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6 Grocery Shopper Trends

Every year, Progressive Grocer surveys more than a thousand grocery shoppers to find out how they think, what they want,...

online grocery shopping behavior

This article was originally published on May 11, 2019. It was updated on March 25, 2026.   The truth about...

Grocery Customer Data

This article was originally published on July 26, 2018. It was updated on March 24, 2026.   Grocery shoppers expect...

Online Grocery Pickup

This article was originally published on January 22, 2021. It was updated on February 24, 2026.  Free and fast delivery...

Online Grocery Fulfillment Strategies

This article was originally published on February 26, 2018. It was updated on February 23, 2026.  Regional grocers are facing...

For most of grocery history, shopping followed a straight line.  Customers walked the aisles, joined the queue, unloaded the cart,...

Online Grocery Sales Trends

This article was originally published on June 18, 2020. It was updated for publication on January 22, 2026.  Online grocery...

How Grocers Can Engage SNAP Shoppers in a Tight Economy

SNAP benefits are flowing again, but the stress on household budgets hasn’t eased.  For the 42 million Americans who rely...

Mult-channel Shopper Blog Banner

The pressures facing regional grocers have never been greater.   Margins are narrowing, promotions are costing more than they return, and...

Grocery customer data

Your best chance to grow grocery sales isn’t a new ad campaign or a deeper discount.  It’s found in the...

Grocery retailers spend millions each year trying to win new customers.   Splashy promotions. Discount codes. Paid media campaigns. Even ceding...

Grocery Membership Programs

The streak was finally broken.  For the first time in 10 months, U.S. eGrocery sales failed to reach $9.5 billion. ...

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