Ecommerce Statistics
16th October 2011
Size and Growth
- According to the most recent UK Government figures, just within the UK, the total value of eCommerce is £408 Billion and growing at 24.9% (Second paragraph of please download)
- Around a quarter of this is consumer retail; the remaining three quarters is a mix of business-to-business and electronic procurement.
UK Internationalisation
- According to Google and the Boston Consulting Group, Globally, the UK is the world leader for eCommerce.
- Exporting is a central feature of UK-based eCommerce. If a company does eCommerce then for every Pound spent then it exports £2.80. This is the opposite of the offline economy where, for every Pound spent, 90p is exported
- Export is key driver on eBay with 25% growth
- French e-commerce grows 20%
Ecommerce Around The World
- Chinese ecommerce to grow by 320% to overtake the US
- US Online retail up 13%.
- Ecommerce in the Gulf states shows exponential growth
Winners, Losers & Investments
- Online investment in eCommerce is accelerating. Offline investment is shrinking
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-13931209http://www.sourcingfocus.com/site/newsitem/3836/ http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45475:uk-retailers-up-ecommerce
- High street retail is increasingly in contraction
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13942976
Jobs
- 1.5 million new recruits into the UK eCommerce industry over the next 4 years
- Amazon creates 1,800 new jobs
Company Performance
- Amazon. In the quarter to June 30 sales up 51% to $9.91bn
- ASOS. ASOS shows a 41% jump in annual profits to £28.6m
- www.INDEZ.com (a Scottish eCommerce specialist developer runs 22 eCommerce businesses that each have a 6, 7 or 8 figure annual turnover. Across the 22, export (outwith the UK) percentage is between 20% and 65%.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-13807584
http://www.scotlandis.com/news/stories/Designed-in-Scotland-made-in-Morocco-sold-in-South-Korea
Fulfilment Innovations
- Short delivery times - e.g. 90 minute fulfilment via Shutl. Service starts this Autumn in Glasgow .
- Another major fulfilment innovation comes from http://www.collectplus.co.uk/ using the high-street as a local delivery warehouse.
Events and Initiatives
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