This statistic depicts the behavior of UK shoppers since the 2008 economic recession in the United Kingdom. Of respondents, 46 percent have been cutting back since the downturn and 69 percent will continue to do so.
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Hammerson. (July 2, 2015). Shopping habits since the economic recession in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 04, 2026, from https://www-statista-com.libproxy.pcc.edu/statistics/481818/united-kingdom-uk-post-recession-shopping-habits/
Hammerson. "Shopping habits since the economic recession in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2015." Chart. July 2, 2015. Statista. Accessed October 04, 2026. https://www-statista-com.libproxy.pcc.edu/statistics/481818/united-kingdom-uk-post-recession-shopping-habits/
Hammerson. (2015). Shopping habits since the economic recession in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 04, 2026. https://www-statista-com.libproxy.pcc.edu/statistics/481818/united-kingdom-uk-post-recession-shopping-habits/
Hammerson. "Shopping Habits since The Economic Recession in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Jul 2015, https://www-statista-com.libproxy.pcc.edu/statistics/481818/united-kingdom-uk-post-recession-shopping-habits/
Hammerson, Shopping habits since the economic recession in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2015 Statista, https://www-statista-com.libproxy.pcc.edu/statistics/481818/united-kingdom-uk-post-recession-shopping-habits/ (last visited October 04, 2026)
Shopping habits since the economic recession in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2015 [Graph], Hammerson, July 2, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.libproxy.pcc.edu/statistics/481818/united-kingdom-uk-post-recession-shopping-habits/