Online shopping has shrunk to its smallest share of spending since the pandemic as consumers return to high streets, supermarkets and restaurants.
Internet sales accounted for one-quarter of all purchases in January, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), down from a peak of more that 36% last year.
Retail sales volumes rose by 1.9% in January 2022, partially undoing the fall of 4.0% in December 2021 when the Omicron variant gripped the UK.
Sales volumes were 3.6% above their pre-coronavirus (COVID-19) February 2020 levels.
Retail closures
However, any return to ways of old has come too late for many retailers.
More than four shops a day on average disappeared from Scotland's main retail areas last year, according to a report by from PwC and the Local Data Company, which found shopping centres were proportionally hardest hit.
A total of 1,424 chain shops closed, with 673 opening, giving a net loss of 751. The loss for 2020 was 652.
The report said shopping centres were hit particularly hard by closures of fashion retailers, department stores and casual dining restaurant chains.
It also found that the impact of the pandemic exacerbated the popularity of retail parks. Since restrictions were lifted, footfall recovery was faster in out-of-town centres which benefited from easy access and parking.