This report combines comprehensive consumer research with our retail expertise to provide a detailed insight into the online retail market. This report analyses the key reasons behind the growth in online retailing. It identifies key strategies for retailers and identifies new trends which will define the market over the next five years.

Scope

• Analysis of key issues affecting the e-retail market and of the strategies in each sector.
• Market value and growth 1999-2005 with annual forecasts to 2010 for online market and key sectors separately.
• Consumer research analysing demographic profile of online shoppers and spend per head. Shopper profiles by age, gender and socio-economic group.
• Internet shopper behaviour assessing how consumers find websites and what factors determine their decision in choosing one retailer over another.

Highlights

E-retail takes almost half of the cash increase in total UK retail spending in 2005. Last year retail spending grew by just 1.5%, the slowest rate of modern times, yet spending online surged ahead by 28.9% at over 15 times the pace of all retail.One in four UK consumers now purchases goods over the Internet. The online shopper population stood at 14.6m in 2005, a 25.4% increase on the previous year.Silver surfers are the fastest growing shopper group and offer online retailers the greatest potential. The number of 55+ Internet users nigh on doubled to 2.7m in 2005, with spend per head increasing by 46.7% to 458 per head. However, currently only one in six over 55s shop online.

Reasons to Purchase

• Gauge the size and future growth potential of the online market and identify the growth prospects of your competitors.
• Help to gain a better understanding of your customer base and identify methods of broadening your appeal beyond your traditional customers.
• Understand market opportunities by learning from retail success stories and benchmark your performance against the market

• Chapter 1 Executive Summary
  • Key findings
  • Main Conclusions
• Chapter 2 Market Analysis
  • Market Definition & Research Methodology
  • Online Shopper Population
  • Expenditure per Head
  • Expenditure by Market
  • The changing e-retail landscape
  • Growth of price comparison websites
  • Traditional retailers boost online presence
• Chapter 3 Forecast & Outlook
  • Spending Forecasts
  • Impact of Technology
  • Shopper Population
  • Spending per Head
  • Spending Forecast
• Chapter 4 Consumer Analysis
  • Summary
  • Internet Shopper Profile by Age
  • Internet Shopper Profile by Gender
  • Internet Shopper Profile by Income
  • Frequent Shoppers
  • Shopping Frequency
  • Transaction Size
  • Internet Shopping Behaviour
• Chapter 5 Sector Analysis
  • Sector Comparisons
  • Books and Music & Video
  • Major Players
  • Outlook
  • Clothing & Footwear
  • Major Players
  • Outlook
  • Diy
  • Major Players
  • Outlook
  • Electricals
  • Major Players
  • Outlook
  • Food & Grocery
  • Major Players
  • Outlook
  • Furniture & Floorcoverings and Homewares
  • Major Players
  • Outlook
  • Health & Beauty
  • Major Players
  • Outlook
• Chapter 6 Glossary
  • Abbreviations
• List Of Tables
  • Table 1: Online market size 1997-2005
  • Table 2: Online spending by sector 1998-2005
  • Table 3: Year-on-year growth rates by sector 1998-2005
  • Table 4: Retail spending online by sector 2005
  • Table 5: Retail spending online by sector 2010 forecast
  • Table 6: Online spending by sector 2000-2010
  • Table 7: Online spending growth by sector 2000-2010
  • Table 8: Online as % total spending by sector 2000-2010
  • Table 9: Penetration of Internet Users and Online Shoppers 2005
  • Table 10: Profile of online shoppers 2002-2005
  • Table 11: Number of online shoppers by age group 2000-2005
  • Table 12: Online spending by socio-economic group 2005
  • Table 13: Online sales by sector 2005e
  • Table 14: What is important when buying online? % of online shoppers by sector October 2005
  • Table 15: What is important when buying online? % of online shoppers by sector October 2005
  • Table 16: Why buy from one retailer in preference to another?
  • Table 17: Online books and music & video spending 1998-2005e
  • Table 18: Clothing & footwear spending online 1998-2005e
  • Table 19: DIY spending online 1999-2005e
  • Table 20: Electricals spending online 1998-2005e
  • Table 21: Food & grocery spending online 1999-2005e
  • Table 22: Online furniture & floorcoverings 1998-2005e 1999-2005e
  • Table 23: Online homewares 1998-2005e 99-2005e
  • Table 24: Health & beauty spending online 1998-2005e
• List Of Figures
  • Figure 1: Key online shopping facts 2005
  • Figure 2: Number of online shoppers 1998-2005
  • Figure 3: Average online spend per head 1998-2005
  • Figure 4: Average spend and average transaction value 1998-2005
  • Figure 5: E-retail market drivers 2006
  • Figure 6: Mutual reliance of online and physical channels
  • Figure 7: Fulfilment - greatest hurdle in developing an effective online operation
  • Figure 8: Impact of technology on market growth 2004-2010
  • Figure 9: Percentage of adult population shopping online 2002-2010
  • Figure 10: Forecast online spending per head 2002-2010
  • Figure 11: Value of online retail spending 1999-2010
  • Figure 12: Age profile of online shoppers 2000-2005
  • Figure 13: Average online spend per head by age 2002-2005
  • Figure 14: Number of online shoppers 000 by age 2000-2005
  • Figure 15: Total online spending by age 2000-2005
  • Figure 16: Total online spending by gender, 2000-2005
  • Figure 17: Online shopping gender profile by category 2005
  • Figure 18: Average spend per head by gender 2000-2005
  • Figure 19: Socio-economic profile of shoppers 2000-2005
  • Figure 20: Frequent online shoppers 2000-2005
  • Figure 21: % of online shoppers who are frequent shoppers 2004 & 2005
  • Figure 22: Average number of online shopping trips in the past 12 months 2003-2005
  • Figure 23: Average number of online shopping trips in the past 12 months 2003-2005
  • Figure 24: Average spend per shopping trip 2003-2005
  • Figure 25: Methods of finding website 2001-2005
  • Figure 26: Why do shoppers buy from one site over another 2002-2005
  • Figure 27: Why do shoppers buy from one site over another (Cont'd) 2002-2005
  • Figure 28: Alternatives to buying online 2002-2005
  • Figure 29: Online spending bn by sector 2005e
  • Figure 30: Why shop for books and music & video online? October 2005
  • Figure 31: Online shopping behaviour in books and music & video Oct 2005
  • Figure 32: Profile of online book shoppers and spending 2005
  • Figure 33: Profile of online music & video shoppers and spending 2005
  • Figure 34: Which retailers do online book shoppers buy from 2003-2005
  • Figure 35: Which retailers do online music & video shoppers buy from? 2003-2005
  • Figure 36: Have you ever downloaded music files from the Internet? 2003-2005
  • Figure 37: Demographic profile of online music downloaders Oct-2005
  • Figure 38: Why shop for clothing & footwear online? October 2003-2005
  • Figure 39: Online shopping behaviour in clothing & footwear Oct 2003-2005
  • Figure 40: Profile of online clothing & footwear shoppers and spending 2005
  • Figure 41: Which retailers do online clothing and footwear shoppers buy from? October 2005
  • Figure 42: Why shop for DIY online? 2003-2005
  • Figure 43: Online shopping behaviour in DIY 2003-2005
  • Figure 44: Profile of online DIY shoppers and spending 2005
  • Figure 45: Which retailers do online DIY shoppers buy from? October 2003-2005
  • Figure 46: Why shop for electricals online? October 2002-2005
  • Figure 47: Online shopping behaviour in electricals October 2003-2005
  • Figure 48: Profile of online electricals shoppers and spending 2005
  • Figure 49: Which retailers do online electricals shoppers buy from? October 2005
  • Figure 50: Why shop for food & grocery online? October 2003-2005
  • Figure 51: Online shopping behaviour in food & grocery October 2003-2005
  • Figure 52: Profile of online food & grocery shoppers and spending 2005
  • Figure 53: Which retailers do online food & grocery shoppers buy from? October 2003-2005
  • Figure 54: Why shop for furniture & floorcoverings and homewares online? October 2005
  • Figure 55: Online shopping behaviour in furniture & floorcoverings and homewares October 2005
  • Figure 56: Profile of online furniture & floorcoverings shoppers and spending 2005
  • Figure 57: Profile of online homewares shoppers and spending 2005
  • Figure 58: Which retailers do online furniture shoppers buy from? 2004-2005
  • Figure 59: Which retailers do online homewares shoppers buy from? 2004-2005
  • Figure 60: Why shop for health & beauty online? October 2004-2005
  • Figure 61: Online shopping behaviour in health & beauty October 2004-2005
  • Figure 62: Profile of online health & beauty shoppers and spending 2005
  • Figure 63: Which sites do online health & beauty shoppers buy from? 2004-2005