In a 2021 conducted survey among Australian shoppers, the top place consumers began their product search with the intent of researching or buying was a search engine. More than half of respondents used a search engine to research products and around 37 percent of those surveyed started their buying journey on a search engine. Around 35 percent of respondents started their product purchasing process on a marketplace or retailer site, with around a quarter of those surveyed beginning their product research on marketplaces or non-direct brand sites.
Channels used to start searching for products online in Australia in 2021, by purpose
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ChannelAdvisor. (December 3, 2021). Channels used to start searching for products online in Australia in 2021, by purpose [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375285/australia-channels-used-to-start-searching-for-products-online-by-purpose/
ChannelAdvisor. "Channels used to start searching for products online in Australia in 2021, by purpose." Chart. December 3, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375285/australia-channels-used-to-start-searching-for-products-online-by-purpose/
ChannelAdvisor. (2021). Channels used to start searching for products online in Australia in 2021, by purpose. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375285/australia-channels-used-to-start-searching-for-products-online-by-purpose/
ChannelAdvisor. "Channels Used to Start Searching for Products Online in Australia in 2021, by Purpose." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375285/australia-channels-used-to-start-searching-for-products-online-by-purpose/
ChannelAdvisor, Channels used to start searching for products online in Australia in 2021, by purpose Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375285/australia-channels-used-to-start-searching-for-products-online-by-purpose/ (last visited April 29, 2024)
Channels used to start searching for products online in Australia in 2021, by purpose [Graph], ChannelAdvisor, December 3, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375285/australia-channels-used-to-start-searching-for-products-online-by-purpose/