This statistic illustrates the multichannel capabilities of retail chains in the United Kingdom as of October 2018. Among the analyzed retailers who had both online and physical presence, the majority had e-commerce capabilities. 64 percent of retailers offered click and collect delivery options for online made purchases while 58 percent of retailers allowed their customers to return online-bought items in store. Basic stock visibility was a capability offered by less than half of the retailers.
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Multichannel capabilities of retail chains in the United Kingdom (UK) as of October 2018
* The source adds the following information: "Retailers selected for the study include only those with 10 or more physical store locations.
Included retailers each have a web-presence, be it merely a website, or an ecommerce platform for purchase.
Not all retailers in the study had online order-taking capabilities."
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OrderDynamics. (January 11, 2018). Multichannel capabilities of retail chains in the United Kingdom (UK) as of October 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/984786/multichannel-capabilities-of-uk-retailers/
OrderDynamics. "Multichannel capabilities of retail chains in the United Kingdom (UK) as of October 2018." Chart. January 11, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/984786/multichannel-capabilities-of-uk-retailers/
OrderDynamics. (2018). Multichannel capabilities of retail chains in the United Kingdom (UK) as of October 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/984786/multichannel-capabilities-of-uk-retailers/
OrderDynamics. "Multichannel Capabilities of Retail Chains in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of October 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/984786/multichannel-capabilities-of-uk-retailers/
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Multichannel capabilities of retail chains in the United Kingdom (UK) as of October 2018 [Graph], OrderDynamics, January 11, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/984786/multichannel-capabilities-of-uk-retailers/