The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) of China has released data indicating a significant increase in online retail sales in the first half of 2024. The total online retail sales reached 7.0991 trillion RMB (US$981 billion), marking a 9.8% year-on-year growth.
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China’s Retail Witnesses 7.2% Growth in 2023
In a remarkable close to 2023, China’s total retail sales of consumer goods soared to 4,355.0 billion yuan in December, marking a 7.4% year-on-year increase.
China’s Consumer FMCG Market Snapshot 2023
China’s Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) market, a critical indicator of domestic consumption patterns, presents a mixed picture in Q2 2023, reflecting both resilience and challenges. Here’s a breakdown based on recent data from CTR and CCTV Market Research’s Kantar Consumer Index. 1. Market Growth and Diversification Despite the “high base effect,” the FMCG market […]
China shopper trends 2019; premium products, small brands, new retail lead the future of FMCG market in China
China’s market for fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) for at-home consumption remained robust in 2018, despite general concerns about a slowdown. Total spending on FMCG rose 5.2%, a slight increase over last year’s 4.7% gain. Overall, the two-speed growth scenario Kantar identified in 2016 has continued to evolve, with home care and personal care categories growing […]
A community based e-commerce platform penetrated 10 million households
Founded in 2018, Shihuituan is a gourmet community e-commerce service platform. It focuses on fruits and vegetables as well as household items targeting the community as the entry point.
China FMCG market overview Q1 2019
The total spending of the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) recorded moderate value growth of 2.4% in the 12 weeks ending March 22, 2019, compared to the same period in 2018, according to Kantar Worldpanel China. Non-food, especially personal care categories, maintained a robust growth while the food and beverage sector showed a weaker performance of […]
China e-commerce grew 43.6% in Q3, accounting for 10.6% of FMCG
Sales of China’s fast-moving consumer goods grew by 6.3% year-on-year in Q3 2018. E-commerce saw sales growing by 43.6% in Q3 2018, accounting for 10.6% of the total FMCG market. Taobao and Tmall together was well ahead of JD and YHD. 19.4% of shoppers purchased FMCG from Alibaba platforms in the past 12 weeks. Sun Art Group […]
China’s FMCG sales growth decelerates in Q1 2018
China’s growth of FMCG sales is weaker in Q1 2018 compared with previous quarters, while new retail accelerates the online and offline integration. Kantar Worldpanel reports that the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) market in the first quarter of 2018 was relatively weak with value growing by just 2.3% in the latest 12 weeks compared to […]
Growth in the number of stores vs sales by retail store type 2013-2015
Convenient stores are historically the best performing type in China’s traditional retail market as you can see from the chart below of different types of retail stores in China.
China retail industry development report 2016-2017
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) views the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) market and industry in China with increasing optimism going into the second half of 2017. On the backs of China’s ongoing supply side reforms, MOFCOM sees an upswing in innovation and internal market development. 2016 saw a rapid increase in the number of […]
China FMCG spending growth slowed to 2.9% in 2016
The spending growth of China’s FMCG market showed to 2.9% in 2016 from 3.5% in 2015, according to Kantar Worldpanel. The growth of hypermarkets, supermarkets, and convenience stores slowed to a growth rate of just 0.7% in 2016。
China online and convenience stores enjoying strong momentum
Online and convenience stores in China are enjoying strong momentum while supermarket growth continuously slowed and hypermarket sales even declined according to Kantar Worldpanel.