This statistic represents the main reasons why French shoppers would prefer to buy in-store in 2019, by age group. Thus, ** percent of the older generations did not hesitate to go to the store when they had time, and this much more than the Gen Z and Millennials. Consumers of previous generations also preferred to test products before buying, with ** percent of the respondents stating not buying without having seen and touched the product beforehand.
* The age groups were defined by the source as follows: Gen Z: born after 1994 (less than 25 years old); Millennials: born between 1981 and 1994 (25-38 years old); Generation X: born between 1965 and 1980 (39-54 years old); Baby boomers: born between 1946 and 1964 (55-73 years old); Silent generation: born before 1946 (74 years old and older).
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