Retail Channel Series: UK Online Retailing 2024-2029
Description
Retail Channel Series: UK Online Retailing 2024-2029
Summary
The GlobalData Retail Channel Series: UK Online Retailing 2024-2029 report offers comprehensive insight and analysis of the online channel in the UK, the main trends and hot issues, major players and consumer shopping behaviour. It also provides forecasts to 2029 across key retail sectors.
In 2024, the UK online retail market saw notable growth, reflecting a steady performance but a slower pace compared to the previous five years. This suggests that the online sector is set to continue its upward trajectory, likely surpassing the overall retail market growth in the coming years. Key sectors and the rising appeal of marketplace formats are expected to contribute significantly to this growth, particularly in areas such as clothing and footwear.
Key Highlights
Summary
The GlobalData Retail Channel Series: UK Online Retailing 2024-2029 report offers comprehensive insight and analysis of the online channel in the UK, the main trends and hot issues, major players and consumer shopping behaviour. It also provides forecasts to 2029 across key retail sectors.
In 2024, the UK online retail market saw notable growth, reflecting a steady performance but a slower pace compared to the previous five years. This suggests that the online sector is set to continue its upward trajectory, likely surpassing the overall retail market growth in the coming years. Key sectors and the rising appeal of marketplace formats are expected to contribute significantly to this growth, particularly in areas such as clothing and footwear.
Key Highlights
- The online health and beauty market is anticipated to experience substantial growth in 2025, contributing significantly to the overall expansion of the online market out to 2029.
- Tesco saw a significant increase in market share from 2023 to 2024. With a robust online presence across multiple sectors, the retailer is emerging as a formidable omnichannel competitor in the online market.
- The online food & grocery sector is also poised for significant growth between 2024 and 2029. This growth will be driven by consumers opting to shop online to manage budgets, investments by grocers and broader ranges.
- The UK Online Retailing report provides a comprehensive analysis and forecast of the online channel, offering insights into consumer behaviour, economic factors affecting the channel and retailer performance. This report aims to serve as a valuable resource for retail businesses, investors, policymakers, and other stakeholders interested in the future of the online market in the UK.
- Use our in-depth consumer and market insight to learn about the growth of different sectors online and the issues affecting the online market to ensure you capitalise on high growth areas such as click & collect and third-party pickup in a given sector.
- Understand why and how consumers shop online for different products to capitalise on the growth in the online market.
- Understand which retailers have the most popular online propositions in each sector, enabling you to better compete with market leading players and enhance your own online propositions.
Table of Contents
119 Pages
- Executive summary
- KEY TRENDS
- UK Online Market drivers
- UK Online Market inhibitors
- Key Trends: Mobile Apps
- Key Trends: Integrated Payment Options
- Key Trends: Returns Crisis
- Key Trends: Competition from Online Pureplays
- Strategies for success
- MARKET SIZE AND FORECASTS 2024-2029e
- UK Online Market, five year growth 2019, 2024 & 2029e
- UK Online Market Size, 2019-2029e
- UK Online Growth vs Total Retail Growth, 2019-2029e
- UK Online Share of Total Retail, 2019-2029e
- UK Online Non-Food Share of Non-Food Retail, 2019-2029e
- UK Fulfilment Method Share of Online Retail, 2019, 2024, & 2029e
- SECTOR PERFORMANCE AND FORECASTS 2022-2029e
- Key sector trends
- UK Online Sector Growth %, 2024-2029e
- UK Online Market by Sector %, 2019-2029e
- UK Online Market Sector Value and Forecast, 2019, 2024 & 2029e
- UK Online Sector Penetration %, 2024
- UK Home Delivery & Digital Sector Sales, 2019, 2024 & 2029e
- UK Click & Collect Sector Sales, 2019, 2024 & 2029e
- UK Third-Party Pickup Sector Sales, 2019, 2024 & 2029e
- UK Online Returns Market by Sector, 2019, 2024 & 2029e
- UK Online Clothing & Footwear Market, 2019-2029e
- UK Clothing & Footwear Market Growth by Channel, 2024-2029e
- UK Online Food & Grocery Market, 2019-2029e
- UK Food & Grocery Market Growth by Channel, 2024-2029e
- UK Online Electricals Market, 2019-2029e
- UK Electricals Market Growth by Channel, 2024-2029e
- UK Online Health & Beauty Market, 2019-2029e
- UK Health & Beauty Market Growth by Channel, 2024-2029e
- UK Online Furniture & Floorcoverings Market, 2019-2029e
- UK Furniture & Floorcoverings Market Growth by Channel, 2024-2029e
- UK Online Homewares Market, 2019-2029e
- UK Homewares Market Growth by Channel, 2024-2029e
- UK Online DIY & Gardening Market, 2019-2029e
- UK DIY & Gardening Market Growth by Channel, 2024-2029e
- UK Online Other Market, 2019-2029e
- UK Other Market Growth by Channel, 2024-2029e
- COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE: RETAILER USAGE
- Top 10 UK Online Retailers, 2024
- Market Shares of Top 10 UK Online Retailers, 2023, 2024 & 2025e
- Top 10 Retailers Purchased from by Sector, 2025
- Retailer Profiles: Marks & Spencer and Screwfix
- Retailer Profiles: John Lewis & Partners and Tesco
- Retailers to Watch
- CONSUMERS
- Key consumer trends
- UK Online Shopper Penetration & Profile, 2025
- UK Online Books Shopper Penetration, 2025
- UK Online Clothing Shopper Penetration, 2025
- UK Online DIY Shopper Penetration, 2025
- UK Online Electricals Shopper Penetration, 2025
- UK Online Entertainment Shopper Penetration, 2025
- UK Online Fashion Accessories Shopper Penetration, 2025
- UK Online Fine Jewellery Shopper Penetration, 2025
- UK Online Food & Grocery Shopper Penetration, 2025
- UK Online Footwear Shopper Penetration, 2025
- UK Online Furniture & Floorcoverings Shopper Penetration, 2025
- UK Online Gardening Shopper Penetration, 2025
- UK Online Greeting Cards Shopper Penetration, 2025
- UK Online Health & Beauty Shopper Penetration, 2025
- UK Online Homewares Shopper Penetration, 2025
- UK Online Pet Care Shopper Penetration, 2025
- UK Online Sports Equipment Shopper Penetration, 2025
- UK Online Stationery Shopper Penetration, 2025
- UK Online Toys & Games Shopper Penetration, 2025
- Channel Preference
- Online Shopping Drivers, 2025
- Device Penetration, 2025
- Online Order Fulfilment, 2025
- Online Returns Method Usage, 2025
- Consumer preference for online channel by sector, 2025
- Factors that influence consumers to shop instore instead of online, 2025
- Consumer channel purchases by sector, 2025
- Online Returns, 2025
- Statements about online retail trends, 2025
- Statements about cyberattacks, 2025
- Statements about online trust, 2025
- METHODOLOGY, DEFINITIONS AND CONTACTS
- Methodology
- Definitions
- Contact Us
- List of Tables
- UK Online Market Sector Value and Forecast, 2019, 2024 & 2029e
- UK Home Delivery & Digital Sector Sales, 2019, 2024 & 2029e
- UK Click & Collect Sector Sales, 2019, 2024 & 2029e
- UK Third-Party Pickup Sector Sales, 2019, 2024 & 2029e
- UK Online Returns Market by Sector, 2019, 2024 & 2029e
- Top 10 UK Online Retailers, 2024
- Online Shopping Drivers % by demographic, 2025
- Device Penetration, 2025
- Online Order Fulfilment, 2025
- List of Figures
- Proportion of consumers completing online purchases using each device type, %, 2025
- Proportion of consumers that agree they prefer to use third-party and online payments to pay for items online, %, 2025
- Drivers of Online Returns, %, 2025
- Price-driven factors that influence consumers to shop online instead of instore, %, 2025
- UK Online Market GBPm, 2019, 2024 & 2029ee & CAGR %
- UK Online Market Value GBPm, 2019, 2024 & 2029e
- UK Online Market Annual Growth %, 2019-2029e
- UK Online Growth vs Total Retail Growth, 2019-2029e
- UK Online Share of Total Retail %, 2019-2029e
- UK Online Non-Food Share of Non-Food Retail %, 2019-2029e
- UK Fulfilment Method Share of Online Retail %, 2019, 2024 & 2029e
- UK Online Sector Growth %, 2024-2029e
- UK Online Market by Sector %, 2019, 2024, 2029e
- UK Online Sector Penetration %, 2024
- UK Online Clothing & Footwear Market Value GBPm, 2019-2029e
- UK Online Clothing & Footwear Market Annual Growth vs Total Online Growth %, 2019-2029e
- UK Clothing & Footwear Share of Total Online Market %, 2019-2029e
- UK Clothing & Footwear Online Share of Sector %, 2019-2029e
- UK Clothing & Footwear Market Growth by Channel, 2024-2029e
- UK Online Food & Grocery Market Value GBPm, 2019-2029e
- UK Online Food & Grocery Market Annual Growth vs Total Online Growth %, 2019-2029e
- UK Food & Grocery Share of Total Online Market %, 2019-2029e
- UK Food & Grocery Online Share of Sector %, 2019-2029e
- UK Food & Grocery Market Growth by Channel, 2024-2029e
- UK Online Electricals Market Value GBPm, 2019-2029e
- UK Online Electricals Market Annual Growth vs Total Online Growth %, 2019-2029e
- UK Electricals Share of Total Online Market %, 2019-2029e
- UK Electricals Online Share of Sector %, 2019-2029e
- UK Electricals Market Growth by Channel, 2024-2029e
- UK Online Health & Beauty Market Value GBPm, 2019-2029e
- UK Online Health & Beauty Market Annual Growth vs Total Online Growth %, 2019-2029e
- UK Health & Beauty Share of Total Online Market %, 2019-2029e
- UK Health & Beauty Online Share of Sector %, 2019-2029e
- UK Health & Beauty Market Growth by Channel, 2024-2029e
- UK Online Furniture & Floorcoverings Market Value GBPm, 2019-2029e
- UK Online Furniture & Floorcoverings Market Annual Growth vs Total Online Growth %, 2019-2029e
- UK Furniture & Floorcoverings Share of Total Online Market %, 2019-2029e
- UK Furniture & Floorcoverings Online Share of Sector %, 2019-2029e
- UK Furniture & Floorcoverings Market Growth by Channel, 2024-2029e
- UK Online Homewares Market Value GBPm, 2019-2029e
- UK Online Homewares Market Annual Growth vs Total Online Growth %, 2019-2029e
- UK Homewares Share of Total Online Market %, 2019-2029e
- UK Homewares Online Share of Sector %, 2019-2029e
- UK Homewares Market Growth by Channel, 2024-2029e
- UK Online DIY & Gardening Market Value GBPm, 2019-2029e
- UK Online DIY & Gardening Market Annual Growth vs Total Online Growth %, 2019-2029e
- UK DIY & Gardening Share of Total Online Market %, 2019-2029e
- UK DIY & Gardening Online Share of Sector %, 2019-2029e
- UK DIY & Gardening Market Growth by Channel, 2024-2029e
- UK Online Other Market Value GBPm, 2019-2029e
- UK Online Other Market Annual Growth vs Total Online Growth %, 2019-2029e
- UK Other Share of Total Online Market %, 2019-2029e
- UK Other Online Share of Sector %, 2019-2029e
- UK Other Market Growth by Channel, 2024-2029e
- Market Shares of Top 10 UK Online Retailers, 2023, 2024 & 2025e
- Top 10 Books Retailers %, 2025
- Top 10 Clothing Retailers %, 2025
- Top 10 DIY Retailers %, 2025
- Top 10 Electricals Retailers %, 2025
- Top 10 Entertainment Retailers %, 2025
- Top 10 Fashion Accessories Retailers %, 2025
- Top 10 Fine Jewellery Retailers %, 2025
- Top 10 Food & Grocery Retailers %, 2025
- Top 10 Footwear Retailers %, 2025
- Top 10 Furniture & Floorcoverings Retailers %, 2025
- Top 10 Gardening Retailers %, 2025
- Top 10 Greetings Cards Retailers %, 2025
- Top 10 Health & Beauty Retailers %, 2025
- Top 10 Homewares Retailers %, 2025
- Top 10 Pet and Pet Care Retailers %, 2025
- Top 10 Sporting Equipment Retailers %, 2025
- Top 10 Stationery Retailers %, 2025
- Top 10 Toys & Games Retailers %, 2025
- UK Online Shopper Penetration %, 2025
- UK Online Shopper Profile %, 2025
- UK Online Books Shopper Penetration %, 2025
- UK Online Books Shopper Profile %, 2025
- UK Online Clothing Shopper Penetration %, 2025
- UK Online Clothing Shopper Profile %, 2025
- UK Online DIY Shopper Penetration %, 2025
- UK Online DIY Shopper Profile %, 2025
- UK Online Electricals Shopper Penetration %, 2025
- UK Online Electricals Shopper Profile %, 2025
- UK Online Entertainment Shopper Penetration %, 2025
- UK Online Entertainment Shopper Profile %, 2025
- UK Online Fashion Accessories Shopper Penetration %, 2025
- UK Online Fashion Accessories Shopper Profile %, 2025
- UK Online Fine Jewellery Shopper Penetration %, 2025
- UK Online Fine Jewellery Shopper Profile %, 2025
- UK Online Food & Grocery Shopper Penetration %, 2025
- UK Online Food & Grocery Shopper Profile %, 2025
- UK Online Footwear Shopper Penetration %, 2025
- UK Online Footwear Shopper Profile %, 2025
- UK Online Furniture & Floorcoverings Shopper Penetration %, 2025
- UK Online Furniture & Floorcoverings Shopper Profile %, 2025
- UK Online Gardening Shopper Penetration %, 2025
- UK Online Gardening Shopper Profile %, 2025
- UK Online Greeting Cards Shopper Penetration %, 2025
- UK Online Greeting Cards Shopper Profile %, 2025
- UK Online Health & Beauty Shopper Penetration %, 2025
- UK Online Health & Beauty Shopper Profile %, 2025
- UK Online Homewares Shopper Penetration %, 2025
- UK Online Homewares Shopper Profile %, 2025
- UK Online Pet Care Shopper Penetration %, 2025
- UK Online Pet Care Shopper Profile %, 2025
- UK Online Sports Equipment Shopper Penetration %, 2025
- UK Online Sports Equipment Shopper Profile %, 2025
- UK Online Stationery Shopper Penetration %, 2025
- UK Online Stationery Shopper Profile %, 2025
- UK Online Toys & Games Shopper Penetration %, 2025
- UK Online Toys & Games Shopper Profile %, 2025
- Channel Preference %, 2025
- Online Shopping Drivers %, 2025
- Device Penetration %, 2025
- Fulfilment Method %, 2025
- Online Returns Method Usage %, 2025
- Consumer preference for online channel by sector %, 2025
- Factors that influence consumers to shop instore instead of online %, 2025
- Consumer channel purchases by sector %, 2025
- Proportion of online purchases returned in the last 12 months by sector %, 2025
- Reasons for consumers did not return an online purchase %, by generation, 2025
- Preferred method of returning an item %, by generation, 2025
- Statements about online retail trends %, 2025
- Awareness of cyberattacks, total and by demographic %, 2025
- Likelihood of consumers reducing online spend due to cyberattacks, total and by age %, 2025
- Consumer concern surrounding personal security because of cyber attacks, total and by age %, 2025
- Consumer confidence in identifying potential online threats, total and by age %, 2025
- Statements about online trust %, 2025
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