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We aimed to investigate potential changes in shopping frequencies and preferred shopping type (offline\/online) and their relationship with pandemic-specific anxiety and stress during the 2020 spring lockdown in Germany.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold> To address this question, we assessed self-reported changes in shopping behavior in a German sample <jats:italic>via<\/jats:italic> an online survey conducted during April and May 2020.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> A total of 3,122 adults were included in the analysis. Of the total sample, 35% reported no changes in their shopping behavior, 46.8% shopped less, while 18.2% shopped more during the lockdown. The groups differed with respect to sociodemographic variables, and those participants who were shopping more reported greater pandemic-related health fears and stress due to the restrictions. Moreover, they shopped online more often during the lockdown than the other two groups.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold> While the majority of the sample reported no changes in their shopping behavior or even shopped less during the 2020 spring lockdown, a subgroup of individuals was shopping more during this time, especially food and drugstore products. It is important to understand which factors influenced individuals to shop more so that policy makers can target this group and prevent panic buying, especially during subsequent waves of infection. 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