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Consumer grocery trends

Retailers

Holiday Shoppers, 2021: Price-Conscious But Ready to Spend

 By Christine LaFave Grace on Oct. 21, 2021

More than 40% of consumers said they have low financial comfort right now, Kroger-owned media and data company 84.51° finds, but only 12% are planning to cut back on holiday spending.

Fresh Food

Hold the Beef: As Prices Rise, Consumers Pull Back on Meat Purchases

 By Christine LaFave Grace on Oct. 13, 2021

Consumers made fewer purchases from the meat department and spent less when they did buy so far in 2021, market researcher IRI reported.

Retailers

New Surveys Send Signals of Sliding Consumer Confidence

By Christine LaFave Grace on Sep. 28, 2021

The delta variant continued to dampen consumer confidence this month, The Conference Board reported, while a new Dunnhumby survey called out shopper dissatisfaction in grocery stores.

Retailers

How Target Turned Grocery Into a Strength

By Jon Springer on Sep. 21, 2021

Comprehensive investment in stores, assortments and technology were already delivering momentum when the pandemic spiked share gains, Rick Gomez told the Groceryshop conference.

Retail Foodservice

Shoppers Signal Support for Return of In-Store Sampling

By Kristina Hurtig on Aug. 19, 2021

Eight in 10 consumers are interested in these one-to-one experiences, an Advantage Customer Experience survey finds, with the opportunity to try before they buy remaining a powerful influencer on the decision to make a purchase.

Industry Partners

Time Edges Out COVID Concerns for Buying Groceries Online

By Kristina Hurtig on Aug. 06, 2021

Customer survey by e-commerce provider Rosie further finds that 80% of shoppers plan to continue placing grocery orders online at the same rate or more in the coming 12 months.

Nonfood

What the Pet Adoption Boom Means for Retailers

By Kristina Hurtig on Jul. 26, 2021

The adoption of dogs and cats during the pandemic “provides retailers and brands with the opportunity to identify and provide value for the ongoing needs of their customers—and their pets,” Quotient CEO Steven Boal says.

Industry Partners

Online Grocery Sales Dip 23% in June, Survey Reveals

By WGB Staff on Jul. 22, 2021

The monthly benchmark survey from Brick Meets Click and Mercatus indicates that pickup remains the preferred method of shopping and that consumer intention trends favor mass retailers.

Industry Partners

Consumers Signal Intentions to Shop More Often

By Jon Springer on Jul. 14, 2021

A new study reveals that most shoppers want to shop in physical stores more often, and be more intentional as to where they shop, than they did a year ago.

Industry Partners

The 14x Dollar-Growth Potential of Gen Z

By Kristina Hurtig on Jun. 29, 2021

In its latest white paper, IRI notes that discovery, authenticity and in-store experiences are key to connecting with this influential generation.

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