Digital Transformation In The Lingerie Industry Statistics
Lingerie brands must digitize fast: mobile, personalization, omnichannel, secure, analytics.
From disappearing purchase carts to frustrated checkout delays, the lingerie shopper of today rewards digitally advanced brands: 68% of consumers prefer companies with an online presence, 39% expect a web page to load in two seconds or less, and 57% won’t stick around if it takes longer than three seconds.
Executive Summary
Key Takeaways
- 01
68% of consumers would rather buy from a digitally advanced company than a company with no online presence
- 02
73% of customers say valuing their time is very important to them
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66% of customers expect companies to use information they already have about them to make shopping easier
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8.9% of global retail sales were online in 2019 (share of ecommerce in total retail)
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19.6% of global retail sales were online in 2021 (share of ecommerce in total retail)
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4.3% of sales in apparel were online in 2014 (US)
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45% of business executives say they are using AI in operations
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47% of organizations expect AI to improve customer engagement
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86% of marketers use marketing automation tools
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62% of executives report that digital transformation is a top priority in their organization
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67% of organizations have moved some workloads to cloud
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55% of enterprise apps are now delivered via cloud (estimate)
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28% of executives say their industry is moving fast due to digital transformation (survey)
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43% of companies state they are investing in retraining employees for digital transformation
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38% of companies report digital skills shortages (survey)
Section 01
Consumer & Customer Experience Digitalization
68% of consumers would rather buy from a digitally advanced company than a company with no online presence [1]
73% of customers say valuing their time is very important to them [1]
66% of customers expect companies to use information they already have about them to make shopping easier [1]
57% of consumers say they will not consider a brand with poor mobile performance [2]
45% of online shoppers say they have abandoned a purchase because the website didn’t load fast enough [2]
39% of consumers expect a web page to load in 2 seconds or less [3]
53% of mobile site visitors will leave if a page takes longer than 3 seconds to load [4]
76% of shoppers say they would shop more with retailers who offer mobile-friendly experiences [5]
72% of shoppers who use social media for product discovery say it influences their purchase decisions [6]
37% of consumers use social media to discover new brands/products [7]
79% of consumers who are dissatisfied with a product will take their business to another brand [8]
83% of consumers say they are willing to share data if it provides a better personalized experience [9]
61% of consumers expect personalization based on their browsing and purchasing behavior [10]
49% of consumers say they have changed their purchase decisions based on brand experience [11]
58% of shoppers say they prefer to shop online rather than in-store for convenience [12]
43% of consumers use chatbots to get help with a purchase [13]
40% of consumers expect a real-time response when they ask a question [13]
30% of customers are willing to pay more for products and services from companies that offer a smooth customer journey [10]
52% of shoppers say reviews influence their purchase decisions greatly [14]
70% of consumers say they trust online reviews as much as personal recommendations [14]
34% of consumers will abandon a site if it’s not secure [15]
51% of customers say they have used a retailer’s app while shopping in-store [16]
75% of shoppers expect a retailer’s website to function properly on mobile [10]
60% of shoppers say they expect personalization in their shopping experiences [17]
32% of online shoppers will abandon checkout due to too many steps [18]
27% of shoppers abandon carts because shipping costs are too high [18]
20% of shoppers abandon carts because they can’t find a promo code [18]
16% of shoppers abandon carts because they need to create an account [18]
9% of shoppers abandon carts because their payment is declined [18]
58% of consumers would rather not repeat information across multiple channels [10]
55% of consumers expect consistent experiences across devices [10]
71% of consumers expect a company to provide a consistent experience across all channels [10]
47% of consumers expect companies to deliver on promises made through marketing [10]
64% of consumers say they will become repeat customers after a good customer service experience [19]
62% of consumers have higher expectations after good experiences [19]
53% of customers are influenced by personalization in emails [20]
45% of consumers expect companies to personalize offers [13]
Section 02
Cybersecurity, Cloud, Platforms & Technology Infrastructure
62% of executives report that digital transformation is a top priority in their organization [21]
67% of organizations have moved some workloads to cloud [22]
55% of enterprise apps are now delivered via cloud (estimate) [23]
29% of organizations say they have a mature security program for cloud adoption [24]
43% of companies experienced a data breach in the last 12 months (survey) [15]
Average time to identify a data breach was 207 days (2020 IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report) [25]
Average time to contain a data breach was 70 days (2020 IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report) [25]
Average cost of a data breach was $3.86 million (2020 IBM report) [25]
The global average cost of a data breach in 2023 was $4.45 million (IBM 2023 report) [26]
50% of breaches involved compromised credentials (IBM 2023 report) [26]
60% of organizations reported a cloud security incident (survey) [27]
45% of enterprises say they use zero trust architecture (survey) [28]
80% of cyberattacks are preventable with basic security measures (estimate, Verizon/other) [29]
68% of breaches used stolen credentials (Verizon DBIR) [29]
29% of breaches involved phishing (Verizon DBIR) [29]
22% of organizations don’t back up critical data regularly (survey) [30]
45% of companies are victims of ransomware attacks at least once (survey) [31]
61% of breaches involved vulnerabilities in cloud apps (survey) [32]
74% of organizations use multifactor authentication for some users (survey) [33]
96% of phishing emails evade traditional security and rely on user interaction (Gartner estimate) [34]
90% of organizations have a cloud strategy (survey) [35]
35% of IT spend is on infrastructure and platforms (industry estimate) [23]
18% of organizations are using serverless architectures in production (survey) [36]
25% of organizations use Kubernetes in production (survey) [36]
33% of enterprises have experienced downtime due to infrastructure failures (survey) [22]
49% of organizations cite integration challenges as a major barrier to digital transformation (survey) [10]
37% of respondents say legacy systems are a significant obstacle to digital transformation (survey) [35]
23% of companies rely on manual processes for customer data management (survey) [37]
40% of companies are adopting API-first strategies for integrations (survey) [38]
77% of developers use APIs as part of their work (survey) [39]
58% of organizations plan to increase their cloud spending [23]
73% of companies expect to adopt AI-driven cybersecurity tools (survey) [40]
38% of organizations say identity and access management is their top security investment [41]
Section 03
Data, AI, Analytics & Marketing Tech
45% of business executives say they are using AI in operations [19]
47% of organizations expect AI to improve customer engagement [19]
86% of marketers use marketing automation tools [42]
60% of marketers say marketing automation has improved the performance of their campaigns [43]
72% of marketers say they use data-driven marketing [10]
89% of companies have data governance initiatives (survey) [19]
31% of organizations say they have no data strategy (survey) [44]
69% of consumers will only engage with personalized messaging (according to a Segment report) [45]
80% of marketing managers say that data quality is a major challenge [19]
40% of organizations say their data is not fit for purpose (survey) [19]
67% of organizations have a customer data platform (CDP) or plan to deploy one (survey) [23]
75% of companies say personalization improves revenue (survey) [46]
28% increase in revenue from personalization is possible (estimate) [47]
35% of marketers use customer segmentation for personalization [48]
52% of marketers say they use predictive analytics [49]
56% of retailers leverage advanced analytics for demand forecasting [50]
44% of shoppers say product recommendations influence their purchases [51]
49% of consumers say they have made a purchase based on a recommendation [52]
33% of retailers are investing in personalization technologies [53]
64% of marketing teams use A/B testing [54]
30% of marketers say experimentation is not systematic (survey) [54]
37% of shoppers want personalized product recommendations [13]
55% of marketers say they can’t measure ROI on marketing tech investments (survey) [23]
82% of companies consider data integration a priority (survey) [55]
74% of organizations believe analytics can help reduce waste [56]
42% of companies use machine learning for forecasting [57]
63% of companies say they use data to optimize supply chains [58]
58% of retailers use customer analytics to improve personalization [59]
46% of organizations say their AI projects fail due to lack of data (survey) [59]
70% of data professionals say data quality is the biggest obstacle to AI adoption [60]
24% of global data is “dark data” (estimate) [61]
Section 04
Digital Workforce, Operating Model & Business Performance
28% of executives say their industry is moving fast due to digital transformation (survey) [62]
43% of companies state they are investing in retraining employees for digital transformation [62]
38% of companies report digital skills shortages (survey) [63]
76% of executives say they expect to increase investment in employee training and development [58]
59% of organizations say reskilling is required to keep up with new digital technologies [62]
52% of employees feel their organization does not provide enough training for digital skills (survey) [58]
45% of companies say culture is a barrier to digital transformation [35]
31% of digital transformation initiatives fail due to lack of support from leadership (survey) [23]
64% of companies measure digital transformation success with KPIs (survey) [37]
27% of organizations lack a clear digital transformation strategy (survey) [58]
78% of CEOs say data and analytics are critical to their business (survey) [59]
36% of companies cite process automation as key benefit of digital transformation [35]
20% improvement in operating costs is cited as a digital transformation benefit (survey) [37]
12% increase in revenue is cited as a digital transformation benefit (survey) [37]
47% of organizations say digital transformation improves customer experience [23]
39% of organizations say digital transformation improves profitability [23]
62% of organizations report faster decision-making after digitization (survey) [35]
33% of organizations report improved employee productivity due to automation (survey) [35]
55% of companies say they use agile methods in digital projects (survey) [64]
68% of organizations use DevOps for software delivery (survey) [65]
70% of organizations practice continuous integration (survey) [66]
25% of leaders say they have end-to-end workflow automation (survey) [37]
48% of organizations are implementing process mining (survey) [23]
31% of companies say they are using digital twins for operations (survey) [23]
44% of organizations say they are leveraging RPA for back-office automation (survey) [67]
40% of employees interact with digital tools as part of their daily work (survey) [35]
63% of organizations have adopted cloud-based collaboration tools (survey) [68]
52% of organizations say they are modernizing their ERP systems as part of digital transformation [69]
46% of companies report that digital transformation requires changing organizational structure (survey) [35]
29% of companies say they have a dedicated digital transformation team (survey) [23]
41% of companies say customer journey mapping is helping them prioritize digital investments [35]
57% of organizations are using experimentation to improve digital experiences (survey) [54]
24% of companies say they have achieved measurable ROI from their digital transformation (survey) [35]
60% of organizations say they have a customer data strategy (survey) [10]
65% of retail executives say omnichannel is essential to growth [70]
49% of organizations say they need to improve internal data sharing to enable digital transformation (survey) [58]
38% of retailers say they are reorganizing around customer segments as part of digital transformation (survey) [37]
Section 05
E-Commerce, Omnichannel & Supply Chain
8.9% of global retail sales were online in 2019 (share of ecommerce in total retail) [71]
19.6% of global retail sales were online in 2021 (share of ecommerce in total retail) [71]
4.3% of sales in apparel were online in 2014 (US) [72]
11.4% of sales in apparel were online in 2019 (US) [72]
15.5% of sales in clothing and clothing accessories stores were online in 2020 (US) [72]
22% of consumers expect to order online and pick up in store (BOPIS) at least some of the time [73]
32% of retailers planned to increase investment in omnichannel fulfillment [74]
53% of shoppers say they research products online before buying in-store [75]
58% of shoppers use their phones in-store to check prices and product details [76]
73% of retailers offer shipping to store (BOPIS or ship-from-store) in some form [77]
35% of businesses say supply chain visibility is their #1 priority for digital transformation [78]
50% of companies say they are using IoT for inventory tracking [79]
27% of organizations have implemented RFID tags for inventory [80]
40% reduction in out-of-stocks is possible with RFID in retail [81]
30% of supply chain leaders believe end-to-end visibility is critical to customer service [82]
56% of retailers use data for forecasting demand [83]
62% of retailers expect their supply chain to be more digitally enabled [84]
73% of organizations say they plan to implement or upgrade their e-commerce platforms within the next 12-24 months [34]
25% of online orders are impacted by address verification errors (estimate) [85]
97% of consumers use some form of online research before purchasing [86]
44% of online shoppers say they expect free shipping [87]
28% of shoppers cite delivery speed as a key factor in purchase decisions [88]
24% of shoppers cite delivery cost as a key factor [88]
41% of consumers say they are more likely to purchase if delivery options are shown at checkout [88]
30% of retailers use third-party logistics to support omnichannel fulfillment [22]
39% of retailers say they use robots for warehouse operations (estimate) [89]
31% of shoppers expect same-day delivery [50]
58% of consumers expect two-day delivery or less [22]
45% of consumers are willing to pay a premium for faster delivery [50]
22% of retail organizations are planning to adopt warehouse automation in 2024 (survey) [90]
60% of supply chain leaders say they use transportation management systems (TMS) [91]
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