Internet food sales value trend annually in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2018

In 2018, annual internet food sales of stores which predominantly sold food in the UK climbed in value by 2.4 percent. This was the lowest growth rate in the sector since 2010. When we take a closer look on online sales growth of food stores, we can see that during the first half of 2019 the average weekly sales growth slowed down in the first quarter and that sales in the second quarter shrank.

Food store retail sales

Food stores sold about 156 billion British pounds worth of products in retail in 2018. This was a bit less than the prior year, but overall sales of food stores remained mostly stable during the preceding decade.

Who buys online groceries?

Women were more likely than men to buy groceries online. About 30 percent of female shoppers and a quarter of men had bought food or groceries online in 2019. Purchases of groceries only was most common in the 25 to 34 age group.