Walmart Chips Away at Amazon’s Lead in a Key Area: Wealthy Online Shoppers

Launched in 2020 as a competitor to Amazon Prime, Walmart+ is resonating with higher-income households eager to fend off inflation. At $98 a year, Walmart+ costs $41 less than Prime and offers many of the same perks, such as shipping discounts and video streaming. Walmart’s subscription service also has benefits Amazon can’t match, including discounted fuel at gas stations around the US.

Chicory Survey Indicates Greater Reliance on Online Grocery Shopping

February 15, 2023 Chicory

Chicory, the leading contextual commerce advertising platform, today released findings from its 2023 Online Grocery Shopping Report. The annual report, which features results from a survey of more than 1,000 U.S. consumers, analyzes the key characteristics and behaviors of online grocery shoppers. Insights include online order frequency, average basket value, retailer preferences, cart composition, shopping challenges and more.

Online Grocery Retailer Boxed Expands its Boxed Market Fast Fresh Delivery Service to Westchester County

October 18, 2022 Boxed

Boxed, Inc., the commerce technology company specializing as both an e-commerce retailer and e-commerce enabler, today announced it is expanding Boxed Market, its rapid delivery of fresh groceries business. Boxed Market has just opened a new fulfillment center in Elmsford, NY, to serve customers in Westchester County.

SpartanNash Celebrates Five Years of Fast Lane Online Shopping with Special Deals, Donations and Prizes

July 12, 2022 SpartanNash

Food solutions company SpartanNash (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: SPTN) announced today that guests can use its Fast Lane online shopping platform to enjoy online-only savings from July 10 to July 19. These savings will be offered to celebrate the well-loved program’s fifth anniversary of delivering the ingredients for a better life through curbside grocery pickup and home delivery services.

U.S. Online Grocery Shoppers Spend More but Struggle More Financially, According to dunnhumby’s New Consumer Data Tracker

June 28, 2022 dunnhumby

U.S. online grocery shoppers spend more, are less loyal and struggle more financially, according to the dunnhumby Consumer Trends Tracker released today. Omnichannel shoppers spend 1.5x more on groceries than in-store only shoppers but spread their dollars between up to 2x as many different retailers. In addition, households that shop online are 6% more likely to have skipped/cut the size of a meal for financial reasons and 10% more likely to have difficulty covering an unexpected expense.