BERN: A survey by the Federal Statistics Office has shown that the Swiss like a bargain online they rank 3rd in terms of internet shopping in Europe. But they are less keen on selling things online.
In all, 62% of those polled, who aged 16-74, were said they had bought something online at least once in the three months before the survey was carried out, according to the results published on Tuesday. Only in Denmark (66%) and Britain (72%) was e-shopping more popular, the statistics office said. The European Union average was 41%.
Swiss neighbour Germany came in at 61%, but southern European countries like Portugal and Italy were way behind, with Italy featuring at the bottom on the list. The Swiss lagged behind when it came to selling goods and services online. At 16% of those polled, the figure was under the European average of 19%. Coming out on top again was Britain at 34%. Germany figured high with 28%.
The survey also showed, however, that the number of consumers reporting technical problems with a website, scams or difficulties getting feedback on their complaints had risen, from 6% in 2010 to 8% in 2014.
