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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.

Rawshot.ai ResearchApril 19, 202612 min read91 verified sources

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

  • 03

    66% of customers expect companies to use information they already have about them to make shopping easier

  • 04

    8.9% of global retail sales were online in 2019 (share of ecommerce in total retail)

  • 05

    19.6% of global retail sales were online in 2021 (share of ecommerce in total retail)

  • 06

    4.3% of sales in apparel were online in 2014 (US)

  • 07

    45% of business executives say they are using AI in operations

  • 08

    47% of organizations expect AI to improve customer engagement

  • 09

    86% of marketers use marketing automation tools

  • 10

    62% of executives report that digital transformation is a top priority in their organization

  • 11

    67% of organizations have moved some workloads to cloud

  • 12

    55% of enterprise apps are now delivered via cloud (estimate)

  • 13

    28% of executives say their industry is moving fast due to digital transformation (survey)

  • 14

    43% of companies state they are investing in retraining employees for digital transformation

  • 15

    38% of companies report digital skills shortages (survey)

Section 01

Consumer & Customer Experience Digitalization

  1. 68% of consumers would rather buy from a digitally advanced company than a company with no online presence [1]

  2. 73% of customers say valuing their time is very important to them [1]

  3. 66% of customers expect companies to use information they already have about them to make shopping easier [1]

  4. 57% of consumers say they will not consider a brand with poor mobile performance [2]

  5. 45% of online shoppers say they have abandoned a purchase because the website didn’t load fast enough [2]

  6. 39% of consumers expect a web page to load in 2 seconds or less [3]

  7. 53% of mobile site visitors will leave if a page takes longer than 3 seconds to load [4]

  8. 76% of shoppers say they would shop more with retailers who offer mobile-friendly experiences [5]

  9. 72% of shoppers who use social media for product discovery say it influences their purchase decisions [6]

  10. 37% of consumers use social media to discover new brands/products [7]

  11. 79% of consumers who are dissatisfied with a product will take their business to another brand [8]

  12. 83% of consumers say they are willing to share data if it provides a better personalized experience [9]

  13. 61% of consumers expect personalization based on their browsing and purchasing behavior [10]

  14. 49% of consumers say they have changed their purchase decisions based on brand experience [11]

  15. 58% of shoppers say they prefer to shop online rather than in-store for convenience [12]

  16. 43% of consumers use chatbots to get help with a purchase [13]

  17. 40% of consumers expect a real-time response when they ask a question [13]

  18. 30% of customers are willing to pay more for products and services from companies that offer a smooth customer journey [10]

  19. 52% of shoppers say reviews influence their purchase decisions greatly [14]

  20. 70% of consumers say they trust online reviews as much as personal recommendations [14]

  21. 34% of consumers will abandon a site if it’s not secure [15]

  22. 51% of customers say they have used a retailer’s app while shopping in-store [16]

  23. 75% of shoppers expect a retailer’s website to function properly on mobile [10]

  24. 60% of shoppers say they expect personalization in their shopping experiences [17]

  25. 32% of online shoppers will abandon checkout due to too many steps [18]

  26. 27% of shoppers abandon carts because shipping costs are too high [18]

  27. 20% of shoppers abandon carts because they can’t find a promo code [18]

  28. 16% of shoppers abandon carts because they need to create an account [18]

  29. 9% of shoppers abandon carts because their payment is declined [18]

  30. 58% of consumers would rather not repeat information across multiple channels [10]

  31. 55% of consumers expect consistent experiences across devices [10]

  32. 71% of consumers expect a company to provide a consistent experience across all channels [10]

  33. 47% of consumers expect companies to deliver on promises made through marketing [10]

  34. 64% of consumers say they will become repeat customers after a good customer service experience [19]

  35. 62% of consumers have higher expectations after good experiences [19]

  36. 53% of customers are influenced by personalization in emails [20]

  37. 45% of consumers expect companies to personalize offers [13]

Section 02

Cybersecurity, Cloud, Platforms & Technology Infrastructure

  1. 62% of executives report that digital transformation is a top priority in their organization [21]

  2. 67% of organizations have moved some workloads to cloud [22]

  3. 55% of enterprise apps are now delivered via cloud (estimate) [23]

  4. 29% of organizations say they have a mature security program for cloud adoption [24]

  5. 43% of companies experienced a data breach in the last 12 months (survey) [15]

  6. Average time to identify a data breach was 207 days (2020 IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report) [25]

  7. Average time to contain a data breach was 70 days (2020 IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report) [25]

  8. Average cost of a data breach was $3.86 million (2020 IBM report) [25]

  9. The global average cost of a data breach in 2023 was $4.45 million (IBM 2023 report) [26]

  10. 50% of breaches involved compromised credentials (IBM 2023 report) [26]

  11. 60% of organizations reported a cloud security incident (survey) [27]

  12. 45% of enterprises say they use zero trust architecture (survey) [28]

  13. 80% of cyberattacks are preventable with basic security measures (estimate, Verizon/other) [29]

  14. 68% of breaches used stolen credentials (Verizon DBIR) [29]

  15. 29% of breaches involved phishing (Verizon DBIR) [29]

  16. 22% of organizations don’t back up critical data regularly (survey) [30]

  17. 45% of companies are victims of ransomware attacks at least once (survey) [31]

  18. 61% of breaches involved vulnerabilities in cloud apps (survey) [32]

  19. 74% of organizations use multifactor authentication for some users (survey) [33]

  20. 96% of phishing emails evade traditional security and rely on user interaction (Gartner estimate) [34]

  21. 90% of organizations have a cloud strategy (survey) [35]

  22. 35% of IT spend is on infrastructure and platforms (industry estimate) [23]

  23. 18% of organizations are using serverless architectures in production (survey) [36]

  24. 25% of organizations use Kubernetes in production (survey) [36]

  25. 33% of enterprises have experienced downtime due to infrastructure failures (survey) [22]

  26. 49% of organizations cite integration challenges as a major barrier to digital transformation (survey) [10]

  27. 37% of respondents say legacy systems are a significant obstacle to digital transformation (survey) [35]

  28. 23% of companies rely on manual processes for customer data management (survey) [37]

  29. 40% of companies are adopting API-first strategies for integrations (survey) [38]

  30. 77% of developers use APIs as part of their work (survey) [39]

  31. 58% of organizations plan to increase their cloud spending [23]

  32. 73% of companies expect to adopt AI-driven cybersecurity tools (survey) [40]

  33. 38% of organizations say identity and access management is their top security investment [41]

Section 03

Data, AI, Analytics & Marketing Tech

  1. 45% of business executives say they are using AI in operations [19]

  2. 47% of organizations expect AI to improve customer engagement [19]

  3. 86% of marketers use marketing automation tools [42]

  4. 60% of marketers say marketing automation has improved the performance of their campaigns [43]

  5. 72% of marketers say they use data-driven marketing [10]

  6. 89% of companies have data governance initiatives (survey) [19]

  7. 31% of organizations say they have no data strategy (survey) [44]

  8. 69% of consumers will only engage with personalized messaging (according to a Segment report) [45]

  9. 80% of marketing managers say that data quality is a major challenge [19]

  10. 40% of organizations say their data is not fit for purpose (survey) [19]

  11. 67% of organizations have a customer data platform (CDP) or plan to deploy one (survey) [23]

  12. 75% of companies say personalization improves revenue (survey) [46]

  13. 28% increase in revenue from personalization is possible (estimate) [47]

  14. 35% of marketers use customer segmentation for personalization [48]

  15. 52% of marketers say they use predictive analytics [49]

  16. 56% of retailers leverage advanced analytics for demand forecasting [50]

  17. 44% of shoppers say product recommendations influence their purchases [51]

  18. 49% of consumers say they have made a purchase based on a recommendation [52]

  19. 33% of retailers are investing in personalization technologies [53]

  20. 64% of marketing teams use A/B testing [54]

  21. 30% of marketers say experimentation is not systematic (survey) [54]

  22. 37% of shoppers want personalized product recommendations [13]

  23. 55% of marketers say they can’t measure ROI on marketing tech investments (survey) [23]

  24. 82% of companies consider data integration a priority (survey) [55]

  25. 74% of organizations believe analytics can help reduce waste [56]

  26. 42% of companies use machine learning for forecasting [57]

  27. 63% of companies say they use data to optimize supply chains [58]

  28. 58% of retailers use customer analytics to improve personalization [59]

  29. 46% of organizations say their AI projects fail due to lack of data (survey) [59]

  30. 70% of data professionals say data quality is the biggest obstacle to AI adoption [60]

  31. 24% of global data is “dark data” (estimate) [61]

Section 04

Digital Workforce, Operating Model & Business Performance

  1. 28% of executives say their industry is moving fast due to digital transformation (survey) [62]

  2. 43% of companies state they are investing in retraining employees for digital transformation [62]

  3. 38% of companies report digital skills shortages (survey) [63]

  4. 76% of executives say they expect to increase investment in employee training and development [58]

  5. 59% of organizations say reskilling is required to keep up with new digital technologies [62]

  6. 52% of employees feel their organization does not provide enough training for digital skills (survey) [58]

  7. 45% of companies say culture is a barrier to digital transformation [35]

  8. 31% of digital transformation initiatives fail due to lack of support from leadership (survey) [23]

  9. 64% of companies measure digital transformation success with KPIs (survey) [37]

  10. 27% of organizations lack a clear digital transformation strategy (survey) [58]

  11. 78% of CEOs say data and analytics are critical to their business (survey) [59]

  12. 36% of companies cite process automation as key benefit of digital transformation [35]

  13. 20% improvement in operating costs is cited as a digital transformation benefit (survey) [37]

  14. 12% increase in revenue is cited as a digital transformation benefit (survey) [37]

  15. 47% of organizations say digital transformation improves customer experience [23]

  16. 39% of organizations say digital transformation improves profitability [23]

  17. 62% of organizations report faster decision-making after digitization (survey) [35]

  18. 33% of organizations report improved employee productivity due to automation (survey) [35]

  19. 55% of companies say they use agile methods in digital projects (survey) [64]

  20. 68% of organizations use DevOps for software delivery (survey) [65]

  21. 70% of organizations practice continuous integration (survey) [66]

  22. 25% of leaders say they have end-to-end workflow automation (survey) [37]

  23. 48% of organizations are implementing process mining (survey) [23]

  24. 31% of companies say they are using digital twins for operations (survey) [23]

  25. 44% of organizations say they are leveraging RPA for back-office automation (survey) [67]

  26. 40% of employees interact with digital tools as part of their daily work (survey) [35]

  27. 63% of organizations have adopted cloud-based collaboration tools (survey) [68]

  28. 52% of organizations say they are modernizing their ERP systems as part of digital transformation [69]

  29. 46% of companies report that digital transformation requires changing organizational structure (survey) [35]

  30. 29% of companies say they have a dedicated digital transformation team (survey) [23]

  31. 41% of companies say customer journey mapping is helping them prioritize digital investments [35]

  32. 57% of organizations are using experimentation to improve digital experiences (survey) [54]

  33. 24% of companies say they have achieved measurable ROI from their digital transformation (survey) [35]

  34. 60% of organizations say they have a customer data strategy (survey) [10]

  35. 65% of retail executives say omnichannel is essential to growth [70]

  36. 49% of organizations say they need to improve internal data sharing to enable digital transformation (survey) [58]

  37. 38% of retailers say they are reorganizing around customer segments as part of digital transformation (survey) [37]

Section 05

E-Commerce, Omnichannel & Supply Chain

  1. 8.9% of global retail sales were online in 2019 (share of ecommerce in total retail) [71]

  2. 19.6% of global retail sales were online in 2021 (share of ecommerce in total retail) [71]

  3. 4.3% of sales in apparel were online in 2014 (US) [72]

  4. 11.4% of sales in apparel were online in 2019 (US) [72]

  5. 15.5% of sales in clothing and clothing accessories stores were online in 2020 (US) [72]

  6. 22% of consumers expect to order online and pick up in store (BOPIS) at least some of the time [73]

  7. 32% of retailers planned to increase investment in omnichannel fulfillment [74]

  8. 53% of shoppers say they research products online before buying in-store [75]

  9. 58% of shoppers use their phones in-store to check prices and product details [76]

  10. 73% of retailers offer shipping to store (BOPIS or ship-from-store) in some form [77]

  11. 35% of businesses say supply chain visibility is their #1 priority for digital transformation [78]

  12. 50% of companies say they are using IoT for inventory tracking [79]

  13. 27% of organizations have implemented RFID tags for inventory [80]

  14. 40% reduction in out-of-stocks is possible with RFID in retail [81]

  15. 30% of supply chain leaders believe end-to-end visibility is critical to customer service [82]

  16. 56% of retailers use data for forecasting demand [83]

  17. 62% of retailers expect their supply chain to be more digitally enabled [84]

  18. 73% of organizations say they plan to implement or upgrade their e-commerce platforms within the next 12-24 months [34]

  19. 25% of online orders are impacted by address verification errors (estimate) [85]

  20. 97% of consumers use some form of online research before purchasing [86]

  21. 44% of online shoppers say they expect free shipping [87]

  22. 28% of shoppers cite delivery speed as a key factor in purchase decisions [88]

  23. 24% of shoppers cite delivery cost as a key factor [88]

  24. 41% of consumers say they are more likely to purchase if delivery options are shown at checkout [88]

  25. 30% of retailers use third-party logistics to support omnichannel fulfillment [22]

  26. 39% of retailers say they use robots for warehouse operations (estimate) [89]

  27. 31% of shoppers expect same-day delivery [50]

  28. 58% of consumers expect two-day delivery or less [22]

  29. 45% of consumers are willing to pay a premium for faster delivery [50]

  30. 22% of retail organizations are planning to adopt warehouse automation in 2024 (survey) [90]

  31. 60% of supply chain leaders say they use transportation management systems (TMS) [91]

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