The share of food retail sales made online in predominantly food stores in Great Britain saw its biggest growth in January 2021, when the coronavirus (COVID-19) containment measures were tightened in the United Kingdom. Since then, the proportion of online food retail slowly decreased. Most recent figures showed that share of food retail sales made online was at 8.1 percent as of February 2023.
Share of food retail sales made online in Great Britain from January 2018 to February 2023
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (March 24, 2023). Share of food retail sales made online in Great Britain from January 2018 to February 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 07, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184583/proportion-of-food-retail-sales-made-online-great-britain/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Share of food retail sales made online in Great Britain from January 2018 to February 2023." Chart. March 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184583/proportion-of-food-retail-sales-made-online-great-britain/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Share of food retail sales made online in Great Britain from January 2018 to February 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184583/proportion-of-food-retail-sales-made-online-great-britain/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Share of Food Retail Sales Made Online in Great Britain from January 2018 to February 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184583/proportion-of-food-retail-sales-made-online-great-britain/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Share of food retail sales made online in Great Britain from January 2018 to February 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184583/proportion-of-food-retail-sales-made-online-great-britain/ (last visited June 07, 2023)
Share of food retail sales made online in Great Britain from January 2018 to February 2023 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), March 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184583/proportion-of-food-retail-sales-made-online-great-britain/