Joe Duggan (Reporter)
ONLINE shoppers in Spain are lagging behind their international counterparts.
Just 19% of Spanish consumers shop online, and they do so on average just once a week.
The figure is way below the 29% average for developed countries, and not a patch on China, where 71% of the population splashes the cash online.
The Spanish are also behind the UK (where 45% shop online), Germany (24%) and Italy (32%). The figures were gathered by Total Retail for a 2016 study involving 32,000 people.
Could this possibly be due to the high rates of bank charges in Spain. It is not generally possible to shop online without a Spanish bank account. Also I think that the Spanish are much more dedicated to supporting their local economy which is a good thing.
The answer is simple. Delivery systems are rubbish, outlying pueblos, (those who need it most) are uneconomic to serve.