This statistic illustrates the results of a survey conducted in Italy in 2018 on the main reasons for buying cosmetics online rather than in traditional shops. According to respondents, about a third of customers found that online retailers offered better prices than traditional stores.
What are the main reasons why you prefer buying cosmetics online as opposite to traditional stores?
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Pharmacy Scanner. (December 14, 2018). What are the main reasons why you prefer buying cosmetics online as opposite to traditional stores? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/953457/reasons-for-buying-cosmetics-online-italy/
Pharmacy Scanner. "What are the main reasons why you prefer buying cosmetics online as opposite to traditional stores?." Chart. December 14, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/953457/reasons-for-buying-cosmetics-online-italy/
Pharmacy Scanner. (2018). What are the main reasons why you prefer buying cosmetics online as opposite to traditional stores?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/953457/reasons-for-buying-cosmetics-online-italy/
Pharmacy Scanner. "What Are The Main Reasons Why You Prefer Buying Cosmetics Online as opposite to Traditional Stores?." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/953457/reasons-for-buying-cosmetics-online-italy/
Pharmacy Scanner, What are the main reasons why you prefer buying cosmetics online as opposite to traditional stores? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/953457/reasons-for-buying-cosmetics-online-italy/ (last visited June 10, 2025)
What are the main reasons why you prefer buying cosmetics online as opposite to traditional stores? [Graph], Pharmacy Scanner, December 14, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/953457/reasons-for-buying-cosmetics-online-italy/
