A study by on-demand delivery platform Stuart recently found that 88 percent of U.K. shoppers want better delivery services from local retailers and that only 4 percent of U.K. retailers offer same-day delivery options.
In the U.K., 72 percent of online shoppers would spend more at local retailers if same-day delivery options were provided. This amounts to about £4.9 billion ($6.08 billion) in total annual revenue lost. The survey also found that 62 percent of U.K. customers are willing to pay a premium for same-day delivery, which could add up to as much as an additional £94 million ($116 million).
U.K. consumers will return £59 billion ($73.3 billion) worth of items each year, and an additional £3.2 billion ($4 billion) of unused merchandise remains unreturned. They take 4.2 days to begin returning items.
Here are the numbers:
88 percent | Percentage of U.K. customers who want better delivery services from local retailers
72 percent | Percentage of U.K. customers who would spend more if same-day delivery were provided
4 percent | Percentaage of U.K. retailers who provide same-day delivery
$6.08 billion | Amount that could be gained if U.K. customers were to shop more
$94 million | Additional amount that could be gained by charging for same-day delivery
4.2 | Number of days it takes for customers to begin the returns process
$4 billion | Estimated value of unused merchandise sitting in U.K. homes
