Accenture’s latest “Seamless Retailing” study reveals that whilst online shopping continues to grow, more US shoppers plan to buy from stores – but want their in-store shopping experience to match the convenience of online. 69 percent of shoppers polled expect price to be the same across all channels.
Accenture’s latest “Seamless Retailing” study reveals that whilst online shopping continues to grow, more US shoppers plan to buy from stores – but want their in-store shopping experience to match the convenience of online. 69 percent of shoppers polled expect price to be the same across all channels.
Despite the continued growth in online shopping, more US shoppers are planning to make purchases from physical stores, according to the latest ‘Seamless Retailing’ study from Accenture.
Based on a survey of 750 adult consumers conducted at the end of 2013, 21 percent of US shoppers said they plan to increase their in-store purchasing, up from just nine percent of shoppers in 2012 – however they want their in-store shopping experience to match the convenience that online delivers.
The study reveals a number of key trends:
Bringing the online experience into the store: 19 percent of shoppers said they are using “click and collect” services more often than in 2012, whilst the ability to check product availability online before travelling to a store is the service that would most improve the shopping experience for 31 percent of US shoppers surveyed.
Showrooming vs Webrooming: Shoppers are webrooming – browsing online and then going to a store to make a purchase – more than showrooming across all product categories, with the exception of grocery. The proportion of shoppers who engaged in webrooming for consumer electronics and home improvement products was up from 39 percent in 2012 to 48 percent in 2013.
Product assortment and price needs to be seamless: A growing number of shoppers expect a retailer’s product offering to be the same across different shopping channels – 51 percent in 2013 compared to 43 percent in 2012 – whilst more than than half (57 percent) expect promotions to be the same across channels. 69 percent expect prices to be the same.
This latest study further highlights the need for retailers to understand a shopper’s needs and motivations both on-and-offline. Delivering the same customer experience on both price and product assortment across all channels is key, therefore accurate price intelligence is becoming critical to better inform a retailer’s pricing strategy, whether that be online or in-store.
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