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November 19, 2024
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How has COVID-19 changed individuals' e-commerce and shopping mobility habits? Evidence from Madrid Region

Publicated to: TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART A-POLICY AND PRACTICE. 190 104295- - 2024-12-01 190(), DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2024.104295

Authors:

Cano-Leiva, Jose; Gomez, Juan; Alves, Guilherme F; Vassallo, Jose Manuel
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Affiliations

Univ Politecn Madrid, Ctr Invest Transporte TRANSyT, Calle Prof Aranguren 3, E-28040 Madrid, Spain - Author

Abstract

The use of e-commerce has grown exponentially in recent years, driven by the increase in Internet connectivity and the spread of electronic payment mechanisms. Lockdowns and social distancing measures imposed during the COVID-19 health crisis led to an extra growth in the use of eshopping among the population, some of which has continued after the end of the pandemic. Ecommerce practices have been found to influence mobility patterns of individuals, with many contributions having analyzed their effects on shopping trips before the pandemic and during COVID waves. However, there is a need to understand the lasting changes in individuals' patterns of e-commerce as well as their subsequent impact on mobility in the aftermath of the pandemic. To that end, this research takes advantage of a macro survey campaign in the Region of Madrid, Spain between October and November 2022, collecting 15,666 valid responses in a fully postCOVID timeframe. This information was exploited to build a Generalized Structural Equation Model (GSEM) that explores individuals' patterns of e-commerce use in two different time periods, pre- and post-COVID, with the aim of studying to what extent changes in e-commerce and shopping habits have modified individuals' mobility patterns. The research concludes a positive, albeit modest, effect of the pandemic on e-commerce usage among the population, as well as an increased preference for shopping physically close to home. Reductions in shopping mobility are greater among intensive users of e-commerce and people who before COVID mainly used the private car or public transport for shopping trips, thus suggesting a positive impact on sustainability from the demand side. The paper provides additional insights on the relationships between shopping habits, e-commerce use, and reductions in the mobility of individuals due to the availability of e-commerce, of interest to researchers and policymakers.
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Keywords

AdoptioCovid-19E -commerceE-commerceExperience goodsGsemImpactIn-storeMadriMadridMobility habitsOnlineSearch goodsServicesShopping mobilitySpatial attributesTravel behavior

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART A-POLICY AND PRACTICE due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2024 there are still no calculated indicators, but in 2023, it was in position 22/620, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Economics. Notably, the journal is positioned above the 90th percentile.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-07:

  • WoS: 3
  • Scopus: 5
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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-07:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 60 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

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    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (CANO LEIVA, JOSE) and Last Author (VASSALLO MAGRO, JOSE MANUEL).

    the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been CANO LEIVA, JOSE.

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    Awards linked to the item

    The authors wish to thank the Grant IMPETUS PID2021-123672OB-I00 funded by MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by ERDF/EU. The authors also want to thank the E.MORES project, which has provided data employed in this research; this project lies within an agreement between the Region of Madrid and Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (UPM) for the direct granting to finance research activities on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 disease, financed with REACT-EU resources from the European Regional Development Fund.
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