Headquartered in Goodlettsville, TN, Dollar General is one of the big supermarket players in the US, delivering goods to shoppers for more than 80 years now with annual revenue of $34.2 billion in 2021.
Carrefour currently operates 12,225 stores throughout more than 30 countries and had a revenue of over €80.7 billion in 2019 - more than half of which was generated outside of France.
Headquartered in Brampton, Ontario, Loblaws is one of the big players in the grocery retail industry in Canada with annual revenue of $53,170 million in 2021.
Headquartered in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, UK, Ocado Retail is a joint venture between Marks & Spencer Group and Ocado Group with annual revenue of £ 2289.9 million in 2021.
Headquartered in Issaquah, WA, Costco is a membership warehouse club, dedicated to bringing our members the best possible prices on quality brand-name merchandise.
Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States, Amazon is one of the most successful customer-centric companies with revenues of $386.064 billion in the fiscal year 2021.
Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Target Corporation is among the top 10 retailers in the United States of America, with an FY2021 total revenue of nearly $106 billion.
Headquartered in Boise, Idaho, U.S., Albertsons is counted among the top leading food and drug retailers in the U.S., with the fiscal year 2021 sales of $72 billion.Â
Headquartered in Arkansas, United States of America, Walmart Inc. generated USD 572.8 billion in total revenue in the fiscal year 2022, comprising primarily USD 567.8 billion in net sales.
Digital grocery sales grew by 3.07% in Q3 2024, driven by increased digital promotions and third-party platform expansion. Instacart led the way with a 2.3% market share increase. While digital basket sizes saw a slight uptick, in-store sales remained steady at 87% of total sales, reflecting strong consumer engagement across channels.
Grocers are offering more discounts while shoppers are interested in more value, with price as the most important factor in their purchase decision. % of digital sales have gone marginally down while % of in-store sales have marginally gone up.
H1 grocery sales were $458 billion, up 3.8% compared to H1 '23. Digital sales at $61 billion were up 2.4% compared to H1 '23. Prices are high, even as price increases have reduced, and the average digital shopper baskets have dropped.
Prepared food sales have risen, with 63% of grocers noting an increase over the past six months, and 69% of them view their prepared food options as a competitive differentiator. The primary drivers of these purchases are convenience and cost.
In Q1 2024, grocery sales remained strong at $230 billion, with digital sales increasing to $31.4 billion and 72% of grocers reporting improved inventory performance compared to the same period last year. Larger retailers, in particular, have seen better inventory availability.
81% of grocers prioritize personalization for competitiveness, yet 92% of shoppers find their grocery shopping experience lacking in personalization compared to their overall digital experience.
Digital sales were ~$11 billion in October 2023. Third-party platform sales dipped below 16% for the second time this year. Average digital grocery baskets dipped in October 2023.
Overall sales were flat, digital was up marginally. Average basket sizes were down to $166 post the July bump. Fewer grocers believe they need third-party platforms to succeed in digital.
Digital sales were nearly $10 billion, witnessing a 6.1% YoY growth. Basket sizes were up as shoppers ordered more items with large grocers. Third-party sales witnessed a decline of 22% YoY.
Digital sales in Q2 ($29.5 billion) declined slightly compared to Q1 results ($29.9 billion). Delivery sales are on the rise again. Orders were nearly evenly split between pickup and delivery in Q2, indicating a renewed interest in the convenience of home delivery.
Digital sales in May 2023 were nearly $10.0 billion. Digital sales in April 2023 were $9.9 billion. While digital sales witnessed a 19.8% YoY growth, they remained flat this year with only 1.1% MoM growth.
Q1 2023 digital sales at $29.9 billion accounted for 13.9% of overall grocery sales. The share of digital sales witnessed a slight dip of 0.9% in Q1 2023 compared to Q1 2022.
February 2023 digital sales at $9.8 billion accounted for 13.8% of overall grocery sales. Digital sales saw a marginal growth of 2.1% in February 2023, compared to February 2022.
Digital sales were 14.7% of overall grocery sales in January 2023. While digital sales were marginally better in Jan'23 compared to Jan'22, its contribution to the overall grocery sales dipped slightly.
Digital sales were 16.7% of overall grocery sales in December 2022. Digital grocery sales slightly grew by 4.8% in December 2022, compared to November 2022.
Digital sales contribution to overall grocery sales witnessed a dip until May 2022, as shoppers returned to the stores. Digital sales picked up from June 2022, witnessing the highest contribution of the year in November 2022 (17.1%).
Digital sales were 17.1% of overall grocery sales in November 2022. Digital grocery sales significantly grew by 24.6% in November 2022, compared to October 2022.
Digital sales were 14.9% of overall grocery sales in October 2022. Digital sales significantly grew by 12.4% in October 2022, compared to September 2022.
Digital sales improved this quarter. Digital grocery sales grew by 14.4% in Q3 2022 compared to Q2 2022. Q3 2022 digital sales at $30.2 billion accounted for 13.4% of overall grocery sales.
Digital sales were strong. 13.6% of all August 2022 grocery sales were digital. There was a 10.6% increase in digital grocery sales in August 2022 compared to July 2022.
Digital sales continue to increase this month. 12.9% of all July 2022 grocery sales were digital. There was a 5.7% increase in digital grocery sales in July 2022 compared to June 2022.
Digital sales slightly increased by 6% in June 2022, compared to May 2022. June 2022 digital sales at $8.8 billion accounted for 12.5% of overall grocery sales.
Digital sales accounted for 15.2% of total grocery sales at the start of the year (Jan 2022). Due to the increase in in-store traffic over the past five months, the proportion of digital has slowed down.
March 2022 digital sales at $10.4 billion accounted for 15.1% of overall grocery sales. After recording significantly high digital sales in March 2022, there was a huge dip in April 2022 with digital sales accounting for 13.4% of overall sales.
March 2022 digital sales at $9.6 billion accounted for 14.1% of overall grocery sales. After a slight dip in February 2022, digital sales this month recovered to January 2022 numbers ($10.4 billion).
February 2022 digital sales at $10.4 billion accounted for 15.2% of overall grocery sales. Digital sales declined by 7.7% in February 2022, compared to January 2022.
Digital sales at the beginning of the year (Jan 2022) were 15.2% of total grocery sales. We've seen the share of digital decelerate over the last six months. However, digital sales are still on track to cross 20% of all grocery sales by 2026.
August 3, 2022
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