date:Apr 02, 2013
its overall grocery market. While that may not seem a huge figure, international food and grocery analysts IGD has forecast it will grow significantly over the next five years.
IGD anticipates the sector will be worth 11.1 billion (13 billion/$17.5 billion) by 2017, or almost double its current value of 5.6 billion (6.5 billion/$8.8 billion).
To give a further taste of e-shoppings upward trajectory, U.K. retailer Sainsburys last year reported its online grocery orders were exceeding 165,000