Survey: Almost all holiday shoppers will make some purchases online

Close to nine in 10 consumers will perform at least some of their upcoming holiday shopping digitally.

According to a new survey of 1,000 U.S. consumers from enterprise customer data platform TreasureData, nearly half of respondents (47%) plan to do a combination of in-store and online shopping for the holidays, with almost four in 10 (39%) skipping brick-and-mortar altogether in favor of e-commerce options. This means 86% of respondents will make at least some of their holiday purchases online, with only 14% sticking exclusively to brick-and-mortar stores.

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In addition, two-thirds of consumers (66%) are buying online now more than they did prior to the pandemic. Overall, the survey reveals trends that emerged from the pandemic, including a hybrid approach to shopping both online and in-store, remain prevalent with shoppers today.

For example, more than 80% of respondents have utilized "buy online, pick-up in store" (BOPIS) offerings. While this remains the shopping method of choice for 32% of respondents, 68% still prefer home delivery for purchases made online. While 60% of respondents prefer buying their groceries in-person, 58% are using online delivery services like Instacart, Amazon Fresh and DoorDash.

Omnichannel brand interactions continue to be popular, with marketing communications via email (73%) and text (45%) favored the most, followed by social media (33%) and push notifications (24%). Notably, most respondents (82%) use their primary personal email address when creating accounts with retailers.

Other interesting findings include:

• Two-thirds (67%) of respondents recently purchased a product directly from a brand that they otherwise would have purchased at a big-box retailer.
• Almost eight in 10 (78%) respondents value their privacy over customized marketing (22%).
• Online shopping is driving more and more auto purchases, with 30% of respondents purchasing a vehicle online, and three-quarters of respondents relying on online research before visiting the dealership.