Grocery market in the UK
Market development
eCommerce revenue development in the Food market in the UK
The UK Food eCommerce market is predicted to reach US$14,972.6 million by 2024 and accounts for 67.3% of the Grocery eCommerce market in the United Kingdom. It is expected to increase over the next years. The expected compound annual growth rate for the next four years (CAGR 2024-2028) will be 11.0%, resulting in a projected market volume of US$22,758.5 million by 2028. The Food eCommerce market is a sub-market of the Grocery market. Further categories within the Grocery market are: Beverages.
eCommerce revenue development in the Food market in the UK
eCommerce revenue growth in the Food market in the UK
Net eCommerce revenue split by sub-category
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | |
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Revenue (in mUS$) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Growth (in %) | 34.2 | 52.0 | 87.1 | 8.6 | 25.9 | 92.0 | 53.4 | 84.2 |
Top stores
Top five Food online stores in the UK by net sales 2023
With sales in the UK Food market, tesco.com generated a revenue of US$3,519.3 million in 2023, which means it is the leading online store in this market. The Food ranking of the United Kingdom is based on all online stores that generated sales in this market in 2023. Due to a country- and category-dependent approach, both national and international online stores can be part of the ranking. The graph shows a filtered revenue. It only includes national sales within the respective market.
eCommerce net sales generated in the Food market in the UK in 2023
Filtered revenue / share eCommerce net sales refer to the year 2023 | Global revenue eCommerce net sales refer to the year 2023 | Growth eCommerce net sales growth refers to 2023/2022 | |
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US$900.0m 20.7% | US$8,300.0m | 8.3% | |
US$550.0m 12.0% | US$4,600.0m | 12.4% | |
US$470.0m 3.9% | US$1,190.0m | 33.6% | |
US$430.0m 20.6% | US$2,122.0m | 18.0% | |
US$370.0m 20.7% | US$1,814.0m | 12.6% |
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Market definition
Definition of the Food market within the Grocery market
Market definition: Grocery > Food The category Food includes the online trade of fresh food (e.g. fruits, vegetables, dairy products), frozen food (e.g. ice creams, frozen pizzas), food cupboard (e.g. noodles, cereals, sweets), and more. Online stores dedicated to the sale of ready-to-eat meal delivery, restaurant pick-up or pet food are not considered. All monetary figures refer to the annual gross revenue and do not factor in shipping costs.
In-scope
- Fresh food (e.g. fruits, vegetables, dairy products)
- Frozen food (e.g. ice creams, frozen pizzas)
- Food cupboard (e.g. noodles, cereals, sweets)
- Bakery (e.g. bread, cakes, pastries)
- Meal kits
Out-of-scope
- Ready-to-eat meal delivery
- Restaurant pick-up
- Pet food
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