Oct, 2015
Oct-15 E-tailing Festive Sale Insights
Study Background Objectives of the study Key points to be covered Gathering insights on multiple aspects of the festive sale period from 13th-17th of October 2015 including :- Industry sales performance and impact Customer experience and perspective on the sales Seller experience E-Tailer benchmarking on supply chain and sales performance Key methodologies used Assessing industry … more
Study Background
Objectives of the study
Key points to be covered
Gathering insights on multiple aspects of the festive sale period from 13th-17th of October 2015 including :-
- Industry sales performance and impact
- Customer experience and perspective on the sales
- Seller experience
- E-Tailer benchmarking on supply chain and sales performance
Key methodologies used
Assessing industry and player level performance during the sales period through:
- Secondary research and primary research with industry experts
- Mystery shopping on 750+ items
- Primary Interviews with 100+ sellers
- Primary Interviews with 500+ customers
Note: 1. Most of the figures are for festive days, which refer to 13th-17th October 2015
2. Sales/GMV related performance numbers are broad estimates
3. USD 1=INR 60 has been assumed across the deck
Disclaimer: The numbers and analysis quoted in the report have been developed through RedSeer research with industry experts and sellers, online reports and mystery shopping. The report is a fact-based study and should not be interpreted as a recommendation document
Average order values for the industry grew by ~50% compared to the presale period
Growth in industry AOV
During the sales period from 13th-17th October
Key growth drivers
- Increased volumes sold of high ticket size categories like mobiles and tablets
- Increased sales of premium items across categories, driven by:
1. Availability of good deals on multi-item combos across product categories
2. Availability of multiple cashback schemes across banks and categories
Customers feel that the app centric initiatives of e-tailers are helping to improve their online shopping experience
Customer shopping experience on app
N=500 unique shoppers interviewed
Q. Do you think that app-centric initiatives by e-tailing companies are improving your shopping experience?
What customers liked about shopping on apps
- Easy sharing of products and faster access of views by friends and family
- Push notifications for available sales and product availability as per browsing history and wishlist
- Browse anywhere anytime
Customer Wishlist from apps
- Better navigation and browsing features
- Easier way to compare products
- Easy sharing of wishlist with friends
Note: 1. Agree rating is classified as Agree / Strongly agree, Doesn't Matter rating as Neither agree nor disagree & Disagree rating as Disagree / Strongly disagree
2. Distribution of respondents across Metro, Tier-1 and Tier-2+ is 54%, 33% and 13% respectively.
The sellers were split across metros and the product categories
Respondent profile
By product category and region
A statistically significant sample of sellers was chosen that gives 96% confidence level and 10% of error margin on the findings
Note: Single platform sellers were 15%, Double platform : 24%, Triple platform : 22% and Four platform : 39%
Inspite of the high volumes dispatched by e-tailers during the sales period, their compliance levels did not decline
Impact of high sales volumes on compliance
Comparison between pre-sales vs. sales period
- Compliance for Flipkart remained same when compared between pre-sales and sales period even after witnessing a 300% rise in daily volume during sales period
- Amazon increased the number of buffer days to increase their compliance levels during sales period
Notes: 1) % change is computed between the sales and pre sales period.
This document covers the performance of the e-tailers in the October 2015 festive season.