![Showrooming vs Webrooming On A Smartphone, October 2014 [CHART]](https://trends.e-strategyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/GfK-Smartphone-Showrooming-v-Webrooming-Oct2014.png "Chart - Showrooming vs Webrooming On A Smartphone")
Consumers (ages 18-68) are more likely to research a purchase online using a smartphone and then buy it in-store (“webrooming”) than they are to see a product in a store and then buy it online from another retailer using a smartphone (“showrooming”), details GfK in a new study. In fact, just 28% of respondents this year reported showrooming during the prior 6 months, down from 37% last year. By comparison, 41% reported webrooming this year. Of note, while webrooming is considerably more popular than showrooming among most age groups, 18-24-year-olds are more likely to have engaged in showrooming. Source: GfK
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