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Consumer grocery trends

Stores

Watch out restaurants, grocers are coming for you

 By Heather Lalley on Jun. 06, 2023

Aisle 1: The pandemic lessened consumer reliance on restaurants, and inflation made dining at home more appealing. Now it’s time for grocers to seize that opportunity, writes WGB Editor-in-Chief Heather Lalley.

Inflation

Dollar stores sound the alarm

 By Heather Lalley on Jun. 02, 2023

Aisle 1: In the past week, both Dollar Tree and Dollar General have warned that their shoppers are struggling. If deep discounters are feeling the stress, other retailers need to pay attention, writes WGB Editor-in-Chief Heather Lalley.

CPG

Benefits change pulls down SNAP customer grocery spending

By Russell Redman on May 24, 2023

Dollar ring and items purchased per trip decreased following the expiration of Emergency Allotments, a new Numerator tracker shows.

Retailers

SNAP customers look to grocers after ‘rollercoaster’ benefits experience

By Russell Redman on May 22, 2023

End of Emergency Allotments brings loyalty opportunity to retailers that better meet the needs of food insecure shoppers, a new dunnhumby study finds.

Inflation

Key grocery categories are resisting downward inflation trends

By Russell Redman on May 17, 2023

Ten product segments average double-digit inflation rates in the U.S. and Europe, Catalina’s Shopping Basket Index shows.

Retailers

Walmart dominates the retail field in SNAP grocery market share

By Russell Redman on May 17, 2023

Low-price food chains feel bigger bite from loss of Emergency Allotment dollars, Numerator SNAP Shopper Scorecard shows.

CPG

U.S. organic food sales topped $60B in 2022

By Russell Redman on May 16, 2023

Total organic product sales, including nonfoods, climbed 4% for the year amid a challenging economic environment, the Organic Trade Association reported.

Stores

Grocery store sales dip again in April

By Russell Redman on May 16, 2023

The decline reflects flattish results for total U.S. retail sales as well as a letup in inflation, according to new U.S. Census Bureau data.

Inflation

April brings another breather in grocery price inflation

By Russell Redman on May 10, 2023

Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen tells Good Morning America that “the rate of increases will slow down.”

Inflation

Consumers suspicious about what’s behind high grocery prices

By Russell Redman on May 01, 2023

Study finds vast majority of shoppers believe brands—namely food—are using inflation as an excuse to hoist pricing.

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