Today’s food marketplace is a bit like the warring factions on HBO’s “Game of Thrones.” All of the parties in this channel-blurred landscape—drugstores, c-stores, dollar stores, grocers, e-tailers, discounters, you name it—are locked in bloody, hand-to-hand combat.
According to the survey, digital’s influence on grocery overall has nearly doubled year over year, and has similarly driven increasing impact on the in-store shopping experience.
September 14, 2017
More than half (51%) of grocery sales are digitally-influenced, according to “The Grocery Digital Divide: How Consumer Products Companies Can Deliver on the New Digital Imperative,” a new survey from Deloitte, Chicago.
This survey, produced by the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), New York, found that 99% of adults buy some or all of their groceries in person.
September 13, 2017
Consumers have a variety of options when it comes to buying groceries, yet they continue to choose physical grocery stores to make their purchases, according to “The State of Grocery Shopping” report.
One of the study’s top findings explores that while price remains an important factor in produce selection, appearance easily dominates.
August 15, 2017
Produce, a category that outpaces total store sales at $63 billion, increased in dollars 3.3% and grew in volume 2.6% over the 52 weeks ending March 19, according to “Power of Produce 2017,” produced by the Food Marketing Institute (FMI).
AppCard's state-of-the-art machine learning technology, combined with ProLogic's vertical expertise and strong market presence, positions AppCard as a leading loyalty and digital offers provider for the grocery market.
August 15, 2017
AppCard Inc., a New York-based personalized marketing and shopper analytics platform for retailers, acquired ProLogic Retail Services, a provider of loyalty marketing solutions for independent grocers based in Delray Beach, Fla.
Harris Poll surveyed U.S. adult men to measure their attitudes and behaviors regarding shopping for groceries
July 24, 2017
Men are taking more control over grocery shopping and cooking than ever before, with 84% of them saying they're the primary grocery shoppers in their households (a 19 percentage point increase over the past decade), according the latest research from Men’s Health magazine, a brand of The Rodale Inc., Emmaus, Pa.
Consumer demand for specialty offerings and the plethora of food retailer options continues to drive the shift away from single-store grocery shopping.
July 20, 2017
The days of the single stop for all your groceries is fading into the past along with other victims of revolutionary change in retail.
This survey found 70% of respondents were either completely or very satisfied with the supermarkets where they do most of their grocery shopping.
May 25, 2017
Consumers demand fresher produce, organic choices, low prices and more convenience from their grocers, according to a study produced by Consumer Reports, Yonkers, N.Y.
There are a number of trends putting pressure on food retailers of all stripes, from supermarkets whose bread and butter is groceries to supercenters and drugstores.
March 22, 2017
What could be said 20 years ago is even truer today—the U.S. food retailing business has never been more competitive.