In Great Britain, internet sales accounted for 25.9 percent of all retailing sales, as data from March 2024 showed. In February 2021, the share of online sales as a proportion of total retail reached its peak at 37.3 percent.
Share of internet retail sales in Great Britain from January 2021 to March 2024, by sector
Characteristic
All retailing
Predominantly food stores
Department stores
Textiles clothing and footwear stores
Household goods stores
Mar '24
25.9%
8.9%
21.8%
26%
23.3%
Feb '24
25.8%
8.7%
21%
25.4%
23.7%
Jan '24
25.2%
8.6%
21.9%
24.4%
24.6%
Dec '23
27.1%
8.8%
22.9%
26.5%
28.9%
Nov '23
26.6%
9.1%
22.1%
26.7%
26.1%
Oct '23
26.7%
9.1%
22.2%
27.5%
27.5%
Sep '23
26.9%
9.2%
22.4%
27.8%
27.5%
Aug '23
27.1%
9.2%
21.5%
28.3%
27.1%
Jul '23
27.4%
9.2%
20.9%
28.2%
26.9%
Jun '23
26.5%
8.9%
21.7%
27.7%
27.6%
May '23
26.9%
9.3%
21.7%
29.3%
26.4%
Apr '23
26.5%
9%
21.7%
27.1%
25.7%
Mar '23
26.3%
8.8%
22.3%
26.5%
26%
Feb '23
26%
8.8%
22.7%
25.6%
24.8%
Jan '23
25.8%
8.8%
22.7%
26.5%
23.3%
Dec '22
25.6%
9.2%
23.1%
24.2%
28.3%
Nov '22
25.9%
9.3%
23.7%
24.7%
22%
Oct '22
26.3%
9.3%
23.7%
25%
22.3%
Sep '22
26.5%
8.9%
23.9%
26.3%
22.7%
Aug '22
26.3%
8.9%
24.2%
26.4%
23.5%
Jul '22
26.1%
9%
23.1%
25.8%
25.2%
Jun '22
26.3%
9%
23.3%
25.9%
25.1%
May '22
26.9%
9.3%
22.4%
25.9%
24.3%
Apr '22
27.4%
9.3%
23.3%
27%
24.4%
Mar '22
26.3%
9.3%
23%
26.4%
22.3%
Feb '22
28.1%
9.3%
24%
27.6%
21.9%
Jan '22
28.6%
9.4%
24.1%
28.8%
22.1%
Dec '21
28.7%
10.7%
24.3%
29.2%
23.7%
Nov '21
28.4%
9.9%
24.2%
27.3%
23.1%
Oct '21
29.2%
10.2%
24.5%
28.6%
24.3%
Sep '21
29.7%
10.5%
24.2%
28.6%
25.3%
Aug '21
29.6%
10.6%
25.1%
29.6%
24.3%
Jul '21
29%
10.7%
27%
30.1%
24.4%
Jun '21
28.7%
10.5%
24.7%
30%
25.6%
May '21
29.5%
10.8%
26.4%
29.3%
25.9%
Apr '21
30.4%
10.4%
25.7%
31.8%
29.4%
Mar '21
35.5%
11.2%
36.4%
55.9%
36.4%
Feb '21
37.3%
11.6%
37.4%
65.1%
39.3%
Jan '21
36.1%
12%
35.5%
50.6%
38.4%
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (April 19, 2024). Share of internet retail sales in Great Britain from January 2021 to March 2024, by sector [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1186167/internet-sales-share-by-retail-sector-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Share of internet retail sales in Great Britain from January 2021 to March 2024, by sector." Chart. April 19, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1186167/internet-sales-share-by-retail-sector-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2024). Share of internet retail sales in Great Britain from January 2021 to March 2024, by sector. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1186167/internet-sales-share-by-retail-sector-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Share of Internet Retail Sales in Great Britain from January 2021 to March 2024, by Sector." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1186167/internet-sales-share-by-retail-sector-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Share of internet retail sales in Great Britain from January 2021 to March 2024, by sector Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1186167/internet-sales-share-by-retail-sector-uk/ (last visited October 02, 2024)
Share of internet retail sales in Great Britain from January 2021 to March 2024, by sector [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), April 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1186167/internet-sales-share-by-retail-sector-uk/