Okubuhlungu!Imakethe Yezimonyo Yase-UK Yehla

NgoMashi 18 kulo nyaka, uhulumeni waseBrithani umemezele ukwesulwa kwayo yonke imikhawulo mayelana nobhubhane olusha lomqhele, okuphawula uguquko olugcwele lwase-UK ukusuka esigabeni sokuvimbela ubhubhane kuya esigabeni “esilele”.

Ngokwemininingwane ebikwe yi-IMRG Capgemini Online Retail Index, ukuthengiswa kwezitolo eziku-inthanethi e-UK kwehle ngo-12% unyaka nonyaka ngo-Ephreli 2022 ngemuva kokuthi i-UK iyisuse ngokuphelele inqubomgomo yayo yokunqanda ubhubhane ngoMashi.NgoMeyi olandelayo, ukuthengiswa kwezitolo eziku-inthanethi e-UK kwehle ngo-8.7% unyaka nonyaka—uma kuqhathaniswa nokukhula konyaka ngo-12% ngo-April 2021 kanye nokwenyuka konyaka nonyaka ngo-10% ngoMeyi 2021, eCapgemini. Umqondisi woMnyango Wezamaqhinga Nemininingwane u-Andy Mulcahy ngokunganaki unikeze igama elithi “inhlekelele” izibalo zesikhathi esifanayo kulo nyaka.

“Akukho engingakufihla, ukuthengiswa bekukubi kakhulu ezinyangeni ezimbili ezedlule,” esho engxoxweni abe nayo ne-Financial Times.“Ngemuva kokuqeda ukuvimba ubhubhane, wonke umuntu ubheke ngabomvu ukubuyela ezingeni ngaphambi kobhubhane olusha lomqhele.Kodwa sesilandele abathengisi be-inthanethi abangaphezu kuka-200, futhi ukusebenza kokuthengisa kwehlile kusuka ku-5% kuya ku-15%.Ubalule umdondoshiya wemfashini osheshayo wase-UK u-Boohoo njengesibonelo, inkampani yamemezela ngoMeyi 31. Embikweni wayo wemali etholwayo wekota yokuqala, imali engenayo yehle ngo-8%.

Phakathi kwezigaba ezahlukahlukene zamapulatifomu e-e-commerce aseBrithani, ubuhle nezimonyo zenze okubi kakhulu, ukuthengiswa kwehle ngo-28% unyaka nonyaka.

UMulcahy ukholelwa ukuthi uhulumeni waseBrithani kufanele ube necala kulokhu, futhi wasola uhulumeni ngochungechunge lokwenyuswa kwentela kumapulatifomu e-e-commerce: “Ihhovisi le-10 (Ihhovisi likaNdunankulu) lifuna ngabomvu abathengi ukuthi babuyele ezitolo ezingaxhunyiwe ku-inthanethi, futhi selisungule. uchungechunge lokukhuphuka kwentela.Intela ephezulu yokuthengisa ku-inthanethi iphoqe abathengisi ukuthi banyuse amanani entengo yomkhiqizo, okwenze abathengi ukuthi bathenge ezitolo ezishibhile ezenziwe ngezitini nodaka.Phakathi nalolu bhubhane, ukuthengiswa kwe-e-commerce nokuthengiswa kwe-inthanethi kwathathwa njengomsindisi womnotho waseBrithani ngomhlaka-10.Manje Lapho ubhubhane seluphelile, singaxoshwa, akunjalo? ”

Kokubili ukuthengiswa kwezitolo eziku-inthanethi nokungaxhunyiwe ku-inthanethi kuyehla, manje ishonaphi imali yomthengi?Impendulo ye-Guardian izosetshenziswa ngokukhuphuka kwezindleko zokuphila.

Eqinisweni, i-UK ibhekene nokwehla kwamandla emali okubi kakhulu eminyakeni engu-40, ngezinga lokwehla kwamandla emali lika-9.1%, eliye lafaka i-UK ezingeni eliphakeme kakhulu lokwehla kwamandla emali ku-G7 (G7).IBhange LaseNgilandi lixwayise ngokuthi ukwehla kwamandla emali e-UK kungadlula u-11% ngo-Okthoba.

"I-Guardian" ithe ngenxa yokulandelana kwesikhathi eside okubangelwa yileli gciwane elisha lomqhele, isibalo esikhulu sabantu abaneminyaka elungile ephakathi kweminyaka eyi-16 nengama-64 sihoxile emakethe yezabasebenzi yaseBrithani.Lokhu kuholele ekushodeleni okukhulu kwemisebenzi yokudayisa, njengabashayeli bamaloli nabasebenzi bezokuthutha.Ukushoda kwabasebenzi bokulethwa kwezimpahla kwenza abathengisi babhekane nezinselelo ezinkulu ze-supply chain, futhi kufanele bakhuphule amaholo akhokhelwa lezi zikhundla ukuze bathole umphumela “wemivuzo enzima, kufanele kube namadoda anesibindi” - futhi lezi zindleko ezengeziwe, Ngokwemvelo zidluliselwe umkhiqizo.

Ukumba eqolo kwempilo kwenza abathengi baqinise amabhande abo njengoba oyedwa kwabathathu eBrithani ethi useqala ukuyeka itiye elishisayo baphuze amanzi abandayo kuphela ukuze bonge izikweletu zikagesi.UNdunankulu waseBrithani uJohnson waze wakhuthaza ukuthi wonke umuntu ehlise izindleko zokuphila “ngokudla kancane”."Siyekile ukuchitha yonke into ngaphandle kokudla nerenti," kusho u-Dimi Hunter, 43, engxoxweni abe nayo ne-Guardian.“Manje mina nomkami sidla ukudla kabili kuphela ngosuku, sisabela ikhwelo likaNdunankulu.”

Ngaphansi kwezimo ezinjalo, izitolo zezimonyo ezingaxhunyiwe ku-inthanethi zimbalwa ngokwemvelo.“Uhulumeni usitshele ukuthi lolu bhubhane seluphelile.Kodwa abasebenzi basatheleleka kabusha, balokhu befona begula.Ngingakwazi ukuqhubeka nokuqasha abasebenzi abasha - futhi ngikhokhele iholo lokugula langaphambili ngesikhathi esifanayo.Uma umsebenzi omusha naye etheleleka, kanti u-Elizabeth Riley, ongumnikazi wesitolo sezimonyo eBrixton, eningizimu yeLondon, wakhononda, “amakhasimende amadala eze azongibuza: kungani uthengisa i-RIMMEL (Rimmel) Mystery) Isisekelo soketshezi sibiza kakhulu. kunenani elikuwebhusayithi esemthethweni?Kungani ungenzi izaphulelo?Ngingawaphendula kuphela, yebo, yebo, ngingehlisa noma ngehlise inani, bese kuthi ngesonto elizayo, ungibone ngipakisha ngihambe .”

Mayelana nalokhu, unobhala wezamabhizinisi waseBrithani uPaul Scully uhlongoze isu elisha: vumela abasebenzi ukuthi baye emsebenzini begula.Futhi wabacela ukuba balandele isibonelo sendlovukazi eneminyaka engu-95 ubudala, “Ikhehla elikhule kangaka lingaqhubeka nokusebenza, kungani ningakwazi?” 

Lesi simangalo sahlangatshezwa ngokushesha nesivunguvungu sokuthuka okuvela ku-Riley nabasebenzi bakhe."Indlovukazi inazo zonke izinsiza zezokwelapha zase-UK zokuyisekela ngaso sonke isikhathi, futhi kufanele silinde ohlwini lwabalindile amashumi ezinkulungwane zabantu abalinde odokotela ukuthi babone ngamunye ngamunye."Abasebenzi uMaria Walker uthe: "Akukuhle ukugula, noma ngabe yi-Covid-19 noma nginomkhuhlane, bengilokhu ngithimula, ikhala eligijimayo, isiyezi kanye nekhanda elibuhlungu, futhi ngeke ngikwazi ukusiza amakhasimende nhlobo."

URiley uthe, “Nkulunkulu, ubani ofuna ukungena esitolo sezimonyo lapho bonke abasebenzi benethemba lokuthola umqhele omusha?Uma wena nabangani bakho nikha imikhiqizo, basuke bethimula ngemuva?Uma uthola izinkophe, kufanele Ame phakathi ukuze angishaye amakhala?Esikhathini esingaphansi kwesonto, ngizobe ngigcwele izikhalo nezincwadi ezifika ngokushesha!”

Ekupheleni kwenhlolokhono, uRiley uzwakalise ukungabi nathemba ngekusasa lemboni yokudayisa yaseBrithani, wathi angase avale isitolo sezimonyo eLondon, osekuyiminyaka engaphezu kwengu-30 sivuliwe, futhi abuyele emaphandleni aseYorkshire ukuze athathe umhlalaphansi. .“Phela abantu abakwazi ngisho ukukhokhela isinkwa, ubani onendaba uma ubuso babo buhloniphekile?”ebhuqa.