The statistic presents the leading purposes of smartphone usage during shopping according to consumers in Canada as of June 2016. The survey results show that 61 percent of responding Canadians used their smartphones while shopping to read product or service reviews, while 65.5 percent used their phones to compare prices.
Leading purposes of smartphone usage during shopping according to consumers in Canada as of June 2016
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Compare prices of a product/service
65.54%
Find the nearest store location type
55.67%
Check for discounts
65.6%
Read reviews
61.44%
Look at competitive product/service
47.21%
Check availability
44.61%
Compare features
42.59%
Make a purchase
21.1%
Message friends/family for advice or opinion on purchase
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yconic. (January 18, 2017). Leading purposes of smartphone usage during shopping according to consumers in Canada as of June 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/488463/canada-purpose-use-smartphones-while-shopping/
yconic. "Leading purposes of smartphone usage during shopping according to consumers in Canada as of June 2016." Chart. January 18, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/488463/canada-purpose-use-smartphones-while-shopping/
yconic. (2017). Leading purposes of smartphone usage during shopping according to consumers in Canada as of June 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/488463/canada-purpose-use-smartphones-while-shopping/
yconic. "Leading Purposes of Smartphone Usage during Shopping According to Consumers in Canada as of June 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/488463/canada-purpose-use-smartphones-while-shopping/
yconic, Leading purposes of smartphone usage during shopping according to consumers in Canada as of June 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/488463/canada-purpose-use-smartphones-while-shopping/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Leading purposes of smartphone usage during shopping according to consumers in Canada as of June 2016 [Graph], yconic, January 18, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/488463/canada-purpose-use-smartphones-while-shopping/
