Grocery market in France
The French Grocery eCommerce market is predicted to reach US$13,720.7 million by 2024 and accounts for 19.6% of the total eCommerce market in France. It is expected to increase over the next years. The expected compound annual growth rate for the next four years (CAGR 2024-2028) will be 6.4%, resulting in a projected market volume of US$17,567.5 million by 2028. Within the Grocery market ECDB considers the following two sub-markets: Food and Beverages.
Monthly revenues
Monthly eCommerce revenues in the French Grocery market
The monthly eCommerce revenue of the French Grocery market was US$1,063 million in September 2024. This refers to a growth of -7.5% compared to August 2024. Within the last 12 months, the monthly revenue share was the highest in December 2023 with 11.0% of the total 2023 revenue of the French Grocery market and the lowest in February 2024 with 7.3% of the total 2024 revenue.
Revenue Last Month
US$1,062.8m
The eCommerce revenue fell by 7.5% from August 2024 to September 2024.
Monthly revenue shares in the last 12 months
0-2024 | 1-2024 | 2-2024 | 3-2024 | 4-2024 | 5-2024 | 6-2024 | 7-2024 | 8-2024 | 9-2024 | 10-2024 | 11-2024 | |
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Revenue (in mUS$) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Monthly revenue share (in %) | 75.6 | 18.4 | 99.1 | 38.8 | 9.0 | 41.3 | 60.1 | 24.0 | 1.8 | 97.7 | 38.1 | 5.2 |
Market development
eCommerce revenue development in the Grocery market in France
The French Grocery eCommerce market is predicted to reach US$13,720.7 million by 2024 and accounts for 19.6% of the total eCommerce market in France. It is expected to increase over the next years. The expected compound annual growth rate for the next four years (CAGR 2024-2028) will be 6.4%, resulting in a projected market volume of US$17,567.5 million by 2028. Within the Grocery market ECDB considers the following two sub-markets: Food and Beverages.
eCommerce revenue development in the Grocery market in France
eCommerce revenue growth in the Grocery market in France
Net eCommerce revenue split by sub-category
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | |
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Revenue (in mUS$) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Growth (in %) | 42.4 | 5.0 | 33.2 | 66.5 | 98.0 | 90.2 | 86.2 | 35.9 |
Top stores
Top five Grocery online stores in France by net sales 2023
With sales in the French Grocery market, coursesu.com generated a revenue of US$686.5 million in 2023, which means it is the leading online store in this market. The Grocery ranking of France is based on all online stores that generated sales in this market in 2023. Due to a country- and category-dependent approach, both national and international online stores can be part of the ranking. The graph shows a filtered revenue. It only includes national sales within the respective market.
eCommerce net sales generated in the Grocery market in France in 2023
Filtered revenue / share eCommerce net sales refer to the year 2023 | Global revenue eCommerce net sales refer to the year 2023 | Growth eCommerce net sales growth refers to 2023/2022 | |
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US$900.0m 20.7% | US$8,300.0m | 8.3% | |
US$550.0m 12.0% | US$4,600.0m | 12.4% | |
US$470.0m 3.9% | US$1,190.0m | 33.6% | |
US$430.0m 20.6% | US$2,122.0m | 18.0% | |
US$370.0m 20.7% | US$1,814.0m | 12.6% |
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Payment Methods
Top 5 offered payment methods in the French Grocery market
With 96.4% VISA the most commonly offered payment method of all online stores in the French Grocery eCommerce market in 2023. Like VISA Mastercard with a share of 96.4% and CB with a share of 63.9% the payment type Cards is the most common used by online retailers in in the French Grocery eCommerce market in 2023. Other commonly used payment methods in that market are PayPal (E-wallets) with 71.1% and Bank transfer/cash in advance (Bank transfer) with 56.6% of stores offering that payment method to the clients.
Top 5 offered payment methods in the French Grocery market
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Shipping Service Provider
Top 5 offered shipping providers in the French Grocery market
Despite chronopost's dominant position with 63.3% of online stores opting for its services, the French Grocery eCommerce market in 2023 remains diverse and competitive. Several other shipping service providers, including La Poste, Colissimo, DHL, and DPD, hold smaller but significant shares, contributing to a dynamic and fragmented market.
Top 5 offered shipping providers in the French Grocery market
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Shop Software Solutions
Top 5 used shop software solutions in the French Grocery market
Although PrestaShop holds a commanding lead with 19.1% of online stores using the shop software solution, the French Grocery eCommerce market in 2023 remains vibrant and competitive. This is due to the presence of several other shop software solutions, including Magento, WooCommerce, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, and Shopify, which collectively hold a significant share of the market.
Top 5 used shop software solutions in the French Grocery market
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Market definition
Definition of the Grocery market
Market definition: Grocery The category Grocery contains the online trade of food (e.g. fruits, vegetables, dairy products, ice creams, cereals, sweets) and beverages (e.g. juices, water, coffee, wine, liquor, beer). The following products and services are not part of this category: ready-to-eat meal delivery, restaurant or bar pick-up or food supplements. All monetary figures refer to the annual gross revenue and do not factor in shipping costs.
In-scope
- Food (e.g. fruits, vegetables, dairy products, ice creams, cereals, sweets)
- Beverages (e.g. juices, water, coffee, wines, liquors, beers)
Out-of-scope
- Ready-to-eat meal delivery
- Restaurant or bar pick-up
- Food supplements
- Pet food
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