Report

Inconvenience store: Empty aisles and futile searches for the Benelux shopper

Report

Inconvenience store: Empty aisles and futile searches for the Benelux shopper


  • With almost 30 million residents, the Benelux, an economic union and cooperation between Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg, has a rapidly evolving e-commerce landscape that offers incredible potential for online FMCG retailers.   
  • The Benelux online FMCG market is brimming with growth potential; it lags behind many other European countries — most notably the U.K. — where the online and home delivery market is more mature. 
  • NIQ Brandbank’s latest report examines the Benelux online FMCG market, looking at its state, issues, potential, and opportunities. The region’s FMCG e-commerce market is expanding. So, is it time for retailers to supercharge product discoverability? 

What you can discover 

This report looks at the region’s FMCG e-commerce market, its issues regarding product discoverability, and the opportunities this creates for brands and retailers prepared to put in the work needed to drive online discoverability for the Benelux shopper.   

The report examines the state of the Benelux market compared to other markets. According to the Centre for Retail Research, 26.5% of retail trade was online in 2022 in the U.K., compared to 19.2% in the Netherlands and 13.1% in Belgium. To explain these numbers, it also examines Benelux retailers’ e-commerce platforms compared to retailers in other markets.  

You’ll learn about the challenges Benelux shoppers face when a search on the online grocery aisles returns “no results found” — or delivers items that don’t match what is needed, and the causes of these challenges. 

Supercharge product discoverability

Learn how savvy retailers and brands can improve the customer journey online, by enhance their online content and driving easier product discoverability.