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30% -- ecommerce share of total retail sales for UK e-commerce sector (2020)
Ecommerce accounted for around 30% of total retail sales in the UK at the end of 2020.
- Reported as an approximate figure ('around 30%')
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30%
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Data Vintage
2020
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B
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
60
Independence
30
Methodology
35
Freshness
95
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eMarketer
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https://experienceanalytics.live/figures/figures-introduction-ecommerce-growth-figures/ ↗
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Figures: Introduction >> Ecommerce Growth
Figures: Introduction >> Ecommerce Growth
Ecommerce Growth
Business is “Digital-first”
The pandemic of 2020 has accelerated this trend to a “digital-first” economy further, prompting “10 years’ growth in 3 months” for ecommerce, according to a study published by McKinsey in 2020.1 That shift in 2020…
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eMarketer
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eMarketer estimate reported at end of 2020; approximate figure ('around 30%'), cited alongside South Korea
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UK e-commerce sector: 30% ecommerce share of total retail sales. Source: eMarketer (2020). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/uk-ecommerce-share-of-retail-2020
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