Category: FMCG products

August 10, 2022

Cash-strapped customers are looking for new ways to cut grocery costs as food inflation continues to threaten household budgets. Families have begun turning to apps that let them circumvent paying full price by pointing them right to the food that […]

July 27, 2022

In an opinion column for Advertising Age, Pamela Millman, associate director, Integrated Marketing at AARP Media, writes that the over-50 crowd buys 54 percent of all groceries in the U.S. and has become more health-conscious and cooks more frequently since […]

July 27, 2022

The demand for grocery omnichannel ecommerce has been fueled by the pandemic, specifically consumers’ desire for convenience. According to a recent McKinsey report, click-and-collect and delivery orders increased by approximately 50% during the COVID-19 pandemic. Experts project that grocery ecommerce […]

July 20, 2022

Online grocery shopping is a weekly habit of a segment of the population, according to a new study. One in six consumers (15.8 percent) said they purchase groceries online and have them delivered to their home weekly, according to PYMNTS’ […]

July 15, 2022

On July 19, Canada will celebrate its third annual Grocery Heroes Day, an industry-backed holiday meant to honor frontline grocery workers. Grocery Heroes Day was launched by trade publication Grocery Business in 2020 and it has received backing from major […]

July 13, 2022

Between staffing shortages, rising labor costs, supply chain disruptions, heightened compliance requirements and record-high inflation, food retailers are facing a myriad of market challenges with ripple effects that directly influence consumer behaviors. Maintaining brand loyalty, for example, has become a […]

July 12, 2022

An FMI study finds that, while Americans are still cooking at home more than ever before, enthusiasm for doing so has waned to pre-pandemic levels. The organization’s “U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends 2022” study found the number of Americans who “love” […]

July 1, 2022

Though supermarket shelves are no longer bare like they were during the height of the pandemic, the grocery industry hasn’t fully stabilized, and some changes could be here to stay. As we move from pandemic to endemic, the nation’s grocers […]

June 28, 2022

Grocery shoppers want options. They want options on how to shop, options in assortment, and options for obtaining their purchases. But faced with supply chain disruption, inflation, and labor issues, how are grocers making smart technology choices to give shoppers […]

June 27, 2022

Grocery store brands are expected to be big winners in the near term as inflationary pressures and a potential economic downturn force consumers to trade down. Unlike other challenging periods, however, store brands have more going for them than low […]

June 6, 2022

The profit margin at grocery has always been razor-thin, and now, with online grocery growing in popularity, retailers must add the costs of picking individual orders and doorstep delivery to their already tight balance sheets. As grocers around the world […]

May 9, 2022

Thanks to record inflation, price sensitivity at the grocery channel is back. With a vengeance. And all indications suggest it’s only going to get worse. Grocers, however, have been reluctant to pass on recent manufacturer price increases because they know […]

April 29, 2022

As we continue riding out the pandemic, it’s important for grocery retailers to understand shopping behavior has been altered forever. E-marketer reports that online grocery sales grew 54% in 2020, exceeding initial pre-COVID projections. In 2021, online grocery shopping is […]

April 15, 2022

FreshDirect employees have reportedly become the latest retail workers to unionize after they ratified a collective bargaining agreement with the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), according to Supermarket News. Approximately 1,800 employees will be represented by UFCW Local 342. […]

April 7, 2022

Last week’s jobs report contained both good news and bad for retailers. Yes, it was a sign of a stronger-than-expected economy. But closer to home, retailers understand the increased challenges the positive numbers mean for attracting and retaining good help […]

March 9, 2022

Amazon is offering grocery picking gig-economy workers roles at its Whole Foods subsidiary, according to documents viewed by CNBC. In late February, Amazon told its gig workers who fetch items for delivery that they’ll soon be working for the company’s […]

February 16, 2022

You’ve heard it before and you’ll hear it again: the popularity of online ordering is on a meteoric rise. From giants like Amazon to small startups, direct-to-consumer delivery and pickup options have swept the country and restaurants are no exception. […]

February 15, 2022

Inflation, product shortages and economic uncertainty are on everyone’s mind, from the White House to your house. Even for an industry that has been characterized by change over the past two years, it feels like grocery — and especially digital […]

February 7, 2022

Only the major players — Walmart, Safeway, Kroger, Amazon and Target (through its Shipt subsidiary) — along with a handful of others have brought grocery delivery in-house. But some industry observers think it might be time for others to join […]

January 18, 2022

Amazon was ranked as the US’ top grocer last year for the second year running, in a survey conducted by the Dunnhumby Retailer Preference Index. The index is a nationwide study of the roughly $1 trillion US grocery market. Amazon […]