U.S. demand for grocery delivery cools as food costs rise

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U.S. demand for grocery delivery is cooling as prices for food and other necessities rise. Some are shifting to pickup -- a less expensive alternative where shoppers pull up curbside or go into the store to collect their already-bagged groceries -- while others say they're comfortable doing the shopping themselves.

Grocery delivery saw tremendous growth during the first year of the pandemic. In August 2019 -- a typical pre-pandemic month -- Americans spent $500 million on grocery delivery. By June 2020, it had ballooned to a $3.4 billion business, according to Brick Meets Click, a market research company.

Some think delivery demand could drop further. Chase Design, a consulting firm, says its surveys show the number of U.S. shoppers who plan to use grocery delivery "all the time" has fallen by half since 2021. Both DoorDash and Target offer free delivery through subscriptions, but those come with a monthly or yearly fee.

White now toggles between Instacart, Uber Eats, Walmart and others, using whichever has the best offers and coupons. She will sometimes spend two hours filling a delivery cart and then wait to see if more promotions are posted before she finishes her order. And she has cut back on the amount she tips drivers.

"There's a trust gap between what the shopper wants to get and what the retailer fulfills," Cloutier said.

 

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l prefer crickets and urine .

CTV, no need to look beyond the border, food price crisis is actually here in your backyard. As The journalists you should dig up the reasons, point out who caused.

We need these back at the store. Now it feels dangerous without them. These stickers saved 1000s of lives.

Build back better for you.

Or is because they can go out and buy their own groceries now?

It's important that food costs rise to help control the spread of obesity during this pandemic. We all need to do our part. publichealth

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