The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the shift to ecommerce, with the number of online shoppers globally increasing 9.5% in 2020. This growth is predicted to continue 10% year-on-year, reaching 3.8 billion in 2021.
The shift to ecommerce has been particularly noticeable within FMCG. In December 2020, 8.5 million UK households shopped for their groceries online – up from 5.7m households the year previously.
In response to this, and to capitalise on new consumer behaviour, many FMCG companies are re-assessing their product portfolios, and expanding into new categories and channels.
In this article, we look at:
- The role of D2C
- Products for more ‘at home’ activities
- Convenience and rapid delivery
- Designing products and content for online channels
- Packaging innovation
