In August 2025, the value of internet retail sales in Great Britain reached a value of over *** billion British pounds, down from the previous month. Overall the value of internet retail sales has steadily increased with peaks during the winter season, reflecting sales increase from the holiday season.

The online food and grocery shopping market in the United Kingdom recorded an annual decrease of ** percent in 2022. That is well down on the previous year when e-shopping for food and groceries rose to popularity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A slight increase in growth was forecast for 2023 as UK consumers become accustomed again to buying groceries online again.

High demand during the lockdown following the COVID-19 outbreak caused the online food and grocery market penetration to nearly double between 2019 and 2021. However, as the situation has returned to normal, this growth has slowed. In 2022, the percentage of users purchasing food and groceries online was **** percent, a decrease compared to the previous year.

BNPL became more common in the United Kingdom for online shopping, although it was not as popular as mobile wallets or credit cards were. Indeed, a comparison between preferred payment methods in the UK across several years reveals that debit cards remained relatively unchanged in their popularity. Other payment methods - mobile wallets and credit cards, especially - saw increasing use. Credit cards, for example, was a growth of ** percentage points between 2016 and 2021 - highlighting an increasing demand for credit whilst purchasing goods online.

This statistic shows consumers' retail channel use in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2018. Data revealed that ***** percent of consumers in the UK shopped in-store only, whilst online-only shoppers accounted for about ** percent percent. Over ** percent of consumers used both channels, exceeding the share of online-only shoppers.

This statistic displays the online retail value in selected European countries from 2016 to 2022. In 2022, online retail sales in the United Kingdom (UK) was measured at the value of *** billion British pounds, the highest among the countries in display here. Germany followed with about ** billion British pounds.

This statistic shows the results of a survey asking British women about their favorite source for information regarding beauty products in 2016. While brand websites represented the leading answer with a share of ** percenent, forums were only mentioned by ***** percent of female consumers surveyed.

In 2021, sales of edible grocery products through e-commerce channels amounted to around **** billion British pounds in the United Kingdom, while store-based sales totaled around *** billion. Edible grocery online sales had been steadily increasing, reaching the highest growth in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. By 2026, the sector's e-commerce sales are projected to reach over ** billion British pounds.

Over the time period between 2016 and 2021, total chain retail sales in the United Kingdom (UK) increased continuously, amounting to an estimated value of *** billion British pounds in 2021. In that year, e-commerce sales constituted approximately a third of the total chain retail sales. According to the forecast, the positive growth in retail sales will continue over the next five years. Overall, total retail sales (store-based and online) is projected to reach *** billion British pounds by 2026.

In 2024, global retail e-commerce sales reached an estimated ************ U.S. dollars. Projections indicate a ** percent growth in this figure over the coming years, with expectations to come close to ************** dollars by 2028. World players Among the key players on the world stage, the American marketplace giant Amazon holds the title of the largest e-commerce player globally, with a gross merchandise value of nearly *********** U.S. dollars in 2024. Amazon was also the most valuable retail brand globally, followed by mostly American competitors such as Walmart and the Home Depot. Leading e-tailing regions E-commerce is a dormant channel globally, but nowhere has it been as successful as in Asia. In 2024, the e-commerce revenue in that continent alone was measured at nearly ************ U.S. dollars, outperforming the Americas and Europe. That year, the up-and-coming e-commerce markets also centered around Asia. The Philippines and India stood out as the swiftest-growing e-commerce markets based on online sales, anticipating a growth rate surpassing ** percent.

This statistic presents the preferred delivery methods of online shoppers in the United Kingdom according to a survey conducted between November 2015 and January 2016. Of respondents, 42 percent preferred to use next day delivery when purchasing online.

This statistic displays the frequency of online shopping for adults in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016. A ** percent share of adult respondents reported they make use of online shop every few weeks.

This statistic shows the results of a survey in which respondents were asked how they had used their smartphone in the past month to do their online grocery shopping in the United Kingdom in 2014 and 2016. The largest increase is seen for those who use their phone to add items after checkout, increasing by * percent to ** percent of respondents, with ** percent of respondents doing their full online grocery shop via their phone in **********.

This survey represents the factors of choice for the consumers when choosing their favourite retailer in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2016. The main reason in both years for choosing a shopping place is good prices. However, in 2015 **** percent of the respondents claimed that while in 2016 only **** percent. Meanwhile, trust in the brand has gained importance, from **** percent in 2015 to **** percent in 2016 stating this as important. Reasons concerning online shopping are important to about one third of the buyers.

From 2016 to 2019, more than half of all individuals (at 53 percent) living in cities in the United Kingdom (UK) purchased household goods online.

This statistic presents the reasons consumers returned purchases to retailers in the United Kingdom according to a survey conducted between November 2015 and January 2016. Of returns made during this time, 37 percent were due to the consumer not liking the product or the product not fitting.

This statistic presents the results of a survey asking British women about their favorite source for information regading beauty products in 2016, stratified by age groups. While brand websites represented the leading category in almost all age groups, shops that sell products online were the preferred source of information for women aged 55 years and older.

This statistic presents the important attributes of in-store shopping experiences in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016. According to the survey, the most important attribute of an in-store shopping experience is having a sales associate with deep knowledge about the product range, with **** percent of respondents claiming this to be important. For **** percent of respondents the ability to check other stores is important. Nearly ********* of the people think it is important to have in-store wireless internet connection.

This statistic shows the monthly trend in the value of sales made via non-store retailers in Great Britain from January 2016 to October 2024, as an index of sales per week. Despite small fluctuations, non-store retail sales showed an overall increase during this period, peaking in June 2020 at an index value of 115.2. In October 2024, the sales value index stood at 108.2.The figures are seasonally adjusted estimates, measured using the Retail Sales Index (RSI) and published in index form with a reference year of 2022 equal to 100.

This statistic displays the findings of a survey on the most common outcomes of online purchase attempts of goods or services by enterprises for their own use from another EU country in the United Kingdom (UK) in *************. During the survey period, it was found that *** percent of the UK-based enterprises reported that the product had not been delivered successfully.