Ocado is the biggest online-only grocer, with 5% of the market, but has failed to turn a profit. Photograph: Justin Kase ztwoz / Alamy/Alamy
You will probably wonder how this is related to “place”, but I will write a commentary very soon linking it to consequences for our town centres:
“The online UK groceries market is one of the fastest-growing areas in retail, but only accounts for £5.6bn of a £156.8bn market. However, it is expected to nearly double to £11.1bn within five years.”
via Online grocery market will double within five years | Business | The Guardian.
I am also writing an article based on this news. Perhaps you should check this as well: http://www.fastcoexist.com/1681401/creating-a-physical-internet-to-save-money-and-energy-on-logistics
Hm… is it really a growth or is the online grocery sector just growing on the costs of the (workers and) the local/real trade?