Mondi, a global leader in sustainable packaging and paper, announced the results of its fifth annual eCommerce report, which details overall trends, analysis and customer attitudes regarding eCommerce and how packaging paper, package waste and container reuse affect their entire experience.
This annual online survey was conducted during the last quarter of 2023 and includes a total of 6,000 consumers. The study and resulting report are based on the desire to provide eCommerce brands with key information on best meeting consumer needs. This latest report also includes country-specific results for six major markets, including Czech Republic, France, Germany, Poland, Sweden and Turkey.
“We felt compelled to share more than just packaging trends to shed light on spending habits, shopping frequency, social commerce use, and behaviour related to recycling and reuse,” says Nedim Nisic, Mondi Group eCommerce director. “The result is a treasure trove of data useful for every eCommerce company, not only those trying to satisfy consumers’ packaging demands but to influence the entire experience. We also wanted to promote collaboration among the packaging industry, eCommerce platforms, and other key stakeholders to meet consumer expectations and sustainability efforts.”
Emerging trends and newer insights include what’s happening around social commerce, recommerce and sustainability movements within generations. Overall, the report looks at four key areas: consumer online shopping behaviour, attitudes towards packaging and unboxing experiences, perceptions and behaviours towards recycling and reusing, and the future of eCommerce packaging.
Social Commerce behavior drives significant amount of purchases
Almost half (44%) of consumers have bought via social commerce in the past 12 months, with Facebook and Instagram accounting for the majority of purchases, while TikTok ranked at 20%. The trend is particularly strong among Millennials and Gen Z, who predominantly spend on fashion. The younger cohort spent most of their money on fashion products (approximately 60%) in the last 12 months, compared to cosmetics, grooming, sports and leisure, technology, and homeware, which all sit between 30-40% combined.
Decline in online shopping overall frequency and Gen X looking for best pricing
Despite a decline in shopping frequency due to economic constraints, 38% of consumers maintain their online shopping habits, driven by the search for better prices and value. The frequency of shopping online has fallen a little in 2023. This is likely to be due to shoppers continuing to head back to the store as buying behaviours have returned to more of a pre-pandemic norm, as well as perhaps shoppers cutting back their online spending as they have had to cope with increased cost of living. But they still shop online regularly, with a quarter doing so at least once a week. The timesaving and home-delivery conveniences of online shopping are particularly attractive to all cohorts, and Gen X is known to be the most cost-conscious compared to other generations.
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