In Great Britain, internet sales accounted for 27.6 percent of all retailing sales, as data from August 2024 showed. In February 2021, the share of online sales as a proportion of total retail reached its peak at 37.4 percent.
Share of internet retail sales in Great Britain from January 2021 to August 2024, by sector
Characteristic
All retailing
Predominantly food stores
Department stores
Textiles clothing and footwear stores
Household goods stores
Aug '24
27.6%
9%
23.7%
27.8%
25.8%
Jul '24
27.8%
9%
22.9%
27.1%
24.9%
Jun '24
27.4%
8.9%
21.8%
27.3%
25.5%
May '24
27.6%
9.2%
23.7%
28.3%
24.7%
Apr '24
26.7%
9%
23%
28.5%
24.9%
Mar '24
26.3%
9%
21.8%
26.5%
24.5%
Feb '24
26.1%
8.8%
22.1%
25.8%
24.7%
Jan '24
25.8%
8.8%
22.3%
26.2%
25.8%
Dec '23
27.4%
9.3%
22.9%
26.8%
28%
Nov '23
26.9%
9.2%
22.5%
26.9%
27.1%
Oct '23
26.8%
9.2%
22.6%
27.5%
28%
Sep '23
27%
9.3%
22.4%
27.7%
28.3%
Aug '23
27.1%
9.2%
21.7%
28.1%
27.8%
Jul '23
27.4%
9.1%
20.7%
28.2%
27.6%
Jun '23
26.4%
8.9%
21.1%
27.7%
27.9%
May '23
26.6%
9.1%
21.5%
28.4%
26.9%
Apr '23
26.5%
9.1%
21.7%
27.2%
26%
Mar '23
26.4%
8.8%
21.8%
26.6%
26.2%
Feb '23
26%
8.9%
22.2%
25.8%
25%
Jan '23
25.9%
8.9%
22.6%
26.6%
23.6%
Dec '22
25.4%
9.2%
23.1%
24.2%
26.7%
Nov '22
25.8%
9.2%
23.6%
24.6%
22.6%
Oct '22
26.2%
9.2%
24.1%
24.9%
22.7%
Sep '22
26.4%
8.8%
24.3%
26.1%
22.7%
Aug '22
26.2%
8.8%
23.9%
26.1%
23.6%
Jul '22
26%
8.8%
22.9%
25.7%
25.5%
Jun '22
26.1%
8.9%
22.7%
25.8%
25%
May '22
26.6%
9.2%
22.7%
25.1%
24.4%
Apr '22
27.5%
9.3%
23%
27%
24.2%
Mar '22
26.4%
9.4%
22.9%
26.5%
22.4%
Feb '22
28.1%
9.5%
23.6%
27.7%
21.9%
Jan '22
28.7%
9.7%
23.9%
28.8%
22.1%
Dec '21
28.1%
9.6%
23.8%
29.1%
22.4%
Nov '21
28.2%
9.7%
23.9%
27.2%
23.4%
Oct '21
29.1%
10.2%
25%
28.5%
25%
Sep '21
29.6%
10.5%
24.7%
28.3%
25.2%
Aug '21
29.5%
10.6%
25.2%
29.4%
24.6%
Jul '21
29%
10.6%
27.3%
29.9%
24.8%
Jun '21
28.7%
10.5%
24.1%
29.9%
25.8%
May '21
29.3%
10.7%
26.6%
28.7%
25.9%
Apr '21
30.5%
10.6%
26.2%
31.8%
29.3%
Mar '21
35.6%
11.4%
35.2%
55.9%
36.5%
Feb '21
37.4%
12%
36.7%
65.5%
39.3%
Jan '21
36.2%
12.4%
35.1%
50.4%
38%
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (September 20, 2024). Share of internet retail sales in Great Britain from January 2021 to August 2024, by sector [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 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 August 2024, by sector." Chart. September 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 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 August 2024, by sector. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 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 August 2024, by Sector." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 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 August 2024, by sector Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1186167/internet-sales-share-by-retail-sector-uk/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of internet retail sales in Great Britain from January 2021 to August 2024, by sector [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), September 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1186167/internet-sales-share-by-retail-sector-uk/