Ecommerce in Retail – Thematic Research

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Startups, small companies, and multinationals can all benefit from e-commerce, as it allows companies to sell their products or services and reach a wider audience than traditional stores. In today’s competitive and convenience-focused society, online shopping has become a part of people’s lifestyles.

Lockdowns and social distancing accelerated the adoption of e-commerce, with consumers getting accustomed to online shopping during the pandemic. COVID-19 has led to an unprecedented number of high-street closures and caused foot traffic to fall, leaving shoppers with little choice but to purchase items online. Even consumers that had previously been reluctant to shop online have embraced e-commerce.

E-commerce in Retail: Key Trends

The key trends that will shape the e-commerce industry in the coming days can be classified into three categories: technology trends, macroeconomic trends, and regulatory trends.

  • Technology trends – Some of the key technology trends that will impact the e-commerce industry include robotics, mobile commerce, social commerce, 5G, computer vision, and machine learning.
  • Macroeconomic trends – The key macroeconomic trends that will impact the e-commerce industry are COVID-19, M&A, India, sharing economy, generation hashtag, China, and online to offline (O2O).
  • Regulatory trends – The key regulatory trends that will impact the e-commerce industry include fintech regulation, tax avoidance, and data privacy.

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E-commerce in Retail – Industry Analysis

According to GlobalData forecasts, the e-commerce market was worth $2.2 trillion in 2020. The key to this growth has been the spread of the internet. As consumer spending shifts from physical stores to online channels, e-commerce will remain the fastest-growing area of retail. Furthermore, COVID-19 has significantly accelerated the shift toward online retailing.

The e-commerce in retail industry analysis also covers:

  • Timeline
  • Geographical analysis

E-commerce in Retail - Value Chain Analysis

GlobalData’s e-commerce value chain consists of five segments: customer interface, order management, transaction processing, fulfillment, and after-sales service.

Customer Interface: The customer interface is usually a website or application that is designed to be easy to navigate and offers a pleasant shopping experience for the user. An ideal customer interface includes all the information that a customer would need to purchase a product or service.

E-commerce Value Chain Analysis

E-commerce Value Chain Analysis

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Leading Retailers Associated with the E-commerce Theme

Some of the leading retailers that are associated with the e-commerce theme are Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Best Buy, Home Depot, Macy’s, Walmart, Alibaba, JD.com, and Vipshop.

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E-commerce Sector Scorecard

At GlobalData, we use a scorecard approach to predict tomorrow’s leading companies within each sector. Our sector scorecards have three screens: a thematic screen, a valuation screen, and a risk screen. The e-commerce sector scorecard has three screens:

  • The thematic screen tells us who are the overall leaders in the 10 themes that matter most, based on our thematic engine.
  • The valuation screen ranks our universe of companies within a sector based on selected valuation metrics.
  • Our risk screen ranks companies within a sector based on overall investment risk.

E-commerce Sector Scorecard – Thematic Screen

E-commerce Sector Scorecard – Thematic Screen

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E-commerce in Retail Market Overview

Report Pages 41
Regions Covered Global
Market Size (2020) $2.2 trillion
Key Trends Technology Trends, Macroeconomic Trends, and Regulatory Trends
Value Chains Customer Interface, Order Management, Transaction Processing, Fulfillment, and After-Sales Service
Leading Retailers Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Best Buy, Home Depot, Macy’s, Walmart, Alibaba, JD.com, and Vipshop

Scope

GlobalData’s “Ecommerce in Retail – Thematic Research” report breaks down the e-commerce theme into its value chain, covering core pillars such as fulfillment, personalization, social media, innovations, acquisitions & partnerships, services, payments, and mobile as a priority. We discuss the major challenges at each stage of the value chain and provide an overview of the leaders, losers, and disruptors within the theme. This is followed by a full technology briefing, detailed industry analysis, and global market forecasts, as well as providing insight into the impact of COVID-19 on the theme.

Reasons to Buy

  • Break down the complexity of e-commerce into relevant topics for your specific business, so you can create a more dynamic and effective strategy to keep customers.
  • Understand the history of e-commerce and how it continues to develop today, allowing you to grasp a wider view of changes in consumer behavior and how they will impact your markets.
  • Explore how technological trends (such as AI, AR, and 5G) are enabling e-commerce to evolve, so you can better position yourself for long-term success.
  • Discover how the world-leading retailers, across the US, Eurozone, and Asia, are investing in e-commerce, allowing you greater clarity on which e-commerce strategies are proving successful and where the best investments are for greater customer retention.

Adidas
Aldo
Alibaba
Amazon
Arcadia
ASOS
Aspectiva
Avon
Bed Bath & Beyond
Best Buy
Boohoo.com
Burberry
Canvas
Century 21
Debenhams
DW Sports
eBay
Estee Lauder
H&M
Home Depot
IKEA
J Crew
JC Penney
JD.com
Jet.com
John Lewis
Jumia
Kaola
Kohl's
Kroger
Laura Ashley
Littlewoods.com
Macy's
Marks & Spencer
MercadoLibre
Neiman Marcus
Next
Nike
Nordstrom
Ocado
PayPal
Rakuten
Target
Tencent
Uber
Uniqlo
Very.co.uk
Vipshop
Waitrose
Walgreens
Walmart
Wayfair
Yahoo
Zalando

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Executive summary

Players

Technology briefing

Trends

Industry analysis

Mergers and acquisitions

Value chain

Companies

Sector scorecards

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