This statistic presents the distribution of home improvement product purchases in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2017, by channel. In each year of the survey, DIY shops were the leading channel used to buy home improvement products in the UK, although the share of consumers choosing this store type fell by almost five percent during the period. Over the same time frame, the share of respondents shopping online increased from 6.9 percent in 2014 to 10.6 percent in 2017.
This data was provided by USP Marketing Consultancy.
Distribution of home improvement product purchases in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2017, by channel*
national representative sample, incl. house renters and owners, people who conduct DIY jobs themselves and people who outsource it to professionals
Supplementary notes
* Figures are derived from responses to the following question asked in the survey: 'Where did you buy the product?'
** Number of respondents in 2017. In the other years, the number of respondents was as follows:
2014: n = 7,887;
2015: n = 8,282;
2016: n = 8,051.
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USP Marketing Consultancy. (2018). Distribution of home improvement product purchases in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2017, by channel*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/935397/purchase-channels-for-diy-products-united-kingdom-uk/
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USP Marketing Consultancy, Distribution of home improvement product purchases in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2017, by channel* Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/935397/purchase-channels-for-diy-products-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
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