This statistic displays the share of retail businesses making e-commerce purchases in the United Kingdom from 2009 to 2018. In 2018, 48.2 percent of retail businesses made purchases via e-commerce. This was an increase of roughly 15 percentage points from 2017.
Share of retail businesses making e-commerce purchases in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2018
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (November 29, 2019). Share of retail businesses making e-commerce purchases in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1030374/share-of-retail-businesses-making-e-commerce-purchases-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Share of retail businesses making e-commerce purchases in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2018." Chart. November 29, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1030374/share-of-retail-businesses-making-e-commerce-purchases-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2019). Share of retail businesses making e-commerce purchases in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1030374/share-of-retail-businesses-making-e-commerce-purchases-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Share of Retail Businesses Making E-commerce Purchases in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2009 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1030374/share-of-retail-businesses-making-e-commerce-purchases-in-the-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Share of retail businesses making e-commerce purchases in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1030374/share-of-retail-businesses-making-e-commerce-purchases-in-the-uk/ (last visited December 03, 2023)
Share of retail businesses making e-commerce purchases in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2009 to 2018 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), November 29, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1030374/share-of-retail-businesses-making-e-commerce-purchases-in-the-uk/