The results of a survey, conducted in China in March 2021, revealed that around 62 percent of respondents who shopped at least once a week preferred shopping online via mobile phone/ smartphone, whereas around 54 percent of respondents used to visit physical stores for frequent purchases.
Preferred shopping channels and devices chosen by daily or weekly consumers in China as of March 2021
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PwC. (June 15, 2021). Preferred shopping channels and devices chosen by daily or weekly consumers in China as of March 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1054154/china-shopping-channels-preferred-by-daily-or-weekly-consumers/
PwC. "Preferred shopping channels and devices chosen by daily or weekly consumers in China as of March 2021." Chart. June 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1054154/china-shopping-channels-preferred-by-daily-or-weekly-consumers/
PwC. (2021). Preferred shopping channels and devices chosen by daily or weekly consumers in China as of March 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1054154/china-shopping-channels-preferred-by-daily-or-weekly-consumers/
PwC. "Preferred Shopping Channels and Devices Chosen by Daily or Weekly Consumers in China as of March 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1054154/china-shopping-channels-preferred-by-daily-or-weekly-consumers/
PwC, Preferred shopping channels and devices chosen by daily or weekly consumers in China as of March 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1054154/china-shopping-channels-preferred-by-daily-or-weekly-consumers/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Preferred shopping channels and devices chosen by daily or weekly consumers in China as of March 2021 [Graph], PwC, June 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1054154/china-shopping-channels-preferred-by-daily-or-weekly-consumers/