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PAN India annual India - Online Funnel Over Time online shoppers ( Mn ) As % total internet user Internet 600 500 100% users Online 90% 500 transactors 75% Online Online 350 70% shoppers transactors 400 300 50% 46% 46% Online shoppers 150 200 25% 50 100 0% 0 CY15 CY20 CY25F CY30F 2015 2020 2025f 2030f < SOURCE: Redseer report AMMP C O M M U N I T Y ACCELERATING MODERN MARKETING PRACTICES E-COMMERCE COUNCIL INITIATIVE GROWTH IN E-COM Online retail in India has grown India online penetration significantly in the last 5-6 years... is currently only Detailed ahead 5-6%; however, CAGR between 2015-20 is among the highest 4-5X globally at [2020] 35-38% [2015] 50-60 indicating significant 10-15 future potential Market size in USD Bn online retail market size estimates include both products & services; alcohol and tobacco, automobile purchase and telecom services excluded from overall consumer spending 2020 Online Retail penetration 25-30% 20-25% 13-16% 8-11% 5-6% 3-4% <25% CAGR 2015-20 >25% CAGR 2015-20 < SOURCE: Mckinsey report AMMP C O M M U N I T Y ACCELERATING MODERN MARKETING PRACTICES E-COMMERCE COUNCIL INITIATIVE GROWTH DRIVERS Increasing disposable income Growth in ~5% CAGR increase in average household Internet users disposable income from 2015-2020 India has witnessed ~20% growth in its internet base from 2015-2020 Changing Reduction consumer behavior Consumers are increasingly becoming more in data prices “digital” The behavioral shift is mainly caused Data prices have gone down by 80-90% by COVID disruption since 2014. This has led to increased affordability AMMP C O M M U N I T Y ACCELERATING MODERN MARKETING PRACTICES E-COMMERCE COUNCIL INITIATIVE CATEGORY GROWTH Travel, transport & tourism and consumer Total online retail market appliance and electronics contribute 50-60% in India is of this i.e 31-33 USD Bn; both categories have 50-60 USD Bn; the highest ecom penetration i.e 30%+ ~60% of this comes Categories like Grocery, Education, Health from products, remaining and Home & living contribute only 9-13 USD from services Bn to overall online retail, with <3% category penetration Online retail Category Ecom Market size ( Bn $ ) penetration Total Online 5-6% Retail 50-60 Travel, transport and Tourism 1 17-18 31-33% Consumer appliance and electronics 2 14-15 31-33% Apparel and footwear 3 7-8 5-6% Entertainment, lifestyle and food 4 7-8 10-12% Grocery 5 -3-4 0.5-1% Education 6 -2-3 2-3% Health 7 -2-3 1-2% Home and Living 8 2-3 1-2% 1. Transport services (cabs, airlines, railways, bus), tourism 5. Grocery foods, Home and Personal Care, Staples, Fresh, and lodging Super Fresh 2. Mobile phones, TV and other home electronics, large 7. Products, Services (consultation, admission etc) and and small electronics, laptops and others Diagnostics 3. Footwear, apparel (men, women, kids), sportswear, 6. K-12, Higher Education and Vocational accessories and jewelry 4. Audio visual entertainment, live events, gaming, fitness, 8. Home improvement & gardening, home ware & restaurants and food delivery furnishing, pet care, housing services, essentials AMMP C O M M U N I T Y ACCELERATING MODERN MARKETING PRACTICES E-COMMERCE COUNCIL INITIATIVE E-COM FUTURE The online retail market is set to become 3x in next 4-5 years mainly driven by under penetrated 3X categories like grocery, education, health [2025] [2020] 170-180 50-60 Projected CAGR, 2020-25 Total Online 24-25% Retail 170-180 Travel, transport and Tourism 38-40 17-18% Consumer appliance and electronics 29-31 15-16% Apparel and footwear 25-27 28-19% Entertainment, lifestyle and food 24-26 28-29% Grocery 21-23 46-47% Education 9-11 30-31% Health 10-12 35-36% Home and Living 11-13 33-34% AMMP C O M M U N I T Y ACCELERATING MODERN MARKETING PRACTICES E-COMMERCE COUNCIL INITIATIVE Author Article Built for SPEED: Sushmita Balasubramanium eCommerce, the Commerce & CX Domain Lead - South Asia, Insights Division, emerging Hero in Kantar customer centricity The pandemic has brought a consumer tsunami 10 said that customer centricity is essential to in its wake. Businesses are witnessing driving business growth. Interestingly, just 1 monumental shifts in consumer behaviour. in 3 Indian customers perceived their brands Consumer journeys are changing, and to be customer centric. The gap today is likely consumer fidelity can no longer be taken for to be larger; most businesses are just about granted. Understanding how consumers’ developing their plans for a post pandemic priorities have evolved basis their experiences world. over the last year and addressing their new However, there is a silver lining. Granular needs through a customer centric approach will understanding of customers today is easier determine how well loyalties are cemented. with the accelerated pace of adoption of digital The importance of customer centricity was media.