The BCP quarterly analysis on ecommerce growth in the business to business food and drink sector revealed another record month of growth in May with organic growth of 24% based on like for like sales in May 2016 and May 2017. Ecommerce order volumes were also up, growing by 20%.
As well as representing significant growth in the adoption and use of ecommerce in our particular market, the numbers reveal a growing order basket size.
The analysis is based on a sample of B2B food and drink businesses operating within the wholesale, distribution and foodservice sectors.
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Here at BCP, we are seeing strong interest from the market in developing ecommerce, being driven by customer demand, traditional businesses defending against new competition and the industry exploiting opportunities that new innovative digital market channels is presenting. The analysis supports this, with the successful application of ecommerce in the B2B food and drink sector which is driving both business growth and cost reductions.
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