This is the first installment of our “Retail and Ecommerce Sales Benchmarks” series, which helps retailers calibrate their sales mix against the market.
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| Sep 30, 2024
This is the first installment of our “Retail and Ecommerce Sales Benchmarks” series, which helps retailers calibrate their sales mix against the market.
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| Sep 30, 2024
Instacart projects healthy order growth thanks to Uber partnership, affordability initiatives: But profitability is under pressure as ad growth slows and basket sizes shrink.
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| Feb 26, 2025
Over a quarter (28.7%) of US grocery shoppers say they’ve shopped in-store more in the past year, according to a September 2024 survey from Swiftly. Digital offers, preferred by 62% of US grocery shoppers, are the top method for saving on groceries. However, in-store sales follow closely at 55%, per June 2024 data from Ibotta.
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| Dec 13, 2024
Over 55% of US grocery shoppers have started shopping based on discounts and promotions in the past year, according to a September 2024 study from Swiftly. Price increases for food away from home was up 3.8% YoY in October 2024, according to data from the US Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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| Dec 13, 2024
No matter how far Amazon pushes its grocery business, it’s unlikely to catch up to Walmart Inc., the leader in US grocery, which will amass $69.60 billion in grocery ecommerce sales next year compared with Amazon’s $49.77 billion. Prediction: Beauty gets hyper-personalized. Outcome: Correct.
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| Dec 23, 2024
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| Jun 1, 2023
Source: Insider Intelligence | eMarketer
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| Jun 1, 2023
Source: Insider Intelligence | eMarketer
US Grocery Ecommerce Benchmarks: Q4 2024 (ĢAV subscription required). Restaurant Digitization 2024 (ĢAV subscription required).
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| Dec 2, 2024
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| Feb 28, 2025
Source: ĢAV; Bizrate Insights
Online grocery shopping is a very frequent occurrence for many consumers—41.4% of US shoppers purchase food and beverages online at least once per week, according to a July ĢAV survey. “Grocery is a very frequent touchpoint, so if you want to solidify customer loyalty, you want your customer to be a grocery customer,” said Droesch. Read the full report.
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| Dec 5, 2024
Grocery ecommerce penetration still lags other categories, but the volume of sales makes it significant. Online grocery purchasing will account for just 9.5% of category sales in 2024, but that equates to 16.7% of total retail ecommerce sales in Canada.
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| Apr 3, 2024
Buoyed by inflation and a rise in the number of digital buyers, grocery ecommerce sales are growing strongly again in Western Europe. Even when shopping in-store, consumers are embracing digital experiences, from mobile loyalty apps to scan-and-go technology. This deck will:. Share our latest forecasts for grocery retail and ecommerce sales in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain.
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| Mar 1, 2024
Grocery shoppers are more likely to feel positively about (or at least accepting of) retail media in stores. Compared with other advertising channels, in-store retail media inspires the lowest percentage of negative sentiment, with 42% of shoppers expecting it would improve their experience, according to a June 2023 Grocery TV survey.
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| May 16, 2024
Online grocery shopping leans toward male users, while health and beauty purchases are dominated by women. Younger consumers are also prioritizing basic health products within their beauty routine, like sunscreen. Consumers want to save money—but Gen Zers are willing to spend a little more for speed.
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| Jan 31, 2024
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| Jan 8, 2025
Source: ĢAV; Bizrate Insights
Sales from grocery intermediaries (like Instacart or DoorDash) will represent over a quarter (27.3%) of total grocery ecommerce sales this year, up from 26.2% in 2023.
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| Oct 8, 2024
Insider Intelligence | eMarketer surveyed 1,455 customers in the US between May 15 and May 22, 2023, to identify digital grocery shoppers’ characteristics and their online grocery shopping behaviors and preferences.
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| Sep 15, 2023
Over half (58%) of US consumers think private label brands offer an above-average value for their price, according to July 2024 data from Numerator. 53% of US grocery shoppers say they consider store brand quality when picking a grocery store, per January 2024 data from Progressive Grocer. ‘Tis the season: Target and Amazon are leaning on fall flavors to attract shoppers.
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| Oct 3, 2024
Insider Intelligence | eMarketer surveyed 1,455 customers in the US between May 15 and May 22, 2023, to identify digital grocery shoppers’ characteristics and their online grocery shopping behaviors and preferences.
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| Aug 21, 2023
Insider Intelligence | eMarketer surveyed 1,455 customers in the US between May 15 and May 22, 2023, to identify digital grocery shoppers' characteristics and their online grocery shopping behaviors and preferences.
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| Jul 31, 2023
Grocery: Amazon will account for 22.0% of US grocery ecommerce sales this year, according to our forecast. Walmart has the retailer beat, at 28.4% of US grocery ecommerce sales. Instacart is also a contender, with 21.9% of US grocery ecommerce sales.
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| May 22, 2023
More grocery shoppers are seeking discounts. Key stat: A third (33%) of US grocery shoppers have upped their coupon usage this year, compared with around a quarter (26%) in 2023, according to April 2024 data by CivicScience. 60% of US consumers are increasingly looking for items on sale this year, up from 53% in 2023, the same report found.
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| Aug 22, 2024
Roughly 7 in 10 consumers (69%) are very or extremely concerned about retail food inflation, per FMI’s latest US Grocery Shopper Trends 2024 report. As a result, 79% say that getting good value is their top priority when grocery shopping, while 63% continue to look for deals and are adjusting where they shop and what they buy to manage expenses.
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| Sep 12, 2024
The online giant is making gains in grocery ecommerce thanks to deals with Co-op, Morrisons, and Iceland. More than 4 in 10 (43.3%) UK consumers have bought food online from Amazon recently—rising to over half (50.3%) of 18- to 34-year-olds, per an October 2023 Insider Intelligence | eMarketer and Toluna survey conducted by Toluna Start. Marks & Spencer is growing online sales faster than John Lewis.
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| Dec 21, 2023