Southlanders have taken to buying more grocery items and liquor online than before. Southland had the biggest regional increase of 65 per cent for ordering food and liquor online and the surge predominantly came during lockdown in 2020. NZ Post’s Full Download report revealed Southlanders spent $29 million on food and liquor online last year. Nationally, the report that looks at e-commerce spending, found speciality food, groceries and liquor online sales in New Zealand is projected to be the fastest growing industry. “One would really hope that anybody in Southland who is using those systems [online shopping] will look at Southland-based establishments to go to first.

Source: Stuff June 11, 2021 05:48 UTC