Nestlé Japan is seeking to increase its online sales to 20% – a target that the firm has acknowledged is higher than many of its competitors in the market.
Amazon India is set to roll-out its food retail business across the nation in the next quarter, having launched its pilot project in Pune city, Maharashtra state.
Asia will dominate the growth of the global grocery retail sector in the next five years, with the region’s consumer spending making up almost half of additional sales generated up to 2022.
Most retailers are woefully unprepared for the imminent arrival of Amazon in Australia, even though it has been an open secret for most of this year that the American insurgent will arrive in the market.
Australia is primed for e-commerce food sales to take off – but the big question that remains is which outfits are prepared to pump in the investment to make it possible?
E-commerce startup Chocozonia has upped its distribution to include Cadbury, Nestlé and Mars products as well as homemade Indian chocolates after spotting an unmet need for an online confectionery channel in India.
The Australian food industry is now facing a new type of consumer—one who is increasingly technology-literate with a wealth of information to support purchasing decisions.
Online shopping company yihaodian.com has launched a collection of virtual supermarkets for mobile users throughout Shanghai’s metro system, with researchers claiming the development could offer NPD potential for food and drink brand owners.
