In 2020, nearly 70 percent of consumers in both Canada and the United States primarily shopped locally in order to strengthen the local economy. In comparison, only about half of shoppers in the United Kingdom bought products locally for this reason. Other arguments, consumers across the globe used for buying locally, included helping support local job creation, as well as investing in the community.
Share of consumers that primarily shop at local businesses (online or in-store) to strengthen the local economy in 2020, by country
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Shopify. (December 8, 2020). Share of consumers that primarily shop at local businesses (online or in-store) to strengthen the local economy in 2020, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1192308/consumers-that-shop-locally-to-strengthen-the-economy/
Shopify. "Share of consumers that primarily shop at local businesses (online or in-store) to strengthen the local economy in 2020, by country." Chart. December 8, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1192308/consumers-that-shop-locally-to-strengthen-the-economy/
Shopify. (2020). Share of consumers that primarily shop at local businesses (online or in-store) to strengthen the local economy in 2020, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1192308/consumers-that-shop-locally-to-strengthen-the-economy/
Shopify. "Share of Consumers That Primarily Shop at Local Businesses (Online or In-store) to Strengthen The Local Economy in 2020, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1192308/consumers-that-shop-locally-to-strengthen-the-economy/
Shopify, Share of consumers that primarily shop at local businesses (online or in-store) to strengthen the local economy in 2020, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1192308/consumers-that-shop-locally-to-strengthen-the-economy/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Share of consumers that primarily shop at local businesses (online or in-store) to strengthen the local economy in 2020, by country [Graph], Shopify, December 8, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1192308/consumers-that-shop-locally-to-strengthen-the-economy/
