B
Evidence Grade B
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21%
21% -- shoppers never returning after out of stock for eCommerce shoppers (2026)
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Value
21%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
timesact.com
Primary
Tier C
https://timesact.com/blog/notify-customers-back-in-stock/ ↗
Source Article
How to Notify Customers When Products Are Back in Stock
News › Back in Stock
How to Notify Customers When Products Are Back in Stock
Potential sales can slip away because items are out of stock on your Shopify store.
“Sorry, this product is currently unavailable.” Those words can send eager shoppers straight to your competitors.
Today’s eCommerce shopper…
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timesact.com
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Methodology
Range 21-41%; midpoint extracted. Source cites unnamed studies.
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eCommerce shoppers: 21% shoppers never returning after out of stock. Source: timesact.com (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/shoppers-never-return-out-of-stock
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