This chart presents the share of most commonly used returns channels used by online shoppers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018. For shoppers who returned online purchased items, the Post Office was the most commonly used channel with a positive response from 39 percent of consumers. Collect and convenience store ranked second with 10 percent of respondents stating it was their choice of returns channel. Returning items bought online at the retailers' physical store was also popular with 7 percent of consumers in the UK in 2019.
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Most common returns channels used by online shoppers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018
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Royal Mail. (January 1, 2019). Most common returns channels used by online shoppers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/987833/most-commonly-used-returns-channels-uk/
Royal Mail. "Most common returns channels used by online shoppers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018." Chart. January 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/987833/most-commonly-used-returns-channels-uk/
Royal Mail. (2019). Most common returns channels used by online shoppers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/987833/most-commonly-used-returns-channels-uk/
Royal Mail. "Most Common Returns Channels Used by Online Shoppers in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/987833/most-commonly-used-returns-channels-uk/
Royal Mail, Most common returns channels used by online shoppers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/987833/most-commonly-used-returns-channels-uk/ (last visited June 14, 2025)
Most common returns channels used by online shoppers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018 [Graph], Royal Mail, January 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/987833/most-commonly-used-returns-channels-uk/