Spikes & Dips May- US Retail Industry Statistics by Intelligence Node

State of Ecommerce in the US:May 2016Retail Industry Statistics

Overview

The goal of Intelligence Node’s Spikes and Dips series is to put online retail price movements in the context of macroeconomic factors.

It is aimed at enabling brands and retailers understand how macroeconomic factors influence their day-to-day retail pricing strategies.

Methodology

The Spikes & Dips series tracks the retail price changes of unique product baskets spread across online retailers using our real-time retail analytics software.

It covers the top 1000+ leading North American e-commerce retailers and 750 Mn products daily, using real time data.

Understanding the Market

Retail TrendsCategoriesHome & Decor Category:

+70% Increase in April +4 % Increase in May

Beauty & Care Category

-13% Decrease in May

Food & Grocery Category

-7% Decrease in May

BrandsAmazon retained top spot.

SKUs Added:

62%- Home Decor 30%- Fashion 35%- Electronics

Number of Products

Amazon at the top spot- Product Listings

Average Prices

% change in price by retailers across categories

Average Price & Discount

Average Prices

Home & Decor: Avg. Price Drop

from 30% in April M-O-M to 11% in

May M-O-M.

Food & Grocery: Highest Price

Increase 16% in May M-O-M.

What is Trending?

We looked at various price, discount and

catalog movements to discover trends for various categories.

What is Trending?

Amazon was 23% higher than Walmart.

What is Trending?

Source Article:http://blog.intelligencenode.com/blog/spikes-dips-may-2016-state-of-e-commerce-in-the-us

The activity graph climbed up in May.

1.Retailers started actively focusing on standardizing Promos & Pricing.

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