Here's the latest in food retail
| The latest in food retail | | ONLINE RETAIL | | | Falloff in delivery pulls down April online grocery sales
U.S. online grocery sales in April dropped 6.9% month-to-month and 3.8% year over year after the market appeared to be rebounding from an early-year decline.
The online grocery market came in at $8.1 billion for April, according to the latest Brick Meets Click/Mercatus Grocery Shopping Survey, released Monday. April’s total was down from $8.7 billion in March and February, which marked an uptick following a 4.5% month-to-month decrease to $8.5 billion in January. |
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| RETAIL & FINANCIAL | | | Whole Foods to shut a half-dozen stores
As parent company Amazon adjusts its brick-and-mortar retail operations, Whole Foods Market plans to close six stores in four states.
Austin, Texas-based Whole Foods on Monday confirmed published reports that stores in Montgomery and Mobile, Ala.; the DePaul section of Chicago; Tarzana, Calif.; and Brookline, Mass., are slated to be shut on May 6. Another store, in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood, is due to close in the coming months, a company spokesperson said. |
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| CENTER STORE | | | At-home snacking continues to soar, despite moderated indulgence
Some employers might question the productivity of remote workers, but one outcome of this trend is clear: Working from home has been great for supermarket snack and candy sales.
At-home snacking was already on the rise when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, said Darren Seifer, food and beverage industry analyst at The NPD Group, but it accelerated beginning in March 2020. Now, he said, at-home snacking appears to be settling in at levels that remain higher than before the pandemic, with some new considerations around health mixed in. |
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| SUSTAINABILITY | | | Sustainability initiatives a top priority for grocery retailers, wholesalers
From targeting net zero emissions to reducing or eliminating single-use plastics use and creating innovative ways to fight food waste and promoting recycling, grocery retailers and wholesalers are fighting the good fight for the environment while being keenly aware of social issues facing the communities they serve and the workers they employ.
Here are some of the latest initiatives being taken by leaders in the grocery industry to meet their sustainability goals. |
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