Global market review of online grocery retailing
Global market review of online grocery retailing - forecasts to 2014 Bharatbook.com is proud to announce the inclusion of latest report on "Global market review of online grocery retailing - forecasts to 2014"in its vast collection of market research reports Online and internet shopping represents one of the fast growing sectors within the global food and grocery market at present, especially across the more developed parts of the world. With household internet access continuing to increase, the customer base for online grocery shopping is widening, while other technological innovations such as the advent of smart phones is further benefiting the market. (http://www.bharatbook.com/detail.asp?id=132281&rt=Global-market-review-of-online-groceryretailing-forecasts-to-2014.html) The global online grocery retailing market is dominated by the UK and the US, which together accounted for almost 75% of the world total in 2009. At less than 1.5%, however, online and internet channels still account for a very modest share of the global retail grocery market. Furthermore, food and groceries continue to lag well behind non-food items as far as the online retailing market is concerned, with consumers using the internet most frequently for booking travel and holidays, as well as for financial-related tasks such as banking. This new report from just-food looks at the major markets' adoption of online grocery retail, current trends within the sector, and consumer dynamics. It also profiles the major food retail groups' online strategies and it forecasts the markets, trends, technological activity and corporate plans. Use this report as a background guide to understanding the overall market, to help analyse the global market and to predict future trends and market sizes. Beginning with an executive summary/preface and Chapter 1 Introduction, the report then reviews the global market for online grocery retailing. Chapter 2 Global market overview The global market for online grocery retailing remains at a relatively early stage of development in many parts of the world. To date, sales of food and drinks over the internet have yet to make the same impact observed in other parts of the consumer goods industry, most notably books, clothing and electronic items such as computer equipment. Global sales of food and drinks online were valued at US$19.9bn in 2009. This figure is limited to countries where a quantifiable market exists, all of which are mainly located in either Western Europe or North America. A truly global figure is thought to lie somewhere between US$20bn and US$30bn. This chapter includes data covering the major online food and drinks markets worldwide by value, and per capita expenditure by market. It also provides UK and US online food and drinks markets by value over the last five years, showing %
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