Openings of new grocery stores reached 13.4 million square feet of space, which is a decrease of 28.8% year-over-year.
March 1, 2018
Grocery-anchored centers continued to be an attractive property type for investors in 2017, with sales volumes increasing by 5.3%, according to Grocery Tracker 2018, a report released by JLL Retail, Chicago.
The study revealed several common preferences among consumers, including the desire for increased convenience and more options for refrigerated and frozen foods.
February 20, 2018
Phononic, Durham, N.C., released the findings of a study discussing consumers’ grocery shopping preferences.
According to the survey, two-thirds (64%) of independent shoppers are very/extremely satisfied with their local supermarket.
February 13, 2018
The National Grocers Association (NGA), Arlington, Va., released findings from the third annual National Grocery Shoppers Survey, conducted by Nielsen, New York.
This test details consumer-buying habits by categories at more than one chain store selling groceries.
February 2, 2018
Grocery categories such as dessert toppings and refrigerated ethnic foods were some of the leading products that lure customers to separate stores, according to a report released by a team of business school researchers led by Washington University, St. Louis, Mo.
The study found that Millennials, on average, devote less of their food budgets to grocery store (food at home) purchases and make fewer trips to the grocery store than the other generations examined.
January 3, 2018
A new study from Economic Research Service (ERS), Washington, D.C., analyzed a recent year of grocery store data to see how Millennials’ purchases differ from those of older shoppers.
The report provides an overview of this growing grocery trend, including key motivators such as price, quality, availability and convenience.
December 8, 2017
The study, "Trip Drivers: Top Influencers Driving Shopper Traffic," shows that 76% of weekly shoppers visit more than one retailer each week for groceries, and 67% of those shoppers visit approximately 2-3 retailers a week.
Consumers are continuing to rely on private label products to help make ends meet, but the role of private label in packaged goods goes way beyond money saving.
October 25, 2017
Results from the IRI survey revealed that younger and less-wealthy shoppers are struggling more than others.
The first nine months of 2017 displayed a significant increase in new UPC codes vs. the same period in the prior year, with refrigerated yogurt experiencing a 14.5% increase.
October 16, 2017
Price-Trak, New York, announced key findings for the first nine months of 2017.