Market Trends of Sourcing Software Industry
Retail Industry to Hold Significant Share
- The digital transformation in the retail industry supply chain is anticipated to drive the retail sourcing and procurement market. Advancements in digital technologies are revamping supply chain management and are poised to change how procurement delivers value to retailers.
- Increasing online buying and prominent shifts in consumer purchasing patterns have shaped several industries in recent years. For instance, according to India Brand Equity Foundation, online retail penetration is expected to reach 10.7% by 2024, compared with 4.7% in 2019. Moreover, online shoppers in India are expected to reach 220 million by 2025.
- Further, according to Oberlo, in 2021, the number of digital buyers will be 2.14 billion, making 27.6% of the 7.74 billion people in the world. In other words, more than one out of every four people is an online shopper.
- With the rise of internet shopping and significant shifts in consumer buying patterns, different trends are shaping the retail industry in the last few years. According to Tidio, there are 9.1 million online retailers in the world. With aggressive competition, retailers struggle to maintain their inventory and find profitability to take a defensive position.
- Further, with the advent of digital technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, and robotics, there will be increased stock visibility for both vendors and retailers and greater transparency. Blockchain enables retailers to gain customer trust by maintaining sourcing data, chain-of-custody information, and supporting autonomous transactions.
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Asia-Pacific to witness Significant Growth
- Sourcing software makes it easy to find suitable suppliers for business through efficient, easy-to-use, and intuitive sourcing tools. It enables coworkers to collaborate across offices and geographies to evaluate suppliers.
- The government in the region is taking initiatives to support the growth of software procurement, which will accelerate the need for the sourcing software market. In May 2022, Australia, India, Japan, and the USA revealed initiatives to strengthen collaboration on emerging technologies and cybersecurity. The nations agreed to set a standard for government software procurement, to improve information sharing among Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERT).
- Moreover, with the increase in demand for sourcing software, the market is witnessing several investments in advanced technologies and expansions by prominent industry players.
- In September 2022, Procurement management software Procol announced that it had raised Rs 51 crore in funding. The capital raised will build and enhance solutions for India's procurement problems through Procol's procurement software and B2B marketplace.
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