A 2021 survey revealed that 56 percent of global consumers choose to shop online because they can do so at any time of the day. Another 50 percent of consumers worldwide reported that they choose to shop online because they find it more convenient than travelling to the store to shop.
Main reasons consumers worldwide choose to shop online as of July 2021, by generation
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Foresight Factory. (July 7, 2021). Main reasons consumers worldwide choose to shop online as of July 2021, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1300972/main-reasons-choose-online-shopping-global/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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