Third of Czechs shop abroad

A poll commissioned by GE Money Bank suggests that almost a third of Czechs do some of their shopping abroad. The reasons are lower prices as well as a wider choice of goods. Almost half of Czech consumers who shop abroad say they are planning to travel across the border to do at least part of their Christmas shopping this year. Most of those who travel abroad to shop come from regions bordering on Germany, Poland and Austria. Six percent of those polled said they shopped abroad on a regular basis, 24 percent only occasionally. According to the poll, people from the border regions mostly purchase groceries, while people from Prague and those with a higher education tend to shop for clothes and travel to more distant countries, such as Italy and the United Kingdom.