The online food industry grew 26.5% in 2017, nearly nine times faster than the 3% growth of total food sales in the U.S. While the e-commerce market for food and grocery is growing fast, 2017 online sales were $31.39 billion, a fraction of the $1.0 trillion U.S. food industry.
Automotive parts and accessories retailers get roughly 60% of site traffic from mobile devices, the highest among all retail categories tracked by Internet Retailer. The high mobile traffic may be because shoppers are comparison shopping while they're in a store or auto shop. On the other hand, office supplies retailers get the least share from mobile devices at 27%. This may be because consumers don't browse around as much for office supplies, and because they purchase these products when it's top-of-mind, such as back-to-school season or when they're in their offices (near a desktop).
