The power of a successful delivery experience to make a consumer stick with a retailer is universal. Equally big majorities said they would choose a retailer over others offering the same product – 89% of Britons, 84% of French and 83% of German consumers – because of a positive delivery experience.
Alternative delivery choices are appealing to everyone, suggests the research. For example, 63% of Britons surveyed said they had used Click and Collect in the last 12 months. While lower percentages of French (43%) and German (26%) consumers said they had used Click and Collect, a higher percentage (72%) of French consumers had picked up their delivery from a local shop and half of German respondents had used a locker service compared to only 10% of British and 9% of French consumers.
While majorities of British (55%) and French (56%) consumers rate free delivery highly, German consumers are a little less impressed (41%). Speed of delivery matters more to German (27%) and British (22%) consumers while less than 1 in five of French (18%) consumers consider it a high priority. Playing to national stereotypes, the punctuality of a definite time slot is more highly rated by Germans (19%) compared to British (11%) and French (8%) consumers.
The survey used a sample of 1500 consumers from France, Germany and the UK.