most important. The knowledge gained hereunder may help businesses determine marketing and business management strategies that could be implemented not only during the pandemic but also after the pandemic ends.