NEW YORK — Online grocery outpaced overall e-commerce growth in 2021, according to two new reports out from 1010data and Coresight Research. Coresight’s report, “Market Outlook: US Grocery Retailers — Channel Stickiness Will Persist,” attributes grocery’s outsize gains to pandemic-related restrictions and delivery services. As its title suggests, the report asserts that food-at-home spending will
The grocery retailing industry was already undergoing a slow transformation when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Although only 3% to 4% of U.S. grocery sales were online in 2019, retailers had been investing heavily in e-commerce capabilities for a few years. As online grocery offerings increased, shoppers started ordering groceries online and choosing between curbside pickup
ROCKVILLE, Md. — The online grocery market nearly tripled in size in 2020, according to a new report from Packaged Facts, which notes that the pandemic inspired more people to avoid crowded stores and order food and beverages online. That shift will affect the market for a long time to come, Packaged Facts suggests, even
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Hy-Vee Inc. on Tuesday announced partnerships with grocery delivery services Instacart and Shipt that will allow the retailer to expand its Aisles Online program to include same-day delivery in more than two dozen markets. “With 245 stores across an eight-state region, Hy-Vee is always looking to meet customers’ needs,” said
These days, supermarkets are under attack from a host of retail competitors looking to up their ante in the grocery business, including mass merchants, warehouse clubs, chain drug stores, dollar stores and convenience stores, among others. One emerging competitor that’s been drawing more attention lately are online grocery services, which offer the benefits of being