Share of UK consumers intending to purchase at retail stores during COVID-19 2021

As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, which engulfed the world in early 2020, consumers across the globe have been hesitant to shop in-store, in order to buy the goods they want and need. In the United Kingdom, shopping intentions among consumers had shown positive momentum over the later months: by April 2021, the number of UK shoppers intending to visit grocery stores had grown around 12 percent.