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 nine percent in August 2024.
Internet sales as a proportion of all food retail sales in Great Britain from January 2018 to August 2024
Characteristic
Share of food sales made online
Aug '24
9%
Jul '24
9%
Jun '24
8.9%
May '24
9.2%
Apr '24
9%
Mar '24
9%
Feb '24
8.8%
Jan '24
8.8%
Dec '23
9.3%
Nov '23
9.2%
Oct '23
9.2%
Sep '23
9.3%
Aug '23
9.2%
Jul '23
9.1%
Jun '23
8.9%
May '23
9.1%
Apr '23
9.1%
Mar '23
8.8%
Feb '23
8.9%
Jan '23
8.9%
Dec '22
9.2%
Nov '22
9.2%
Oct '22
9.2%
Sep '22
8.8%
Aug '22
8.8%
Jul '22
8.8%
Jun '22
8.9%
May '22
9.2%
Apr '22
9.3%
Mar '22
9.4%
Feb '22
9.5%
Jan '22
9.7%
Dec '21
9.6%
Nov '21
9.7%
Oct '21
10.2%
Sep '21
10.5%
Aug '21
10.6%
Jul '21
10.6%
Jun '21
10.5%
May '21
10.7%
Apr '21
10.6%
Mar '21
11.4%
Feb '21
12%
Jan '21
12.4%
Dec '20
10.4%
Nov '20
10.6%
Oct '20
10.6%
Sep '20
10.3%
Aug '20
10.7%
Jul '20
10.9%
Jun '20
11.1%
May '20
11.3%
Apr '20
9.4%
Mar '20
5.7%
Feb '20
5.4%
Jan '20
5.3%
Dec '19
5.5%
Nov '19
5.3%
Oct '19
5.4%
Sep '19
5.6%
Aug '19
5.7%
Jul '19
5.4%
Jun '19
5.2%
May '19
5.3%
Apr '19
5.4%
Mar '19
5.2%
Feb '19
5.4%
Jan '19
5.3%
Dec '18
5.9%
Nov '18
5.5%
Oct '18
5.4%
Sep '18
5.4%
Aug '18
5.5%
Jul '18
5.5%
Jun '18
5.6%
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). (September 20, 2024). Internet sales as a proportion of all food retail sales in Great Britain from January 2018 to August 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 12, 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 August 2024." Chart. September 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 12, 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 August 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 12, 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 August 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 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 August 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184583/proportion-of-food-retail-sales-made-online-great-britain/ (last visited December 12, 2024)
Internet sales as a proportion of all food retail sales in Great Britain from January 2018 to August 2024 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), September 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1184583/proportion-of-food-retail-sales-made-online-great-britain/
