Online Retail in the United Kingdom

Introduction

Online Retail in the United Kingdom industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2006-10, and forecast to 2015). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the United Kingdom online retail market. Includes market size and segmentation data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Highlights

*The online retail market consists of the total revenues generated through the sale of retail goods via online channels, valued at retail selling price. The market values exclude travel and ticket bookings, online corporate purchasing, and online auction transactions. All currency conversions are calculated using constant 2010 annual average exchange rates.

*The UK online retail sector had total revenue of $38.3 billion in 2010, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.7% between 2006 and 2010.

*Electronics sales proved the most lucrative for the UK online retail sector in 2010, with total revenues of $10.3 billion, equivalent to 26.8% of the sector's overall value.

*The performance of the sector is forecast to decelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 11.6% for the five-year period 2010 - 2015, which is expected to drive the sector to a value of $66.2 billion by the end of 2015.

Features

Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the online retail market in the United Kingdom

Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the online retail market in the United Kingdom

Leading company profiles reveal details of key online retail market players’ global operations and financial performance

Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the United Kingdom online retail market with five year forecasts

Macroeconomic indicators provide insight into general trends within the United Kingdom economy

Key Questions Answered

What was the size of the United Kingdom online retail market by value in 2010?

What will be the size of the United Kingdom online retail market in 2015?

What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the United Kingdom online retail market?

How has the market performed over the last five years?

What are the main segments that make up the United Kingdom's online retail market?
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
MARKET OVERVIEW 7
Market definition 7
Research highlights 8
Market analysis 9
MARKET VALUE 10
MARKET SEGMENTATION I 11
MARKET SEGMENTATION II 12
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 13
Summary 13
Buyer power 14
Supplier power 15
New entrants 16
Substitutes 17
Rivalry 18
LEADING COMPANIES 19
Amazon.com, Inc. 19
Home Retail Group Plc 23
Tesco PLC 27
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 31
MARKET FORECASTS 35
Market value forecast 35
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 36
APPENDIX 38
Methodology 38
Disclaimer 39
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 40
Premium Reports 40
Summary Reports 40
Datamonitor consulting 40

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: United Kingdom online retail sector value: $ million, 2006–10 10
Table 2: United Kingdom online retail sector segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 11
Table 3: United Kingdom online retail sector segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 12
Table 4: Amazon.com, Inc.: key facts 19
Table 5: Amazon.com, Inc.: key financials ($) 20
Table 6: Amazon.com, Inc.: key financial ratios 21
Table 7: Home Retail Group Plc: key facts 23
Table 8: Home Retail Group Plc: key financials ($) 24
Table 9: Home Retail Group Plc: key financials (£) 24
Table 10: Home Retail Group Plc: key financial ratios 25
Table 11: Tesco PLC: key facts 27
Table 12: Tesco PLC: key financials ($) 28
Table 13: Tesco PLC: key financials (£) 28
Table 14: Tesco PLC: key financial ratios 29
Table 15: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: key facts 31
Table 16: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: key financials ($) 33
Table 17: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: key financial ratios 33
Table 18: United Kingdom online retail sector value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 35
Table 19: United Kingdom size of population (million), 2006–10 36
Table 20: United Kingdom GDP (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2006–10 36
Table 21: United Kingdom GDP (current prices, $ billion), 2006–10 36
Table 22: United Kingdom inflation, 2006–10 37
Table 23: United Kingdom consumer price index (absolute), 2006–10 37
Table 24: United Kingdom exchange rate, 2006–10 37

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: United Kingdom online retail sector value: $ million, 2006–10 10
Figure 2: United Kingdom online retail sector segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 11
Figure 3: United Kingdom online retail sector segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 12
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the online retail sector in the United Kingdom, 2010 13
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the online retail sector in the United Kingdom, 2010 14
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the online retail sector in the United Kingdom, 2010 15
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the online retail sector in the United Kingdom, 2010 16
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the online retail sector in the United Kingdom, 2010 17
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the online retail sector in the United Kingdom, 2010 18
Figure 10: Amazon.com, Inc.: revenues & profitability 21
Figure 11: Amazon.com, Inc.: assets & liabilities 22
Figure 12: Home Retail Group Plc: revenues & profitability 25
Figure 13: Home Retail Group Plc: assets & liabilities 26
Figure 14: Tesco PLC: revenues & profitability 29
Figure 15: Tesco PLC: assets & liabilities 30
Figure 16: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: revenues & profitability 34
Figure 17: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.: assets & liabilities 34
Figure 18: United Kingdom online retail sector value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 35


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