The statistic presents the leading purposes of smartphone usage during shopping according to consumers in Canada as of June 2016, broken down by age group. The survey results show that 68.8 percent of respondents aged between 24 and 34 years used their smartphones while shopping to read product or service reviews, while 70 percent used their phones to compare prices.
Leading purposes of smartphone usage during shopping according to consumers in Canada as of June 2016, by age group
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yconic. (January 18, 2017). Leading purposes of smartphone usage during shopping according to consumers in Canada as of June 2016, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/491856/canada-purpose-use-smartphones-while-shopping-by-age/
yconic. "Leading purposes of smartphone usage during shopping according to consumers in Canada as of June 2016, by age group." Chart. January 18, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/491856/canada-purpose-use-smartphones-while-shopping-by-age/
yconic. (2017). Leading purposes of smartphone usage during shopping according to consumers in Canada as of June 2016, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/491856/canada-purpose-use-smartphones-while-shopping-by-age/
yconic. "Leading Purposes of Smartphone Usage during Shopping According to Consumers in Canada as of June 2016, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/491856/canada-purpose-use-smartphones-while-shopping-by-age/
yconic, Leading purposes of smartphone usage during shopping according to consumers in Canada as of June 2016, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/491856/canada-purpose-use-smartphones-while-shopping-by-age/ (last visited April 27, 2025)
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