Food Stamps news and trends

Kroger Feels Impacts of Low-Income Shoppers’ Trade-Down Amid SNAP Cuts
Earnings // September 08, 2023

With many low-income consumers struggling with the impacts of the reduction in their benefits, Kroger is seeing its more budget-pressured customers pull back. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

DoorDash Adds SNAP EBT Acceptance to Win Low-Income Shoppers’ Grocery Loyalty
eCommerce // June 27, 2023

In an effort to gain share of consumers’ grocery spending both from traditional brick-and-mortar grocers and from aggregator rivals such as Instacart, DoorDash is expanding its audience by adding the ability to pay via Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT). Get the...

Loss of SNAP and Grocery Inflation Push Consumers Off ‘Hunger Cliff’
Economy // May 07, 2023

High inflation and reduced government aid have led to a spike in food bank demand. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

Paycheck-to-Paycheck Population May Surge as SNAP Benefits End and Student Loans Payments Resume
Connected Economy // March 28, 2023

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Interviews & Exclusives
PIN-On-Glass, Digital EBT And Grocery’s Tech Enabled Future

May 11, 2020
Though the issue has captured a lot of attention lately as the demand for online grocery order for pick-up or delivery has become a critical priority for many consumers, giving food stamp (SNAP program) recipients the ability to use their EBT cards online to pay for groceries is far from a new effort. Get the […]

Amazon Or Walmart? Who Won 2019’s Race For The Consumer’s Whole Paycheck

December 31, 2019
A little more than a year ago, PYMNTS started tracking the race for the consumer’s whole paycheck between the two retail behemoths that have been expanding their respective ecosystems in...

Propel CEO Sees App As Aid to Low-Income Consumers, Beyond The Grocer’s Aisles

May 04, 2018
An app designed to make life easier for food stamp recipients is expanding the commerce-related services it offers to low-income Americans, but a new challenge related to data could hamper...

Tempest In A Meal Box?

February 16, 2018
Tempest in a (meal) box?   Attention turned to meal kits as the government invoked “Blue Apron” as a model of sorts for a new food stamp initiative.  Turns out the...

Quick Reads
Instacart and InComm to Offer Grocery Delivery to Health Plan Members

October 03, 2023
FinTech InComm Payments said its healthcare unit has launched a partnership with Instacart. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing communications from PYMNTS […]

Loss of SNAP and Grocery Inflation Push Consumers Off ‘Hunger Cliff’

May 07, 2023
High inflation and reduced government aid have led to a spike in food bank demand. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

SNAP Cuts Set to Pinch Consumers and Retailers Alike

March 26, 2023
This week marks the last week before food stamp benefits return to “normal.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Target Aims at Lower-Income Shoppers by Accepting Food Stamps for Online Orders

April 03, 2022
Target plans to allow shoppers use food stamps to pay for online orders, Reuters wrote Friday (April 1). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...