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 around nine percent in March 2024.
Internet sales as a proportion of all food retail sales in Great Britain from January 2018 to March 2024
Characteristic
Share of food sales made online
Mar '24
8.9%
Feb '24
8.7%
Jan '24
8.6%
Dec '23
8.8%
Nov '23
9.1%
Oct '23
9.1%
Sep '23
9.2%
Aug '23
9.2%
Jul '23
9.2%
Jun '23
8.9%
May '23
9.3%
Apr '23
9%
Mar '23
8.8%
Feb '23
8.8%
Jan '23
8.8%
Dec '22
9.2%
Nov '22
9.3%
Oct '22
9.3%
Sep '22
8.9%
Aug '22
8.9%
Jul '22
9%
Jun '22
9%
May '22
9.3%
Apr '22
9.3%
Mar '22
9.3%
Feb '22
9.3%
Jan '22
9.4%
Dec '21
10.7%
Nov '21
9.9%
Oct '21
10.2%
Sep '21
10.5%
Aug '21
10.6%
Jul '21
10.7%
Jun '21
10.5%
May '21
10.8%
Apr '21
10.4%
Mar '21
11.2%
Feb '21
11.6%
Jan '21
12%
Dec '20
11.3%
Nov '20
10.6%
Oct '20
10.6%
Sep '20
10.4%
Aug '20
10.6%
Jul '20
10.9%
Jun '20
11%
May '20
11.2%
Apr '20
9.3%
Mar '20
5.6%
Feb '20
5.2%
Jan '20
5.2%
Dec '19
5%
Nov '19
5.3%
Oct '19
5.5%
Sep '19
5.6%
Aug '19
5.8%
Jul '19
5.5%
Jun '19
5.2%
May '19
5.4%
Apr '19
5.5%
Mar '19
5.3%
Feb '19
5.4%
Jan '19
5.4%
Dec '18
5.5%
Nov '18
5.6%
Oct '18
5.5%
Sep '18
5.5%
Aug '18
5.5%
Jul '18
5.6%
Jun '18
5.7%
May '18
5.7%
Apr '18
5.6%
Mar '18
5.6%
Feb '18
5.6%
Jan '18
5.4%
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (April 19, 2024). Internet sales as a proportion of all food retail sales in Great Britain from January 2018 to March 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184583/proportion-of-food-retail-sales-made-online-great-britain/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Internet sales as a proportion of all food retail sales in Great Britain from January 2018 to March 2024." Chart. April 19, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184583/proportion-of-food-retail-sales-made-online-great-britain/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Internet sales as a proportion of all food retail sales in Great Britain from January 2018 to March 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184583/proportion-of-food-retail-sales-made-online-great-britain/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Internet Sales as a Proportion of All Food Retail Sales in Great Britain from January 2018 to March 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184583/proportion-of-food-retail-sales-made-online-great-britain/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Internet sales as a proportion of all food retail sales in Great Britain from January 2018 to March 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184583/proportion-of-food-retail-sales-made-online-great-britain/ (last visited October 04, 2024)
Internet sales as a proportion of all food retail sales in Great Britain from January 2018 to March 2024 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), April 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184583/proportion-of-food-retail-sales-made-online-great-britain/
