Geneva, May 4, 2021, SPA -- The COVID-19 pandemic led to increase the share of retail sales via the Internet at a percentage ranging from 16 to 19% in 2020. A United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) report explained that the e-commerce jumped to $7.26 trillion last year. South Korea ranked atop, in this regard, as its e-commerce rose by 9.25%. The UNCTAD called on the world countries to take into consideration such leap in the e-commerce, during the economic restructuring that would follow, in the wake of the pandemic. --SPA 20:57 LOCAL TIME 17:57 GMT 0029 www.spa.gov.sa/w1553452