Free shipping made it top of the list of most important delivery criteria for two-thirds of online shoppers surveyed in the United Kingdom in 2023. Fast shipping and free return shipping rounded out the top three. In contrast, only 13 percent of respondents cited carbon-neutral shipping as an important criteria.
Most important criteria for e-commerce delivery according to online shoppers in the United Kingdom as of September 2023
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E-commerce overview
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Parcel market
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Retailers
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- Premium Statistic Main shipping providers used by online stores in the UK 2023
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- Premium Statistic Return options offered by leading retailers in the UK 2024
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Consumer delivery preferences
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- Premium Statistic Top delivery criteria for online shoppers in the United Kingdom 2023
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Consumer returns behavior
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- Premium Statistic Most returned online purchases by category in the UK 2024
- Premium Statistic Main reasons for online returns in the UK 2023
- Premium Statistic Shoppers' attitudes to online returns in the UK 2023
- Premium Statistic Consumers who return online orders via a post office in the UK 2021-2023
- Premium Statistic Impact of return fees on online shopping in the UK 2023
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Statista. (February 5, 2024). Most important criteria for e-commerce delivery according to online shoppers in the United Kingdom as of September 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1448853/top-e-commerce-delivery-criteria-uk
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Statista. (2024). Most important criteria for e-commerce delivery according to online shoppers in the United Kingdom as of September 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1448853/top-e-commerce-delivery-criteria-uk
Statista. "Most Important Criteria for E-commerce Delivery According to Online Shoppers in The United Kingdom as of September 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1448853/top-e-commerce-delivery-criteria-uk
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