Xin Ou
Research expert covering Greater China
Multichannel retail in the United Kingdom (UK) - Statistics & Facts
In the United Kingdom, e-commerce sales reached 586.3 billion British pounds in 2017. This is reflected in the retail sector as well. As of February 2019, internet sales accounted for 18.4 percent of all retail sales in the UK, while the mobile share of retail transactions amounted to 55 percent in the second quarter of 2018. Perhaps it is not surprising that unlike the reassuring online sales growth of high street retailers, visitor numbers to retail and shopping centers in the UK are going down. Both in 2017 and 2018, footfall was characterized by a downward trend, with even the holiday season experiencing a 4.5 percent fall compared to the prior year.
