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U.S. shopper online retail customer service channels 2017

Which of the following channels do you use today when requesting customer service from an online retailer?

The data depicts the various channels U.S. shoppers use when requesting customer service from an online retailer as of August 2017. According to the findings, the channel with the highest share of use when requesting customer service were websites, which accounted for 52% of U.S. shoppers responses, while in comparison only 20% stated that they would go to an actual physical store for customer service requests.

Website 52
Email 45
Phone 39
Chat or IM 25
Retailer's mobile app 24
Social media 21
Physical store 20
Video chat 19
Messaging app 18
Voice-enabled digital assistant 18
SMS/text 18
Other 9