Most adult consumers still prefer to shop in physical retail stores rather than online, according to recent research from Walker Sands CommunicationsThe report was based on data from a survey conducted in March 2017 among 1,662 consumers aged 18 and older. Just over half (54%) of respondents say their preferred method of shopping is in physical stores. Some 33% of consumers say they prefer to shop via a desktop computer, 12% prefer to shop via a mobile device, and 1% prefer using a voice-controlled device, such as Amazon's Echo.