A survey conducted in 2022 revealed that almost half (49 percent) of shoppers aged 55 to 64 in the United Kingdom bought their groceries online to avoid going to the store, likely to avoid crowds and the risk of COVID-19 infections. Additionally, 44 percent of 25 to 24-year-old UK consumers shopped online for groceries when they had no time for a trip to the store.
Reasons to purchase groceries online in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by age group
Characteristic
Missing cooking ingredients
Home and too lazy to leave
No time to go shopping
Do all weekly grocery shopping
Avoid stores (e.g. crowds, risk of infection)
Other/s
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Appinio & Spryker. (June 13, 2022). Reasons to purchase groceries online in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319420/online-grocery-shopping-reasons-uk-age/
Appinio & Spryker. "Reasons to purchase groceries online in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by age group." Chart. June 13, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319420/online-grocery-shopping-reasons-uk-age/
Appinio & Spryker. (2022). Reasons to purchase groceries online in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319420/online-grocery-shopping-reasons-uk-age/
Appinio & Spryker. "Reasons to Purchase Groceries Online in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2022, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319420/online-grocery-shopping-reasons-uk-age/
Appinio & Spryker, Reasons to purchase groceries online in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319420/online-grocery-shopping-reasons-uk-age/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Reasons to purchase groceries online in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by age group [Graph], Appinio & Spryker, June 13, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319420/online-grocery-shopping-reasons-uk-age/