Ordering goods from countries outside the European Union is rapidly losing popularity among residents. AliExpress, which is one of the world’s most popular online shopping platform, lost its leading position among internet platforms last year. On top of that, this platform’s popularity among Latvian residents has dropped by more than half, according to data from Citadele Bank on residents’ online shopping habits.
As a result, leading positions are held by EU-based online shopping sites – bestsecret.com and aboutyou.lv, BNN was told by Citadele Bank.
For years China-based online store AliExpress was the most popular online store among Latvian residents. In 2020, according to…