E-Commerce trends in Mexico and Peru. Here’s your summary of the most relevant consumer insight research in Latin American markets. If you’re trying to keep up with the latest happenings, this is your one-stop shop. Check out the previous Latam Consumer Insights Roundup here.
in-Store Media has revealed that Mexicans prefer to buy wine at warehouse stores, according to 37% of survey participants. The most important factor to select the product is the brand, followed by the grape variety and price of the bottle. Over half (55%) of surveyed consumers already know which wine they’re getting before visiting the store. even so, 34% said they have changed their mind about the brand, and 86% said they’re willing to choose a new product if they find appealing information at the store.
Since November 2018, Amazon has launched five Alexa devices in Mexico, among which the Echo Dot is the most popular. Amazon has revealed the list of topics Mexicans ask the most about: animals; movies, TV shows and celebrities; trivia; songs; superheroes; Mexican History; sports; jokes; and alarms. Among the most frequently heard phrases Mexicans tell to their devices are: “Good morning, Alexa”, “Alexa, I love you”, “What’s up, Alexa?”, and “Alexa, I’m home”.
According to Linio, millennials are driving e-commerce more than any other generation in Peru. Peruvian millennials spend four minutes, 27 seconds in average looking for and purchasing products. Most of them research prices on mobile devices and make the transaction on a PC or laptop. Generation Z spends more time researching products, but are not yet spending as much as millennials.
A survey by Tiendeo.mx found that nine out of ten Mexicans said they planned to make purchases during the Buen Fin, on 15-18 November, and spend an average MX $4,518. More than two-thirds of respondents (70%) said they’d make their transactions in physical stores, as opposed to the 30% that claimed they’d use their phone, PC or tablet.
