In-store shoppers are 4X more likely to search on Google for the retail brand of the store they’re currently in compared to the next highest competitor.

Google Data, U.S., aggregated, anonymized store traffic for top retail brands in Big Box, Department Stores, Drugstores, Warehouse Clubs, Home Improvement, Electronics, Grocery, Clothing, Office and Toy Stores from a sample of U.S. users that have turned on location and search history, N = 28 retail brands, 2017.

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