Grocery market in Russia - statistics & facts
The Russian grocery market is the third-largest in Europe, making up for a significant share of retail trade in the country. The monthly household spend on food products has lurched around 30 percent in recent years. Even though offline food sales account for the largest revenue share in the market, online grocery has been gradually growing and becoming increasingly popular among customers in larger cities.
X5 Retail Group is the largest food retailer countrywide, in offline and online segments. Perekrestok – the supermarket chain brand of X5 Retail Group – was the retailer with the second-largest product range online in 2020. Samokat, the express food delivery service operating in the largest cities, recorded the highest number of orders in July 2021.
Sales channels and major retailers
Traditional trade is the most popular sales channel for food shopping in Russia, followed by discounters. Recently, however, online food retail has experienced notable growth - partly promoted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020. Moscow inhabitants and those residing in its region were the most active e-grocery shoppers, with over 180 thousand daily orders in 2020.X5 Retail Group is the largest food retailer countrywide, in offline and online segments. Perekrestok – the supermarket chain brand of X5 Retail Group – was the retailer with the second-largest product range online in 2020. Samokat, the express food delivery service operating in the largest cities, recorded the highest number of orders in July 2021.
