This figure shows the preferred substitutes for confectionery at checkouts in the United Kingdom in 2015. The most mentioned products are water, fruit snacks and seeds. Fresh fruit and vegetables ranked fourth with 34 percent of respondents preferring them as a replacement for confectionery, followed by cereal bars at 22 percent.
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What should retailers put at checkouts in place of confectionery?*
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Water
47%
Fruit snacks
46%
Nuts and seeds
42%
Fresh fruit and vegetables
34%
Cereal bars
22%
Fruit juices
19%
Other
16%
Low fat crisps and snacks
8%
Smoothies and protein drinks
8%
Fresh popcorn
6%
Crisps
3%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents47%47%46%46%42%42%34%34%22%22%19%19%16%16%8%8%8%8%6%6%3%3%WaterFruit snacksNuts and seedsFresh fruit and vegetablesCereal barsFruit juicesOtherLow fat crisps and snacksSmoothies and protein drinksFresh popcornCrisps
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All who believe retailers should not display confectionery at the checkout
Method of interview
Online omnibus survey
Supplementary notes
* The original question was phrased as follows: "If no, what should retailers put at checkouts in place of confectionery? Please select all that apply. "
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Harris Interactive. (July 9, 2015). What should retailers put at checkouts in place of confectionery?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/533445/preferred-replacements-for-confectionery-at-retail-checkouts/
Harris Interactive. "What should retailers put at checkouts in place of confectionery?*." Chart. July 9, 2015. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/533445/preferred-replacements-for-confectionery-at-retail-checkouts/
Harris Interactive. (2015). What should retailers put at checkouts in place of confectionery?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/533445/preferred-replacements-for-confectionery-at-retail-checkouts/
Harris Interactive. "What Should Retailers Put at Checkouts in Place of Confectionery?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jul 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/533445/preferred-replacements-for-confectionery-at-retail-checkouts/
Harris Interactive, What should retailers put at checkouts in place of confectionery?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/533445/preferred-replacements-for-confectionery-at-retail-checkouts/ (last visited June 26, 2025)
What should retailers put at checkouts in place of confectionery?* [Graph], Harris Interactive, July 9, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/533445/preferred-replacements-for-confectionery-at-retail-checkouts/
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