Amazon Q2 2017 Sales of Consumables Jump 45+% in North America and Europe
SALT LAKE CITY, July 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Amazon's Q2 sales of consumables continued double-digit growth from Q1 2017. Despite total market decline, Amazon sales of HPC and Pet products in the US, Canada, UK and France grew an average of 46+% YoY; its sales of Beauty and Grocery in the US, Canada, the UK, France and Germany grew by an average of 49%, per One Click Retail's report Q2 2017 Consumables Update: Sales and Growth on Amazon.
Canada
Canada is the fastest-growing country for Amazon consumables--75% growth in HPC, Beauty and Pet Supplies and tied with the UK for the second-highest-growth country for Amazon Grocery sales (70%). While Canada's year-over-year growth is among Amazon's highest, it remains the smallest market of the 5 examined: $35M CAD for Q2.
USA
The United States--Amazon's largest market with $2B USD in consumables Q2 sales--experienced 50% Grocery YoY growth, followed by 40% in both HPC and Beauty, and 30% in Pet Supplies. Its total sales of Pet Supplies in Q2 was 10X larger than Canada's total Amazon Q2 consumables sales.
United Kingdom
The UK, Amazon's 2(nd) most mature market with total Q2 consumables sales of £150M, experienced its highest YoY growth in Grocery (50%), thanks to its fastest-growing category, Spirits. Pet Supplies and HPC grew 40% to £30M and £59M in respective Q2 sales. Beauty, driven by Skin Care and Prestige Skin Care, grew 30%.
France
Of France's EUR20M in Q2 Amazon consumables sales, Grocery (75% YoY growth) accounted for 13.5% of the total, driven by Coffee, Cooking Oil and Wine. Beauty, France's second-fastest-growing consumables group, grew 65% with Make-Up being the top-selling category. Baby Care and Pet Food drove 55% growth in HPC and 20% growth in Pet Supplies.
Germany
Amazon Q2 sales in Germany grew to EUR22M for Beauty and EUR30M for Grocery. Thanks to a 140% spike in Prestige Hair Care and a 60% increase in Spirits, Germany's Q2 2017 consumables sales on Amazon climbed 10% over Q2 2016.
"The growth in consumable sales on Amazon far outstrips domestic growth in each of these countries," explains Spencer Millerberg, One Click Retail CEO. "It's not that people are buying more consumables; rather, eCommerce is sourcing sales from brick & mortar. Even in categories not typically associated with eCommerce (e.g., perishables, spirits), brands need to focus on eCommerce to compete effectively in 2017."
Methodology
One Click Retail uses website indexing, machine learning and proprietary software to estimate weekly Amazon sales.
About One Click Retail
One Click Retail is a market leader in eCommerce data measurement, sales analytics and search optimization for brand manufacturers in North America, Europe and Asia. Thanks to their proprietary sales calculations that are 98.5% accurate down to the SKU level, OCR's accuracy is unrivaled in the marketplace.
The OCR product suite provides 1st and 3rd party business intelligence across the largest retailers such as Amazon, Walmart, Target, and Jet. The world's top brands, such as Procter & Gamble, Panasonic, Nestle, Hamilton Beach and HP, rely on OCR insights to drive sales and profitability across eCommerce.
One Click Retail was acquired by Ascential plc in 2016.
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