For the incomplete first half of 2021 (from January to May), 1.1 million laptops were bought in Russia – 15% less than in the same period last year, GfK calculated. In terms of money, sales, on the contrary, have grown significantly – by 20%, exceeding 60 billion rubles, the research company told Vedomosti.
In March 2020, the ruble depreciated sharply, at the same time began a massive transition to remote work and study associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, because of this, at the beginning of last year, the demand for laptops grew so much that a record was set for the sales of these devices. in pieces, says Natalya Morzhova, an employee of the sales department of services of the Russian GfK: “This year it was not possible to beat him.”
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