Amazon Leads Online Grocery Sales at 18 Percent of Market
In 2017, Amazon captured an industry-leading 18 percent of online food and beverage sales in the U.S. Amazon’s share is double the 9 percent held by second place Walmart in the e-tail grocery market, reveals market research firm Packaged Facts in the new report, "Online Grocery Shopping in the U.S.: Food Industry Disruptor Series."
Amazon is the 800-pound online retailing gorilla for virtually every category of consumer goods one might care to mention. The company has vast experience in packing and shipping goods all over the U.S. and deep pockets for experimenting with new ways to provide those goods to its customers. So for many businesses competing in e-commerce, it seems like there’s Amazon and then there’s everyone else. However, in the report, Packaged Facts recommends that companies “avoid trying to out-Amazon Amazon” at least when it comes to the online food and beverage segment.