This statistic illustrates the consumer reasons in the United Kingdom (UK) for ordering products in any category from foreign online retailers. According to a survey carried out by Hotukdeals in 2017, 60 percent of UK consumers ordered products from an online retailer based in another country because the price was good. About 32 percent of UK consumers stated that the retailer was the only one who sold the product. Only 2 percent of the surveyed consumers said they ordered products because they wanted to test the process.
Consumer motivations in the United Kingdom (UK) for ordering products from an online retailer based in another country 2017*
Base: ordered an item from a foreign online retailer
Method of interview
Online panel
Supplementary notes
* This question was phrased by the source as follows: "And for which reason did you order this item (regardless of the product category) from the online retailer based in another country?"
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hotukdeals. (January 1, 2018). Consumer motivations in the United Kingdom (UK) for ordering products from an online retailer based in another country 2017* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1001067/consumer-reasons-for-ordering-products-from-foreign-online-retailers-uk/
hotukdeals. "Consumer motivations in the United Kingdom (UK) for ordering products from an online retailer based in another country 2017*." Chart. January 1, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1001067/consumer-reasons-for-ordering-products-from-foreign-online-retailers-uk/
hotukdeals. (2018). Consumer motivations in the United Kingdom (UK) for ordering products from an online retailer based in another country 2017*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1001067/consumer-reasons-for-ordering-products-from-foreign-online-retailers-uk/
hotukdeals. "Consumer Motivations in The United Kingdom (Uk) for Ordering Products from An Online Retailer Based in Another Country 2017*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1001067/consumer-reasons-for-ordering-products-from-foreign-online-retailers-uk/
hotukdeals, Consumer motivations in the United Kingdom (UK) for ordering products from an online retailer based in another country 2017* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1001067/consumer-reasons-for-ordering-products-from-foreign-online-retailers-uk/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Consumer motivations in the United Kingdom (UK) for ordering products from an online retailer based in another country 2017* [Graph], hotukdeals, January 1, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1001067/consumer-reasons-for-ordering-products-from-foreign-online-retailers-uk/
