Over one in five Poles to pay more cashlessly

Poles focus their expenses on healthcare, hygiene products and increasingly decide to shop to furnish their homes, gardens and allotments. 22 percent of respondents declared that they will more often than ever pay without using cash for their purchases in a stationary store or products bought online, according to a study commissioned by Santander Consumer Bank.

Compared to the beginning of the pandemic, the purchasing plans of Poles have slightly changed. To the greatest extent, they have already given up or might give up their holidays (45 percent), air travel (39 percent) or hotel stays (31 percent). However, compared to the beginning of the epidemic, slightly more people do not intend to refuse to buy home furnishings (50 percent), electronics and home appliances (42 percent) and sports equipment (27 percent).

“Changes in the hierarchy of purchasing needs result from two key elements. First, we look more closely at expenses. Secondly, the closure of many premises or services simply prevented them from being used. Due to virtually complete frostbite of the economy, the situation will change, however, certainly, we will not return to the level of consumption before the epidemic,” Andrzej Wojtuń, the coordinator of the study, commented.

(ISBnews)