Shopify unveils first State of Commerce Report

Shopify unveils first State of Commerce Report

Shoppers spend more per online order than in-store; 62 million were repeat buyers in last 12 months

Today, we released our first global State of Commerce report* with insights on what's driving direct-to-consumer (DTC) commerce and buying behavior. Over the last year, the retail industry has experienced tremendous disruption, and within this changed retail landscape, customers and merchants have found new opportunities to buy and sell goods.

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In our new State of Commerce report, we reveal key findings including:

  • It’s a battle for brand loyalty, but the winners see more repeat buyers:Over 62 million buyers around the world have bought from the same Shopify store twice, with buyers purchasing 3.8 times on average from the same store.
  • Shoppers love a good excuse to buy, especially holidays, but sales drop off in February:November is the most popular shopping month worldwide, while February is the least active and January rings up the largest year-over-year growth outside of the holiday season.
  • 美国人最常购物,德国人快t, and Japanese shoppers are the biggest spenders:Consumers in the US buy nearly twice as much (6 items) as any other country (2-3 items); buyers in Germany make the fastest online shopping decisions, making a purchase in less than 18 minutes; while Japanese consumers spend the most per transaction, around $142 USD on average, compared to the US at around $81 USD.
  • Mobile, tablet or desktop? Geography impacts how buyers purchase:Consumers in Brazil choose mobile over desktop, while buyers in Denmark, Ireland, Malaysia, Morocco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore and Vietnam purchase on tablets more than mobile. However, buyers in the US, Australia, Canada, China and the UK purchase in equal volume across tablets, desktop and mobile.
  • Social media drives discovery but it’s not where most shoppers buy:Online storefronts represent over 80% of sales, followed by point of sale (POS).

从Shopify Sta的见解te of Commerce report, download it below.

Shopify's State of Commerce Report - June 5, 2019.pdf211 KB

*This report is based on a subsection of global sales data on Shopify from April 2018 to April 2019; An online global survey of 3,832 Shopify merchants in March 2019; and quantitative and qualitative research on consumers in Canada and the United States in December 2018, including interviews and an online survey of 2,653 consumers.

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Shopify is the leading omni-channel commerce platform. Merchants use Shopify to design, set up, and manage their stores across multiple sales channels, including mobile, web, social media, marketplaces, brick-and-mortar locations, and pop-up shops. The platform also provides merchants with a powerful back-office and a single view of their business, from payments to shipping. The Shopify platform was engineered for reliability and scale, making enterprise-level technology available to businesses of all sizes. Headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, Shopify currently powers over 800,000 businesses in approximately 175 countries and is trusted by brands such as Nestle, Kylie Cosmetics, Allbirds, MVMT, and many more.