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Ecommerce Market Data and Ecommerce Benchmarks for the Food & Drink market

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Ecommerce Market Data for the Food & Drink market December 2021

Ecommerce Metric December 2020 December 2021 Difference Growth
Sales Growth Withheld Withheld Withheld 4.22%
Average Order Value £85.89 £93.98 £8.09 9.42%
Cost Per Acquisition 5.11% 2.21% -2.90% -56.74%
Conversion Rate 2.37% 2.79% 0.42% 17.61%
Average Sale Price of Item £23.78 £30.76 £6.98 29.36%

Ecommerce Traffic Data for the Food & Drink market December 2021

Rank   Traffic Source December 2020 December 2021 Growth % Participating % CPA %
1st IRP Email Marketing Withheld Withheld 73.80% Withheld 0.17%
2nd Bing & Yahoo PPC Withheld Withheld 11.22% Withheld 2.78%
3rd Google PPC Withheld Withheld -50.45% Withheld 7.64%

Ecommerce Service Provider Data for the Food & Drink market December 2021

Traffic Source:
Rank
Sales Growth
CPA %
Rank Service Provider December 2020 December 2021 Growth % Source CPA % Overall CPA %
1st Withheld Withheld Withheld -50.45% 7.64% 2.21%

Historical Ecommerce Market Data for the Food & Drink market December 2021

Ecommerce Sales Data

Summary

Sales in the Food & Drink ecommerce market increased by an average of 4.22% in December 2021 compared to December 2020.

Ecommerce Sales Growth Data

Summary

Sales Growth in the Food & Drink ecommerce market decreased by 96.88% from 135.31% to 4.22% in December 2021 compared to December 2020.

Ecommerce Cost Per Acquisition Data

Summary

The average CPA in the Food & Drink ecommerce market decreased by 56.74% from 5.11% to 2.21% in December 2021 compared to December 2020.

Ecommerce Conversion Rate Data

Summary

The average conversion rate in the Food & Drink ecommerce market increased by 17.61% from 2.37% to 2.79% in December 2021 compared to December 2020.

Ecommerce Average Order Value Data

Summary

Average Order Values in the Food & Drink ecommerce market increased by 9.42% from £86 to £94 in December 2021 compared to December 2020.

Ecommerce Average Sale Price Data

Summary

Average Sale Price of Item in the Food & Drink ecommerce market increased by an average of 29.36% from £24 to £31 in December 2021 compared to December 2020.

Ecommerce Revenue by Location

Summary

In December 2021 the sales breakdown in the Food & Drink ecommerce market by Location is Domestic 74% and International 26%.

Ecommerce Revenue by Device

Summary

In December 2021 the sales breakdown in the Food & Drink ecommerce market by Device is Mobile 55.1%, Desktop 42.7% and Tablet 2.2%.

Ecommerce Visitors Data

Summary

Visitors in the Food & Drink ecommerce market decreased by an average of 22.22% in December 2021 compared to December 2020.

Ecommerce Bounce Rate Data

Summary

The bounce rate in the Food & Drink ecommerce market decreased by 0.48% from 75.80% to 75.44% in December 2021 compared to December 2020.

Ecommerce Traffic Channel Data

Summary

In December 2021 the sales breakdown in the Food & Drink ecommerce market by Traffic Channel is Direct 56.5%, Paid Search Marketing 32.2% and Email Marketing 11.3%.

International Sales Data

Summary

International sales percentage of total sales in the Food & Drink ecommerce market decreased by an average of 42.06% in December 2021 compared to December 2020.

Ecommerce Agency Performance Data for the Food & Drink market December 2021

Rank   Agency December 2020 December 2021 Growth % CPA %
1st Withheld Withheld Withheld 4.22% 2.21%

Ecommerce Markets Risers & Fallers December 2021

Ecommerce Sales Data

RankEcommerce MarketDec 2020Dec 2021DifferenceGrowth
1Pet CareWithheldWithheldWithheld107.18%
2Home Accessories and GiftwareWithheldWithheldWithheld16.68%
3Kitchen & Home AppliancesWithheldWithheldWithheld6.41%
4Fashion Clothing & AccessoriesWithheldWithheldWithheld6.21%
5Food & DrinkWithheldWithheldWithheld4.22%
6Toys, Games & CollectablesWithheldWithheldWithheldN/A
7Sports and RecreationWithheldWithheldWithheld-5.22%
8Cars and MotorcyclingWithheldWithheldWithheld-13.44%
9Health and WellbeingWithheldWithheldWithheld-21.96%
10Arts and CraftsWithheldWithheldWithheld-22.59%
11Electrical & Commercial EquipmentWithheldWithheldWithheld-29.45%
12Baby & ChildWithheldWithheldWithheld-35.85%

Ecommerce Cost Per Acquisition Data

RankEcommerce MarketDec 2020Dec 2021DifferenceGrowth
1Pet Care2.83%7.58%4.75%168.02%
2Home Accessories and Giftware3.92%7.49%3.57%91.01%
3Kitchen & Home Appliances5.59%6.13%0.54%9.64%
4Cars and Motorcycling5.68%6.18%0.50%8.78%
5Sports and Recreation8.05%8.74%0.69%8.52%
6Baby & Child7.57%7.95%0.39%5.11%
7Fashion Clothing & Accessories7.18%7.47%0.29%4.09%
8Health and Wellbeing8.97%9.29%0.32%3.57%
9Electrical & Commercial Equipment7.51%7.60%0.08%1.11%
10Toys, Games & CollectablesN/A8.61%8.61%N/A
11Arts and Crafts1.40%1.39%-0.01%-0.58%
12Food & Drink5.11%2.21%-2.90%-56.74%

Conversion Rate

RankEcommerce MarketDec 2020Dec 2021DifferenceGrowth
1Sports and Recreation1.45%1.87%0.42%29.00%
2Food & Drink2.37%2.79%0.42%17.61%
3Arts and Crafts3.79%4.37%0.57%15.07%
4Health and Wellbeing3.09%3.47%0.38%12.25%
5Baby & Child0.99%1.10%0.11%11.07%
6Home Accessories and Giftware2.16%2.21%0.05%2.53%
7Toys, Games & CollectablesN/A3.61%3.61%N/A
8Pet Care3.13%3.13%0.00%-0.15%
9Fashion Clothing & Accessories2.44%2.37%-0.07%-2.95%
10Kitchen & Home Appliances2.48%2.38%-0.10%-4.07%
11Cars and Motorcycling1.55%1.34%-0.21%-13.64%
12Electrical & Commercial Equipment1.81%0.69%-1.12%-61.98%

Ecommerce Average Order Value Data

RankEcommerce MarketDec 2020Dec 2021DifferenceGrowth
1Electrical & Commercial Equipment£58.91£120.2761.36%104.15%
2Sports and Recreation£70.87£88.9218.05%25.47%
3Food & Drink£85.89£93.988.09%9.42%
4Home Accessories and Giftware£61.43£65.994.56%7.42%
5Kitchen & Home Appliances£46.33£49.032.70%5.83%
6Cars and Motorcycling£122.70£129.506.80%5.54%
7Pet Care£81.36£83.632.27%2.79%
8Toys, Games & CollectablesN/A£61.3761.37%N/A
9Fashion Clothing & Accessories£80.11£77.84-2.27%-2.83%
10Arts and Crafts£102.61£95.79-6.82%-6.65%
11Baby & Child£132.59£123.56-9.03%-6.81%
12Health and Wellbeing£42.14£35.44-6.70%-15.90%

Ecommerce Market Commentary for December 2021

Market Commentary December 2021

December sales show growth across all ecommerce markets of +1% YOY. December was the first time in three months that we seen an increase on the Covid inspired numbers of 2020.

Throughout the year the CPA% has been very up and down but overall costs for businesses have been significantly higher than 2020. December 2021 was the first month that CPA% stabilised at 7.22% which was on par with the 7.20% in December 2020. As we move into 2022 this may become the new benchmark.

Average conversion rates have increased from 2.14% to 2.36% an increase of 10.1% - which is a significant increase over last year.

Sales through mobile channels continue to increase as a percentage of revenue share, but this varies by market and customer segmentation. The average order values are £81.98 - an increase of 12.8%.  However many individual market AOVs are more consistent. AOVs are something we will investigate in more detail for January.

In 2022 we still expect to see some supply chain issues but we expect the availability of products to continue to increase giving consumers more choice. As we wrap on the yearly results of 2021 we have seen consistent growth on 2020 and a clear sign that many consumers who turned to e-commerce when forced to during lockdowns have stayed shopping online and this can only be a good thing for e-commerce businesses.

 

- 17 January 2022
 

IRP Definitions & Calculations

All figures shown include VAT (Tax). Growth figures, if positive, are coloured green; if negative they are coloured red.

For consistency, this convention applies also to Cost Per Acquisition figures. Growth figures are calculated using the formula: (Difference between Most Recent Month & Earlier Month / Earlier Month) * 100. The formulae are applied to the underlying data and then rounded off; thus re-applying the formulae to the rounded off figures may produce very slightly different figures.

Sales Forecasts
These are based on machine learning to calculate what the Growth YOY is for the current month and year.  These are updated every 30 minutes based on Live IRP Market Data.

Sales Growth
This is the percentage difference (positive or negative) between the Total Revenue (£) for the selected months. Monthly monetary values are not shown.

Cost Per Acquisition
This indicates how much it costs in terms of marketing spend to acquire sales, expressed as a percentage. For each month, the CPA% is calculated using the formula: Total Marketing Cost / Total Revenue (£) * 100.  It can be thought of as the ecommerce cost of sale.

Conversion Rate
The Conversion Rate is the number of buyers by session - and is calculated using the formula: Total Transactions / Total Sessions * 100. Note that sessions are used in this calculation and not visitors. So if a visitor comes back 3 times it is 3 sessions - this lowers conversion rate but is the most consistent measurement to use.

Average Order Value
This is defined as the average monetary value of all orders in a single month. For each month, the AOV is calculated using the formula: Total Revenue (£) / Number of Orders.

Average Sale Price of Item
This is defined as the average price that products are sold for within a particular market or across all markets. For each month, the Average Sale Price is calculated using the formula: Total Revenue (£) / Number of Units Sold.

Traffic Channels
The pie chart shows the percentage contribution made by individual traffic channels to overall sales. The figures are calculated using the formula: Revenue from Traffic Channel (£) / Total Revenue (£) * 100.

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