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Accenture Retail Adaptive Research Results Global Generational Data 2016 SCROLL

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2016 Generational Research:

Customers
are shouting, are
retailers listening?
Accentures survey of global consumers reveals many similarities, yet significant
differences in shopping habits and preferences across the generations. It's not a
one size fits all situation and it's forcing retailers to adapt to reach their intended
audience. Below are the key findings from our research.

1 Younger shoppers are shopping on the go


Used smartphones more frequently
to find what they want this year
52%

39%

Millennials

20%

Gen X

Boomers

Expect to purchase more via


smartphones this year
34%

27%

Millennials

Gen X

Millennials

14%
Boomers

58%

Find it easy to purchase via


mobile devices
58%

47%

Millennials

Boomers

Gen X

Only
of global
retailers have smartphone apps
with purchase capabilities

31%

Gen X

Boomers

Shoppers are demanding


more services via their mobile
phone while shopping in store
SHOPPERS

GLOBAL RETAILERS

Cant wait to receive real-time promotions


Millennials

49%

Gen X
Boomers

48%

7%

can send real-time promotions

41%

Want ability to automatically


credit coupons and discounts

16%

43%

Millennials

1/2 OFF!

42%
40%

Gen X
Boomers

can automatically credit


coupons and discounts

31%

Want to use shopping list /


item locators / navigators

have apps with shopping list


capabilities; 4% have virtual
store display capabilities for
the mobile phone

40%

Millennials

36%

Gen X
Boomers

31%

Want to be able to easily order


out of stock items in store

43%

provide the ability to easily


order out of stocks via mobile
phone in store

41%

Millennials

36%

Gen X
Boomers

29%

3 Retailer

capabilities that
were nice to have are
becoming must haves

What would most improve the


connected shopping experience?

SHOPPERS

IN STOCK

GLOBAL RETAILERS

The ability to check


product availability online
prior to going to the store

28%

provide
store-specific
stock availability
information

57%
49%

45%

Millennials

Gen X

46%

Boomers

have store staff


who can order
out of stock
items for
customers

The ability to easily order


out of stock items in stores

9%

28%

26%

26%

Millennials

Gen X

Boomers

have in-store
kiosks to order
out of stock
items while
shopping in
store

Shoppers who say their favorite


retailer is keeping up with the needs
of their current lifestyle

60%

Millennials

Gen X

58%

Boomers

54%

However, shoppers expect more...


SHOPPERS

GLOBAL RETAILERS

Percentage who said the


following met or did not meet
their expectations:
Interaction Millennials
with store
50%
staff

Gen X

Boomers

51%

55%

knowledgeable staff who can


68% have
explain features as necessary
provide sales associates with
1% tablets so they can easily access
customers to book time with
3% allow
sales associates and receive an

customer history

Met
Did not meet

Web
environment

Delivery
options

Return
policies

15%

15%

13%

54%

50%

47%

12%

12%

12%

54%

52%

51%

11%

10%

10%

50%

51%

52%

11%
Millennials

9%

8%

Gen X

alert when someone is available

56% have next day delivery options


same day delivery
11% have
options
delivery scheduling on
49% enable
a specific day
have click & collect
39% capabilities
57%

allow shoppers to return


online orders to the store for
a refund or replacement

Boomers

5 Shoppers are

online more to find


what they want to purchase
85%
80%

Millennials
Gen X
Boomers

Shopping online
(global average)

70%

Shopping online for:


94%
88%

Millennials
Gen X
Boomers

Apparel

Electronics

78%
93%

Millennials
Gen X
Boomers

Household goods

89%
84%

86%
83%

Millennials
Gen X
Boomers

Health and
beauty products

76%

84%

Millennials
Gen X
Boomers

77%
66%
68%
62%

Millennials
Gen X
Boomers

Groceries

47%

?
6 Trust continues
to be an issue
SHOPPERS
Very concerned
that their personal
information could
be stolen
58%

GLOBAL RETAILERS

56%

41%
10%

56%

have the ability for shoppers to


specify marketing preferences
try to collect name, address,
email and phone number in store

71%

have loyalty programs


Millennials

Gen X

Boomers

22%

Confident that their


favorite retailer is
safeguarding their
personal information
37%

provide shoppers with the


ability to create a profile of
their likes and dislikes

33%

Millennials

88%

28%

Gen X

allow shoppers to access


Facebook (or local
equivalent) via their website

Boomers

7 Shoppers are open to

Instacart a service that


handles the shopping at
one or multiple retailers and
delivers products for a fee
Millennials

Gen X

55%

Boomers

44%

Indicated that they were


very or somewhat likely to
use this type of service

30%

51%

Are willing to pay a 1-5%


premium on the cost

60%

37%

8 Health information is becoming


less of a taboo subject for
shoppers to share
Percentage of shoppers who are willing to
provide health information to retailers
Millennials

Gen X

28%

Boomers

22%

29%

9 Shoppers want retailers to improve the customer


experience (without invading their privacy)

Percentage of
SHOPPERS think that
the following are

COOL!

CREEPY!

Items automatically discounted for loyalty points and discounts

75%
76%
73%

Millennials
Gen X
Boomers

1/2 OFF!

6%
5%
7%

Promotional offers sent to them based upon items they are considering online

60%
57%

13%
15%
23%

46%

Websites optimized by device

60%
56%

13%
13%

41%

27%

Purchases automatically charged to an account without pulling out wallet or mobile

42%
36%
26%

32%
38%

50%

Websites that provide recommendations based upon social media activity

42%
34%

29%
36%

20%

52%

Retailers showing feedback left by their friends on products theyre considering

39%
30%

28%
38%

15%

55%

Sales associates who know what is in their online wishlist/basket

34%
29%
19%

37%
40%

52%

10 Google has had the


biggest impact on
shopper lifestyles

Google has had the biggest impact on


shoppers. Facebook and Amazon have
also had big impacts on millennials.
Brands that have not had that much
impact: Apple, Netflix, Uber.
Google

64%

Google

Facebook

50%
DID change
their lifestyle

Amazon

Google

44%

41%

Gen X

Millennials

Did NOT
change
their lifestyle

44%

Boomers

14%
31%

32%

Global sample of consumers: Accenture surveyed over 10,000 consumers in 13 countries around the globe (Brazil, Canada,
China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the UK, and the US) who have shopped online and
in stores in the last three months who indicated regular internet and smartphone use. The breakdown of consumers that
self-selected their generation: almost 4600 were Millennials, over 3300 were Gen X and almost 2100 were Boomers. Survey
conducted in November 2015.
Global retailer benchmark: Accenture benchmarked over 160 retailers representing the apparel, consumer electronics,
discount/mass/hypermarket, grocery, drug/health & beauty and home improvement sectors in 10 countries: Brazil, Canada,
China, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Sweden, UK, US.

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