Accenture Retail Adaptive Research Results Global Generational Data 2016 SCROLL
Accenture Retail Adaptive Research Results Global Generational Data 2016 SCROLL
Accenture Retail Adaptive Research Results Global Generational Data 2016 SCROLL
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.
39%
Millennials
20%
Gen X
Boomers
27%
Millennials
Gen X
Millennials
14%
Boomers
58%
47%
Millennials
Boomers
Gen X
Only
of global
retailers have smartphone apps
with purchase capabilities
31%
Gen X
Boomers
GLOBAL RETAILERS
49%
Gen X
Boomers
48%
7%
41%
16%
43%
Millennials
1/2 OFF!
42%
40%
Gen X
Boomers
31%
40%
Millennials
36%
Gen X
Boomers
31%
43%
41%
Millennials
36%
Gen X
Boomers
29%
3 Retailer
capabilities that
were nice to have are
becoming must haves
SHOPPERS
IN STOCK
GLOBAL RETAILERS
28%
provide
store-specific
stock availability
information
57%
49%
45%
Millennials
Gen X
46%
Boomers
9%
28%
26%
26%
Millennials
Gen X
Boomers
have in-store
kiosks to order
out of stock
items while
shopping in
store
60%
Millennials
Gen X
58%
Boomers
54%
GLOBAL RETAILERS
Gen X
Boomers
51%
55%
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
Boomers
5 Shoppers are
Millennials
Gen X
Boomers
Shopping online
(global average)
70%
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%
71%
Gen X
Boomers
22%
33%
Millennials
88%
28%
Gen X
Boomers
Gen X
55%
Boomers
44%
30%
51%
60%
37%
Gen X
28%
Boomers
22%
29%
Percentage of
SHOPPERS think that
the following are
COOL!
CREEPY!
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%
60%
56%
13%
13%
41%
27%
42%
36%
26%
32%
38%
50%
42%
34%
29%
36%
20%
52%
39%
30%
28%
38%
15%
55%
34%
29%
19%
37%
40%
52%
64%
50%
DID change
their lifestyle
Amazon
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.
25%
20%