{"id":538398,"date":"2021-03-09T14:49:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T14:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/?post_type=press-release&#038;p=538398"},"modified":"2025-03-10T09:19:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T09:19:20","slug":"online-retail-maintains-strong-start-to-the-year-as-february-sales-remain-high","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/news\/press-releases\/online-retail-maintains-strong-start-to-the-year-as-february-sales-remain-high\/","title":{"rendered":"Online retail maintains strong start to the year as February sales remain high"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-hero-press-release\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"header-hero-press-release\" role=\"main\" id=\"main-content-press-release\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-press-release\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-press-release-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOnline retail maintains strong start to the year as February sales remain high\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Mar 9, 2021<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-intro-para undefined section section--intro\"><div class=\"intro-para\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-1\"><nav class=\"article-social\"><ul class=\"social-nav\"><li class=\"ip-order-fb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/news\/press-releases\/online-retail-maintains-strong-start-to-the-year-as-february-sales-remain-high\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"opens in a new window\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-fb\"><\/i><span class=\"sr-only\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"ip-order-li\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/news\/press-releases\/online-retail-maintains-strong-start-to-the-year-as-february-sales-remain-high\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"opens in a new window\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-li\"><\/i><span class=\"sr-only\">Linkedin<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><div class=\"col-12 col-md-11 col-lg-10\"><h2 class=\"intro-para-title\"><strong>LONDON UK \u2013 09 March 2021: <\/strong>With the strict lockdown still in place, online retail sales held strong in February, rising by +69.5% Year-on-Year (YoY). That\u2019s according to the latest IMRG Capgemini Online Retail Index, which tracks the online sales performance of over 200 retailers. Though falling a little short of January\u2019s recording-breaking +74% growth, February\u2019s figures were still significantly higher than the rolling averages of 3, 6 and 12 months (+57.1% +42.5% and +42.7%, YoY respectively).<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-group undefined section section--article-content\"><div class=\"article-main-content\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-11 col-lg-10 offset-md-1 offset-lg-1\"><div class=\"article-text article-quote-text\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Breaking the results down further, the positive picture was reflected across all categories, but there were some stand outperformers. As the UK Government announced a roadmap out of lockdown and consumers started preparing for greater outdoor freedoms, both beer, wine &amp; spirits and home &amp; garden saw huge spikes in sales, recording monthly gains of +64.7% and +131% YoY.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>After a tough 2020, clothing sales also continued last month\u2019s upward trend (+21.3%) and even footwear \u2013 the subcategory worst hit by the pandemic \u2013 reported growth of +8%. In fact, in the week of the announcement, this rose to +46.7% as consumers looked forward to stepping out of their slippers and back into \u2018normality\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elsewhere, electricals maintained the same staggering levels of growth we\u2019ve seen for the past 12 months \u2013 up +158.5% YoY as it would appear people still have devices left to buy. Sticking to the device theme, even tablets, which have recorded declining use as a sales channel in recent years, showed strong growth last month (+48.4% YoY).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lucy Gibbs, managing consultant \u2013 Retail Insight,<\/strong> <strong>Capgemini<\/strong>: <em>\u201cFebruary growth remains strong (+69.8%) as we near a full year since the pandemic closed the high street for the first time. Online growth has been highest in this third national lockdown, however as we approach the year-on-year comparisons against the swings of 2020 we are likely to see some interesting metrics play out over the next few months.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cFor example, electricals and home &amp; garden, up 158% and 131% in February, have seen unprecedented growth figures since the pandemic began. This will mean that even if there is continued strong demand in these categories, we are likely to see swings to the negative compared to last year.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cOn the positive side of things, pent up demand will benefit sectors such as clothing where spending has been low throughout the pandemic. Increased reasons to refresh wardrobes and social events making their way back on to the calendar will also provide a much-needed boost and hopefully a strong performance for 2021. We are already starting to see revival in this category (up 21.9% in February); the change in season and the lockdown easing roadmap has put a spring in the step for clothing and footwear sales this month.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Andy Mulcahy, strategy and insight director, IMRG<\/strong>: <em>\u201cIt\u2019s become common for people to look for the \u2018new normal\u2019 across industries, but it might be too early to be focusing on that. Instead, it is more useful to think of a \u2018current normal\u2019 as things are still so unpredictable and susceptible to sudden shifts in customer behaviour. For example \u2013 even though there is a roadmap out of lockdown and the vaccination programme is going well, it\u2019s difficult to anticipate exactly how people will behave as restrictions are eased.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThe \u2018current normal\u2019 in retail is for sustained pandemic-high growth rates across almost every product category. During lockdown one (22 Mar-15 Jun), the average rate of growth was +47%; for lockdown three (27 Dec-now) it is +74%. That rate of growth cannot be sustained once we get into April, but the extent to which spending will be diverted strongly away to \u2018experience\u2019 options such as travel, going out, live events etc. is a very tough question to answer.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>-ENDS-<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Disclaimer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The IMRG Capgemini Sales Index was adjusted in August 2020 to reflect updated historic figures from our retail panel. Previously reported results have been recalibrated to provide a more accurate view of the market index.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the \u2018IMRG Capgemini Online Retail Index\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The IMRG Capgemini Online Retail Index, which was started in April 2000, tracks \u2018online sales\u2019, which we define as \u2018transactions completed fully, including payment, via interactive channels\u2019 from any location, including in-store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>*Please note from January 2020 the Index no longer includes data from the travel sector<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About IMRG<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For over 20 years, IMRG (Interactive Media in Retail Group) has been the voice of e-retail in the UK. We are a membership community comprising businesses of all sizes \u2013 multichannel and pureplay, SME and multinational, and solution providers to industry. We support our members through a range of activities \u2013 including market tracking and insight, benchmarking and best practice sharing. Our indexes provide in-depth intelligence on online sales, mobile sales, delivery trends and over 40 additional KPIs. Our goal is to ensure our members have the information and resources they need to succeed in rapidly-evolving markets \u2013 both domestically and internationally. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imrg.org\/\">www.imrg.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Capgemini<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Capgemini is a global leader in partnering with companies to transform and manage their business by harnessing the power of technology. The Group is guided everyday by its purpose of unleashing human energy through technology for an inclusive and sustainable future. It is a responsible and diverse organization of 270,000 team members in nearly 50 countries. With its strong 50 year heritage and deep industry expertise, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to address the entire breadth of their business needs, from strategy and design to operations, fueled by the fast evolving and innovative world of cloud, data, AI, connectivity, software, digital engineering and platforms. 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