Yoga mats, beard trimmers, and loungewear: Here's what online shoppers in the UK have been splurging on during the past two weeks of lockdown

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Exercise equipment, grooming products, and loungewear were the most popular items that online customers in the UK purchased in the past two weeks during the nationwide lockdown.
American footwear brands UGG and Crocs, and fashion titan Calvin Klein were the best performing brands with the highest surge in online consumer traffic in the UK, according to a new fortnightly report.
Online retailers bumped up product prices as demand soared, and also removed thousands of discounts from lockdown clothing categories.
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It is evident that a pandemic can have a major impact on society. A recent "Lockdown Economy" report revealed such an impact on the online retail industry in Britain.

In a span of two weeks between March 24 and April 7 during the lockdown, online shoppers in the UK heavily invested in exercise equipment, beauty products, and loungewear – creating record levels of demand.

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