The data shows the distribution of retail sales for cosmetic products in in China from 2011 to 2014, by distribution channel. In 2011, supermarket sales accounted for almost 8% of overall cosmetics retail sales in China.
Non-store retailing | 18.2 | 23.1 | 26.5 | 29.7 |
Hypermarkets | 25.5 | 25.1 | 23.9 | 22.4 |
Department stores | 27.4 | 23.4 | 22.1 | 20.9 |
Internet retailing | 5.3 | 10.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 |
Direct selling | 12.3 | 12 | 12.4 | 13.5 |
Beauty specialist retailers | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.8 |
Parapharmacies/Drugstores | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.5 |
Supermarkets | 8.6 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 6.8 |
Other non-grocery retailers | 0.9 | 1 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
Small grocery retailers | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
Homeshopping | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
Convenience stores | 1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
Chemists/Pharmacies | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Non-retail channels | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |