{"id":538999,"date":"2019-03-20T08:37:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T08:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/?post_type=press-release&#038;p=538999"},"modified":"2025-03-10T10:53:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T10:53:40","slug":"imrg-capgemini-eretail-sales-index-unseasonably-warm-weather-inspires-strongest-online-retail-performance-in-six-months","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/news\/press-releases\/imrg-capgemini-eretail-sales-index-unseasonably-warm-weather-inspires-strongest-online-retail-performance-in-six-months\/","title":{"rendered":"IMRG Capgemini eRetail Sales Index: Unseasonably warm weather inspires strongest online retail performance in six months"},"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\tIMRG Capgemini eRetail Sales Index: Unseasonably warm weather inspires strongest online retail performance in six months\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 20, 2019<\/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\/imrg-capgemini-eretail-sales-index-unseasonably-warm-weather-inspires-strongest-online-retail-performance-in-six-months\/\" 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\/imrg-capgemini-eretail-sales-index-unseasonably-warm-weather-inspires-strongest-online-retail-performance-in-six-months\/\" 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\">February\u2019s unexpectedly warm weather inspired a revival in online retail sales last month, as the industry recorded its strongest growth (+9.4% YoY) in six months, according to the <em>IMRG<\/em> <em>Capgemini eRetail Sales Index<\/em>. Despite falling below the five-year average of +10.6% year-on-year (YoY) for February, the growth provided some relief for online retailers after recent struggles.<\/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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The impact of the warm weather \u2013 which included the hottest February day on record \u2013 was particularly reflected by the Garden sector, which experienced +33.3% growth compared to last year. Health and Beauty also built on its recent strong performance with a +13.4% YoY increase for the month. In contrast, Gifts (-27.6%) and Electricals (-15.4%) both fared poorly during the month, and Clothing spend remained relatively flat (+0.9%) \u2013 perhaps due to it being too early for spring lines.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bhavesh Unadkat<\/strong>, principal consultant in retail customer engagement, <strong>Capgemini<\/strong>: \u201c<em>February is usually a transitional month as spring lines take over the \u2018shopfloor\u2019 and clearance continues, especially online.&nbsp;In this regard, it was interesting to see that conversion was up over 20% on the year but sales only grew by 9%.&nbsp;This performance is driven by ongoing uncertainty ahead around Brexit outcomes and looming interest rate rises, feeding customer caution.&nbsp;The result is that people keep shopping for basics, essentials and discounts in the mainstream, but stop shopping for \u2018inspiration\u2019 or at higher price points, both of which lead to a decrease in conversion. This kind of caution usually has an impact on categories like electricals and gifting which declined at -15% and -27% on the year respectively. That said, this time last year was also pretty strong for online as the horrendous weather kept people indoors, so a growth on 2018 overall isn\u2019t all doom and gloom we hope?<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Andy Mulcahy<\/strong>, strategy and insight director, <strong>IMRG, <\/strong>said: <em>\u201cDiscounting had been very widespread across retail since July 2018, owing to the difficult and unique trading environment that retailers are facing. Following January clearance, many either switched off discounting or at least reduced the prominence of it \u2013 and it\u2019s the multichannel retailers that seem to have navigated the shift more successfully. Those with a high street presence recorded a rate of online sales growth almost three-times greater than their online-only counterparts and the basket values are also revealing; the February average spend on multichannel sites was down<\/em><em> -7%, while for online-only retailers it fell more sharply by -17%, suggesting perhaps that they still maintained a greater reliance on discounting.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>-ENDS-<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About the \u2018IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The IMRG Capgemini 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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About IMRG<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About Capgemini<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A global leader in consulting, technology services and digital transformation, Capgemini is at the forefront of innovation to address the entire breadth of clients\u2019 opportunities in the evolving world of cloud, digital and platforms. Building on its strong 50-year heritage and deep industry-specific expertise, Capgemini enables organizations to realize their business ambitions through an array of services from strategy to operations. Capgemini is driven by the conviction that the business value of technology comes from and through people. It is a multicultural company of over 200,000 team members in more than 40&nbsp;countries. 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