The most popular method for giving gifts in the holiday season of 2022 is by shipping gifts directly to the buyer's home address and giving the gift in person, in both the United Kingdom (33 percent of respondents) and the European Union (27 percent). The second most popular method is shipping directly to gift recipients, with 22 percent of respondents from each region favoring this. Digital gift cards or donations were also a popular method in both regions, but were more favored in the EU (22 percent of respondents) than in the UK (16 percent).
Most popular ways of gift-giving in the holiday season in the United Kingdom and the European Union in 2022
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Gifts shipped to buyers' home address
Gifts shipped direct to recipients
Digital gift cards or donations
Gifts purchased in store
Gifts shipped to a post office or locker
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Loqate. (October 4, 2022). Most popular ways of gift-giving in the holiday season in the United Kingdom and the European Union in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1343320/gift-giving-methods-holiday-season-uk-eu/
Loqate. "Most popular ways of gift-giving in the holiday season in the United Kingdom and the European Union in 2022." Chart. October 4, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1343320/gift-giving-methods-holiday-season-uk-eu/
Loqate. (2022). Most popular ways of gift-giving in the holiday season in the United Kingdom and the European Union in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1343320/gift-giving-methods-holiday-season-uk-eu/
Loqate. "Most Popular Ways of Gift-giving in The Holiday Season in The United Kingdom and The European Union in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1343320/gift-giving-methods-holiday-season-uk-eu/
Loqate, Most popular ways of gift-giving in the holiday season in the United Kingdom and the European Union in 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1343320/gift-giving-methods-holiday-season-uk-eu/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Most popular ways of gift-giving in the holiday season in the United Kingdom and the European Union in 2022 [Graph], Loqate, October 4, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1343320/gift-giving-methods-holiday-season-uk-eu/