Online grocery sales have grown over 15% on a year-over-year basis in 2019, thus far, and now account for 6.3% of total grocery-related spending by households in the United States, according to a U.S. e-grocery market report by Brick Meets Click, Barrington, Ill.

Inmar Analytics, Winston-Salem, N.C., released Inmar Analytics 2019 Future of Food Retailing Report, which provides a detailed look into the food retailing industry to identify and quantify market dynamics, trends and behaviors.

Store-based sales will continue to account for the majority of worldwide edible grocery sales over the next 5 years, but online sales are poised to grow much faster, as leading retailers continue to prioritize e-commerce by expanding their online assortment and fulfillment options, according to analysts at Edge by Ascential, London.

At least seven in 10 U.S. adults purchase food in each of these ways at least once a month, according to a survey produced by Gallup, Washington, D.C.

More than half of U.S. adults claim they really enjoy cooking (53%) and more than a third consider the kitchen to be the most important room in the home (35%), according to “Eating Trends: Cooking & Food Shopping,” a report published by Packaged Facts, Rockville, Md. These percentages are up compared to a decade ago.

Valassis, Livonia, Mich., released findings from its newest research report, “Unpacking the Dynamic Online Shopper: Grocery & Retail,” which highlights modern grocery consumers’ behaviors and habits, as well as ways in which brands and retailers can attract them.

Here’s how grocers can use technology to craft competitive prices to attract more shoppers without risking their profit.

Wakefern Food Corp., Keasbey, N.J., partnered with Takeoff Technologies, Waltham, Mass., to launch a fulfillment center in Clifton, N.J.

CommonSense Robotics, Israel, released a study that analyzes some of the biggest drivers of e-commerce growth and explores factors that will pose particular challenges for grocery retailers in the future.

Later this year, H-E-B, San Antonio, Texas, will launch a pilot program to test delivery service from a vehicle with self-driving technology.