Office workers stopped commuting and began working from home while students became accustomed to learning away from the classroom. Let us know in the comments below(Image: SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)Isabelle Szmigin, professor of marketing at the University of Birmingham, said: "I guess apart from the obvious increase in online shopping, the most interesting is the growth in local shopping. "We may see city high streets suffer and small, local shops and delivery businesses gain somewhat. "But remember the queues outside Primark after last lockdown - some people still need their high street shopping fix." CharityThe coronavirus lockdown has showed the nation at its best in terms of community spirit and acts of charity.

Source: Daily Mirror March 19, 2021 04:05 UTC