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German Retail Sales Growth To Be Powered By Ecommerce In 2014

01:11 Wednesday Mar 26, 2014

            

Retail sales are likely to rise 1.2 percent overall in nominal terms, which will yield a lower growth rate after discounting for inflation.

A 25 percent surge in online sales will more than compensate for a one percent drop in trade at German shops this year, according to researchers at GfK, underscoring the shift to e-commerce in Europe's largest economy.

Retail sales are likely to rise 1.2 percent overall in nominal terms, which will yield a lower growth rate after discounting for inflation, the GfK said in a release on Monday.

Despite the drop in shop sales, turnover at conventional retailers is still likely to provide around 10 times more business than e-commerce, generating 408 billion euros compared with 47.5 billion.

"The forecasted retail turnover reflects changing consumer behaviour," GfK market data expert Simone Baecker-Neuchl said. "The online boom also offers opportunities to stationary retail. But small retailers in particular face significant challenges."

Domestic demand is expected to drive economic growth in Germany this year, which is forecast to rise more than fourfold from last year's meek 0.4 percent. The government expects growth of 1.8 percent.

It is time traditional bricks and motar retailers understood that this change is inevitable and got on the e-commerce wagon more seriously instead of trying to dampen e-commerce sales through greater taxation.

 

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