Highlights. 73% of retail consumers are omnichannel shoppers.

  • Omnichannel shoppers deliver a 30% higher lifetime return on investment than single-channel shoppers.
  • Retailers using 3-or-more channels increase consumer engagement 250% more than single-channel retailers. 
  • Omnichannel customer engagement increases average sales revenue by 9%.
  • Shoppers are 19.8% more likely to purchase from stores that offer omnichannel pick-up services (such as curbside pick-up).
  • Omnichannel retailers retain 90% more customers than single-channel stores.

Grouped Bar Graph: Multichannel eCommerce U.S. Revenue from 2020 ($351.23 billion) to projected 2023 ($575.62 billion) according to Statista with further projections to 2025 ($800.16)

Omnichannel Sales Statistics

Sales rates among businesses using multiple integrated service channels are consistently higher than those among single-channel or multichannel stores.  

  • Approximately 27% of retail sales are generated by omnichannel consumers. 
  • Companies with omnichannel customer engagement increase sales revenue an average 179% more than companies that do not implement similar strategies.
  • Retailers that do not use an omnichannel strategy increase average sales revenue by 3.4% annually for a 64.2% slower revenue growth rate than omnichannel users.
  • The “click-and-collect” retail market, including curbside pick-up and buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS), sales will total an estimated $132.76 billion in 2024, up 17.3% YoY.
  • Click-and-collect sales are estimated to represent 19.6% of multichannel e-commerce sales in 2024.
  • Click-and-collect sales increased 104.5% in 2020.

Line Graph: Click and Collect Share of U.S. Multichannel eCommerce Revenue from 2020 (20.8%) to projected 2023 (19.7%) according to Statista with further projections to 2025 (19.3%)

Multichannel Sales Statistics

While an omnichannel strategy engages consumers using multiple channels, a multichannel strategy gives consumers multiple single-channel options to engage with a retailer.

  • Multichannel e-commerce sales totaled $575.6 billion in 2023 or 52.2% of all e-commerce.
  • Multichannel e-commerce sales increased 17.2% from 2022 to 2023.
  • In 2022, multichannel e-commerce sales totaled $491.2 billion, up 17.8% YoY. 
  • The multichannel share of e-commerce sales increased 7.56% from 2022 to 2023.
  • 77% of retail companies store customer data across multiple channels. 

Multichannel Share of US eCommerce Revenue from 2020 (39.5%) to projected 2023 (52.0%) according to Statista with further projections to 2025 (57.9%)

Omnichannel Consumer Statistics

Among retailers, omnichannel browsing, ordering, and fulfillment increased consumer conversion rates, engagement, and retention.

  • Among the Top 1,000 retailers, offering curbside pickup increased conversion rates 25.9%.
  • Retailers with three-or-more channels have a 19.0% engagement rate while single-channel retailers have 5.4% consumer engagement.
  • As early as 2013, studies indicated retailers with strong omnichannel engagement retain 89% of customers (compared to companies with fewer points of engagement, which had an average consumer retention rate of 33%). 
  • 90% of consumers expect a consistent brand experience regardless of purchase channel or device. 
  • Shoppers interact with brands in an average of six (6) touch points in their typical purchase journeys. 
  • Consumers are 90% more likely to purchase from a retailer with omnichannel marketing (e.g., social media marketing on multiple platforms).

Line Graph: Multichannel eCommerce Share of US Retail Revenue from 2020 (5.65%) to 2023 projection (8.02%) according to Statista with further projections to 2025 (10.4%)

Omnichannel Consumer Shopping Habits

Most shoppers still prefer to purchase in-store as opposed to online.

  • 37% of shoppers research online and purchase in-store.
  • 17% of shoppers research online and purchase online.
  • 59% of consumers visit stores to see and touch products they plan to buy online.
  • 18% of consumers who see items in-store go on to purchase them online.
  • 77% of shoppers use Google to find information about local businesses’ brick-and-mortar locations.
  • 27% of consumers regularly shop online and in-store in equal measure.
  • 90% of consumers use multiple devices to complete a task such as making a purchase; 98% of which use multiple screens on the same day. 
  • 43% of online shoppers make purchases from bed.
  • 23% of online consumers shop from the office and 20% shop from the bathroom or the car.

Grouped Bar Graph: Omnichannel Consumer Multitasking ('I have made an order while...') according to MoEngage

Omnichannel Consumer Demographic Statistics

Younger consumers are more likely to primarily shop omnichannel or an equal hybrid of in-store and online than older consumers.

  • 36% of shoppers born between 1995 and 2003 (often categorized as Generation Z) regularly shop both online and in-store.
  • 33.3% more Generation Z consumers shop hybrid compared to all shoppers.
  • 30% of consumers born between 1980 and 1994 regularly shop both online and in-store.
  • 23% of consumers born between 1965 and 1979 regularly shop both online and in-store.
  • 18% of consumers born between 1946 and 1964 regularly shop both online and in-store.
  • Among shoppers born between 1980 and 1994, 60% expect omnichannel marketing to deliver a consistent brand experience.

Grouped Bar Graph: Conversion Rates by Omnichannel Options from 2019 and 2021 including BOPIS (2.3% in 2019 and 3.3% in 2021), Curbside (2.4% 2019 and 3.4% 2021), BOPIS and/or curbside (2.3% and 3.2%), and neither (2.2%, 2.7%)

Omnichannel In-Store Statistics

Implementing an omnichannel strategy leads to an increase in both in-store and online sales. 

  • Omnichannel retail strategies can boost in-store customer visits by 80%.
  • Opening a new brick-and-mortar store leads to a 37% increase in web traffic and a 6.9% increase in online sales in the trade area surrounding the store. 
  • For emerging retailers that open a new physical store, online sales increase by 13.9%. 
  • After closing a physical location, retailers experience an 11.5% decrease in online sales in the store’s surrounding area. 
  • When consumers spend $100 online and then visit the retailer’s physical location within 15 days, they spend an additional $131. 
  • When a consumer spends $100 in a physical retail store and then visits the retailer’s online store, they spend an additional $167. 
  • The average online order size increases 10.6% from $94 to $104 for established retailers that open a new physical store. 
  • Among emerging retailers, average online order size increases 8.11% from $111 to $120 after opening a new physical location.

Grouped Bar Graph: Purchase Methods by Product Category (In-store, Online, & Hybrid); Groceries (62%, 19%, 20%), Personal care (50%, 29%, 22%), Apparel (40%, 35%, 25%), Home goods (28%, 31%, 40%), and Total (45%, 28%, 27%), according to the National Retail Federation

Omnichannel Product Category Statistics

Many consumers shop both online and in-store or purchase online and pick up in-store.

  • 40% of consumers shop for home goods in stores and online in equal measure.
  • 25% of consumers are hybrid shoppers for apparel and footwear.
  • 22% of consumers are hybrid shoppers for personal care and beauty.
  • 20% of consumers are hybrid shoppers for groceries.
  • Department stores experience the most online revenue growth after opening a new physical location with a 50.6% increase in online sales. 
  • Apparel retailers experience an 11.6% increase in online sales after opening a new physical store.
  • Online sales increased by 9.9% for home goods retailers and 4.8% for discount stores after opening a new physical store.
  • Big box retailers experience a 30.6% increase in online order size after opening a new physical store, while home goods retailers see an increase of 25.3%.

Grouped Bar Graph: Retailers Offering Omnichannel Delivery 2019 - 2021, Buy Online Pick Up In Store (46% in 2021), Buy Online Ship from Store (40%), and Home Delivery from Store (35%), according to Statista

Omnichannel Delivery Statistics

Brick-and-mortar stores generally offer more omnichannel delivery services now than they did prior to 2020.

  • As of the 2021 holiday season, 35% of stores offer home delivery, up 21% YoY and 94% from 2019. 
  • 46% of stores offered buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS) in 2021, up 10% YoY and 92% from 2019. 
  • 40% of stores offered buy online, ship from store in 2021, up 8% YoY and 48% from 2019. 
  • Before COVID-19, 18% of stores offered home delivery services.
  • 24% of stores offered curbside pickup or buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS) before COVID-19; 27% of stores offered buy online, ship from store.
  • During COVID-19 quarantines, 27% of stores offered home delivery, up 50% from before the quarantines.
  • 37% of stores offered curbside pickup or BOPIS during COVID-19, up 54.2%.
  • 35% of stores offered buy online, ship from store, up 29.6%. 
  • 60% of consumers are more likely to purchase an item online if the retailer offers in-store returns.

These data and insights were compiled by the Capital One Shopping team based on publicly available data.

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