Before the coronavirus pandemic, only seven percent of grocery retail sales involved e-commerce channels. During the peak of the emergency, the e-commerce share of grocery retail grew to ten percent, while a study showed that online shopping of grocery products is here to stay. Indeed, the current share of global e-commerce penetration was valued at nine percent.
Global development of e-commerce shares of grocery stores before and after the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
Basic Account
Get to know the platform
You only have access to basic statistics.
This statistic is not included in your account.
Starter Account
The ideal entry-level account for individual users
- Instant access to 1m statistics
- Download in XLS, PDF & PNG format
- Detailed references
$199 USD / Month *
Professional Account
Full access
Business Solutions including all features.
* Prices do not include sales tax.
Other statistics that may interest you Coronavirus: impact on the retail landscape in the U.S.
Global overview
7
- Premium Statistic Share of consumers who will not go to these stores without a COVID-19 vaccine 2021
- Basic Statistic Global online traffic change YoY 2021
- Basic Statistic Online traffic change YTD 2021, by industry
- Premium Statistic First-time online shoppers since COVID-19 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Grocery e-commerce sales worldwide before and after COVID-19
- Premium Statistic Development of e-commerce shares pre and post COVID-19, by country
- Premium Statistic COVID-19 impact on global retail e-commerce site traffic 2019-2020
U.S. retail landscape
7
- Premium Statistic United States: total retail sales 2020-2026
- Basic Statistic U.S. monthly retail sales development during COVID-19 outbreak 2020-2021, by sector
- Basic Statistic Coronavirus: U.S. year-over-year monthly retail sales comparison, by sector 2019-2021
- Premium Statistic Time needed to return to pre-pandemic levels in U.S. wholesale trade 2021
- Premium Statistic COVID-19 impact on small businesses in the U.S. wholesale trade 2021
- Basic Statistic Expected changes to consumer spending due to the coronavirus U.S. February 2021
- Basic Statistic Coronavirus: grocery delivery & pickup sales in the U.S. 2019-2023
E-commerce
5
- Premium Statistic Impact of COVID-19 on the importance of Amazon in the United States 2021
- Premium Statistic Online grocery shopping behavior in the United States in 2021
- Premium Statistic Increased online shopping due to COVID-19 by category in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. consumers online shopping use before and after COVID-19 2021, by category
- Premium Statistic Growth in U.S. customers purchasing online after COVID-19 2020, by category
Foot traffic
4
- Premium Statistic Retail traffic change in the U.S. August 2021, by store type
- Premium Statistic C-store retailers' outlook for shopper foot traffic in the U.S. 2021, by quarter
- Basic Statistic Walmart's weekly traffic growth during the coronavirus pandemic U.S. 2020
- Basic Statistic Costco's weekly traffic growth during the coronavirus pandemic U.S. 2020
Shopping behavior
8
- Premium Statistic Impact of COVID-19 on shopping behavior in the U.S. by week from Mar 2020 to Jan 2021
- Premium Statistic Impact of vaccine adoption on grocery shopping U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Anticipated split of spend for stimulus checks in the United States March 2021
- Premium Statistic Share of U.S. consumers that plan to treat themselves 2021, by vaccination adoption
- Premium Statistic Expected leisure categories on which U.S. consumers plan to splurge 2021
- Premium Statistic Share of U.S. consumers that have tried a new shopping behavior during COVID-19 2021
- Basic Statistic Weekly Stockpiling Behavior Index for U.S. pantry filling during COVID-19 2020
- Premium Statistic Weekly Stockpiling Behavior Index for U.S. hoarding during COVID-19 2020
Further related statistics
17
- Share of e-commerce sales of groceries on total grocery sales in Italy 2016-2019
- E-commerce penetration of select retail categories in China 2010-2015
- Global online grocery market size in 2015-2020, by country
- Online grocery shoppers in Finland 2020, by age group
- Share of online grocery penetration worldwide 2016 by country
- Canadians who buy groceries online and in-store 2018
- Chile: share of online selling companies 2016-2017, by size
- FMCG retail sales growth due to COVID-19 in Russia 2020, by product and region
- E-commerce share in retail trade in Russia 2018-2023
- U.S. consumer online grocery shopping adoption 2015-2017
- Colombia: monthly online grocery website traffic 2017
- FMCG retail sales growth due to COVID-19 in Russia 2020, by region
- Spending habit on food bought from hawkers and mobile grocery market Thailand 2020
- Spending habit on food bought from community stores Thailand 2020
- Reasons youth stopped playing sports after COVID-19 in the U.S. 2020
- Average prices of meal-kits South Korea 2020, by brand
- Plans for youth sports participation after COVID-19 in the U.S. 2020, by gender
Further Content: You might find this interesting as well
Statistics
- Share of e-commerce sales of groceries on total grocery sales in Italy 2016-2019
- E-commerce penetration of select retail categories in China 2010-2015
- Global online grocery market size in 2015-2020, by country
- Online grocery shoppers in Finland 2020, by age group
- Share of online grocery penetration worldwide 2016 by country
- Canadians who buy groceries online and in-store 2018
- Chile: share of online selling companies 2016-2017, by size
- FMCG retail sales growth due to COVID-19 in Russia 2020, by product and region
- E-commerce share in retail trade in Russia 2018-2023
- U.S. consumer online grocery shopping adoption 2015-2017
- Colombia: monthly online grocery website traffic 2017
- FMCG retail sales growth due to COVID-19 in Russia 2020, by region
- Spending habit on food bought from hawkers and mobile grocery market Thailand 2020
- Spending habit on food bought from community stores Thailand 2020
- Reasons youth stopped playing sports after COVID-19 in the U.S. 2020
- Average prices of meal-kits South Korea 2020, by brand
- Plans for youth sports participation after COVID-19 in the U.S. 2020, by gender
Mastercard Economics Institute. (April 14, 2021). Global development of e-commerce shares of grocery stores before and after the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1229979/grocery-e-commerce-shares-development-during-pandemic/
Mastercard Economics Institute. "Global development of e-commerce shares of grocery stores before and after the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic." Chart. April 14, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1229979/grocery-e-commerce-shares-development-during-pandemic/
Mastercard Economics Institute. (2021). Global development of e-commerce shares of grocery stores before and after the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1229979/grocery-e-commerce-shares-development-during-pandemic/
Mastercard Economics Institute. "Global Development of E-commerce Shares of Grocery Stores before and after The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Apr 2021, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1229979/grocery-e-commerce-shares-development-during-pandemic/
Mastercard Economics Institute, Global development of e-commerce shares of grocery stores before and after the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic Statista, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1229979/grocery-e-commerce-shares-development-during-pandemic/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Global development of e-commerce shares of grocery stores before and after the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic [Graph], Mastercard Economics Institute, April 14, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1229979/grocery-e-commerce-shares-development-during-pandemic/