UK E-commerce Industry
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What is E-commerce?
E-commerce is the term used to describe Electronic Commerce – the process of selling or buying goods and services over an electronic network. When we talk about E-commerce today, in most cases we mean the buying or selling of goods over the internet – from specific products and services, to subscriptions, data, food and much more.
This new way of selling products online led to a boom in E-commerce focused brands and stores, such as Amazon, eBay and Asos, as well as more traditional bricks and mortar businesses using E-commerce platforms to sell online.
With this increased demand, we’ve seen a rise in the companies and tech start-ups supporting the E-Commerce sector from those providing intuitive inventory management services to the companies developing the platforms themselves.
E-commerce sector summary
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Here are the key facts about the E-commerce sector. The sector has a turnover of £11.2bn currently, has received £107.0m of investment and the sector is growing at 5.9% per year.
E-commerce verticals
Our industry data goes deep. See the top verticals and specialisms making waves in the UK E-Commerce industry today.
Our E-commerce RTIC is made up of 3 individual verticals. The top verticals in this sector include Tracking, and Platform. You can find out more about the verticals by downloading our RTIC report, or by signing up for a free trial of The Data City platform.
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RTIC0074 E-Commerce 1576 companies
Companies supporting E-Commerce sector through platform development, inventory management, tracking and logistics services.
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E-Commerce: Inventory79 companies
Companies offering inventory management services
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E-Commerce: Platform271 companies
Companies aiding in the development and the design of e-commerce platforms
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E-Commerce: Tracking1245 companies
Companies offering shipment and tracking services
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E-commerce industry growth
Based on a growth rate of 5.9%, we expect that this sector could be worth £13.9bn by 2026. Below you can see our forecast of the growth of the sector.
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