UK: actions taken after abandoning a shopping cart 2015| Statista

This statistic displays the distribution of actions taken after abandoning a shopping cart according to online shoppers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015. During the survey period, it was found that 28 percent of respondents reported that they purchased the item at a later date on the same website.

Distribution of actions taken after abandoning a shopping cart according to online shoppers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015

Characteristic	Share of respondents
I purchased the item with a different online retailer	31%
I purchased the item at a later date on the same website	28%
I wasn’t looking to purchase, so I didn’t buy anything	21%
I went into a physical store to buy what I was originally looking for	13%
I went into a store to buy something different	6%

0%10%20%30%2.5%5%7.5%12.5%15%17.5%22.5%25%27.5%32.5%35%

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Release date

July 2015

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

April 9, 2015 to April 22, 2015

Number of respondents

1,500 respondents

Special properties

online shoppers who purchased intems online in the prior three months.

Method of interview

Online survey

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