United Kingdom (UK) Online Retail Market Summary, Competitive Analysis and Forecast to 2026

United Kingdom (UK) Online Retail Market Summary, Competitive Analysis and Forecast to 2026


Summary

Online Retail in the United Kingdom industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value and volume 2016-21, and forecast to 2026). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights
  • The online retail market includes all sales within Clothing & Footwear, Electricals, Food & Grocery, Health & Beauty, Home and Other (Books, News & Stationery, Jewelry & Watches, Luggage & Leather Goods, Music, Video & Entertainment Software, Sports & Leisure Equipment and others) segments, provided they take place over the internet, where the payment does not occur in-store on a later occasion. Data is included irrespective of whether the vendor is a pure-play internet company or the online offering of a bricks and mortar retailer. Online specialists retailers include sell only via the internet. Other online retail is a sell done online by retailers that also operate via offline channels (in-store, mail order, direct selling, etc.)
  • The UK online retail market had total revenues of $132,747.6m in 2021, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.4% between 2017 and 2021.
  • Other Online Retail account for the largest proportion of sales in the UK online retail market in 2021, sales through this channel generated $84,139.3m, equivalent to 63.4% of the market's overall value.
  • The UK online retail market gained traction owing to the popularity of click and collect services. With the increase in social networking, the social media market is becoming a key channel to boost online sales of retailers.
Scope
  • Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the online retail market in the United Kingdom
  • Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the online retail market in the United Kingdom
  • Leading company profiles reveal details of key online retail market players’ global operations and financial performance
  • Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the United Kingdom online retail market with five year forecasts by both value and volume
Reasons to Buy
  • What was the size of the United Kingdom online retail market by value in 2021?
  • What will be the size of the United Kingdom online retail market in 2026?
  • What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the United Kingdom online retail market?
  • How has the market performed over the last five years?
  • What are the main segments that make up the United Kingdom's online retail market?


1 Executive Summary
1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Category segmentation
1.4. Geography segmentation
1.5. Market rivalry
1.6. Competitive Landscape
2 Market Overview
2.1. Market definition
2.2. Market analysis
3 Market Data
3.1. Market value
4 Market Segmentation
4.1. Category segmentation
4.2. Geography segmentation
4.3. Market distribution
5 Market Outlook
5.1. Market value forecast
6 Five Forces Analysis
6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer power
6.3. Supplier power
6.4. New entrants
6.5. Threat of substitutes
6.6. Degree of rivalry
7 Competitive Landscape
7.1. Who are the leading players?
7.2. What are the main business models in the market?
7.3. What strategies do the leading players follow?
7.4. Who are the main challengers to the incumbents?
7.5. What is the biggest disruption in the sector?
8 Company Profiles
8.1. Amazon.com, Inc.
8.2. Tesco PLC
8.3. Asda Stores Ltd
8.4. John Lewis Partnership Plc
8.5. Ocado Group Plc
8.6. J Sainsbury plc
8.7. ASOS Plc
9 Macroeconomic Indicators
9.1. Country data
10 Appendix
10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry associations
10.3. Related MarketLine research
10.4. About MarketLine
List of Tables
Table 1: United Kingdom online retail sector value: $ million, 2016–21
Table 2: United Kingdom online retail sector category segmentation: % share, by value, 2016–2021
Table 3: United Kingdom online retail sector category segmentation: $ million, 2016-2021
Table 4: United Kingdom online retail sector geography segmentation: $ million, 2021
Table 5: United Kingdom online retail sector distribution: % share, by value, 2021
Table 6: United Kingdom online retail sector value forecast: $ million, 2021–26
Table 7: Amazon.com, Inc.: key facts
Table 8: Amazon.com, Inc.: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 9: Amazon.com, Inc.: Key Employees
Table 10: Amazon.com, Inc.: Key Employees Continued
Table 11: Tesco PLC: key facts
Table 12: Tesco PLC: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 13: Tesco PLC: Key Employees
Table 14: Tesco PLC: Key Employees Continued
Table 15: Asda Stores Ltd: key facts
Table 16: Asda Stores Ltd: Key Employees
Table 17: John Lewis Partnership Plc: key facts
Table 18: John Lewis Partnership Plc: Key Employees
Table 19: Ocado Group Plc: key facts
Table 20: Ocado Group Plc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 21: Ocado Group Plc: Key Employees
Table 22: J Sainsbury plc: key facts
Table 23: J Sainsbury plc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 24: J Sainsbury plc: Key Employees
Table 25: ASOS Plc: key facts
Table 26: ASOS Plc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 27: ASOS Plc: Key Employees
Table 28: United Kingdom size of population (million), 2017–21
Table 29: United Kingdom gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2017–21
Table 30: United Kingdom gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2017–21
Table 31: United Kingdom inflation, 2017–21
Table 32: United Kingdom consumer price index (absolute), 2017–21
Table 33: United Kingdom exchange rate, 2017–21
List of Figures
Figure 1: United Kingdom online retail sector value: $ million, 2016–21
Figure 2: United Kingdom online retail sector category segmentation: $ million, 2016-2021
Figure 3: United Kingdom online retail sector geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2021
Figure 4: United Kingdom online retail sector distribution: % share, by value, 2021
Figure 5: United Kingdom online retail sector value forecast: $ million, 2021–26
Figure 6: Forces driving competition in the online retail sector in the United Kingdom, 2021
Figure 7: Drivers of buyer power in the online retail sector in the United Kingdom, 2021
Figure 8: Drivers of supplier power in the online retail sector in the United Kingdom, 2021
Figure 9: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the online retail sector in the United Kingdom, 2021
Figure 10: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the online retail sector in the United Kingdom, 2021
Figure 11: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the online retail sector in the United Kingdom, 2021

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