February 06, 2023
Instacart Debuts Scan & Pay at NYC Grocer Foodcellar
Instacart says a Queens-based grocer is the first retailer deploying its Scan & Pay tool. Foodcellar Market has begun allowing its shoppers to use the technology, which lets customers scan...
February 06, 2023
Curbside Grocery Grows as Supermarkets Look to Replicate Gas Station-style...
As grocers look to maximize convenience, curbside pickup is emerging as the fast and favorite method. This, as new grocers are popping up across the country, offering curbside-only models and no consumer-facing...
February 06, 2023
Target’s Shipt Unit Launches 5-City Pilot to Help Small Retailers...
Online delivery service Shipt says it wants to enlist small businesses in its fight against food insecurity. The Target-owned company said Monday (Feb. 6) it had launched LadderUp, an accelerator...
February 06, 2023
Consumer Shopping Data Shows Troubling Signs For Grocery Stores’ Future
Will Grocery Stores Go the Way of the Department Stores? If grocery store executives want to see what their industry could look like over the next decade, they might want...
February 06, 2023
7.2% of US Consumers Buy Groceries Online
The pandemic disrupted the reign of brick-and-mortar grocery stores as the go-to channel for most grocery shoppers. PYMNTS’ latest consumer research reveals that, on average, just 44% of consumers primarily...
February 05, 2023
Dollar Stores Become Grocery Stores as Food Prices Climb
As food costs rise, consumers are turning to dollar stores to buy groceries. More than 20% of consumers purchase their groceries at stores such as Dollar Tree and Dollar General,...
February 03, 2023
Brick-and-Mortar Grocers Bear the Brunt of Consumers’ Inflation Concerns
PYMNTS research indicates consumers’ outsized perception of fresh food inflation disproportionately hurts brick-and-mortar grocers. The Context Though online grocery may not be the novelty that it was pre-pandemic, consumers continue...
February 03, 2023
Amazon Takes a Bite Out of Traditional Grocery Sales
Grocers may want to watch their backs because Amazon is gunning to grow its share. On a call with analysts Thursday (Feb. 2) discussing the eCommerce giant’s fourth quarter 2022 financial results, the...
February 03, 2023
Discover Says Debit’s Resilience Drives New Payments Opportunities
“Consumer behavior has a tendency to be very durable.” David Schneider, president of PULSE®, part of Discover® Global Network, acknowledged to Karen Webster that we’ve all gone online in the...
