This statistic presents the rate of use of retail technology among retailers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019. The most widely used technology among UK retailers was visual search, with 45 percent of retailers who participated in the study stating they used this technology in their companies. The following technology was voice search, which was applied by 27 percent of retailers. Artificial Intelligence and virtual reality technologies were used only by 23 percent of UK retailers.
Retail technology use distribution among retailers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by technology
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World Retail Congress, & Retail Week. (June 12, 2019). Retail technology use distribution among retailers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by technology [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1014970/retail-technology-use-uk-retailers/
World Retail Congress, und Retail Week. "Retail technology use distribution among retailers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by technology." Chart. June 12, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1014970/retail-technology-use-uk-retailers/
World Retail Congress, Retail Week. (2019). Retail technology use distribution among retailers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by technology. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1014970/retail-technology-use-uk-retailers/
World Retail Congress, and Retail Week. "Retail Technology Use Distribution among Retailers in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2019, by Technology." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1014970/retail-technology-use-uk-retailers/
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Retail technology use distribution among retailers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019, by technology [Graph], World Retail Congress, & Retail Week, June 12, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1014970/retail-technology-use-uk-retailers/