Online grocery retail to double by 2015

The UK online grocery shopping is predicted to nearly double to €11.3bn and 5.2% of the market in five years compared to its current level of €5.7bn and 3.2%, according to new research published by IGD, the international food and grocery experts. 

Joanne Denney-Finch, chief executive, IGD, says, “Retailers are driving online growth through new developments such as ‘click and collect’, introducing smart phone apps and building stores specifically to cater for online orders. Wider delivery coverage and better home internet connections are some of the other reasons why internet grocery retail has the potential to grow significantly.”