U.S. online grocery shopping probability due to coronavirus home isolation 2020

Published by Jan Conway, Jun 18, 2020
During a March 2020 survey of consumers in the United States, 74 percent of respondents stated that if confined to their homes during the coronavirus, they were likely to purchase grocery store items online. Online delivery orders of groceries have surged in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and pasta delivery orders increased almost 700 percent in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the previous year.

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Share of consumers in the United States who believe they might purchase grocery store items online if confined at home due to the coronavirus as of March 2020

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Release date

March 2020

Region

United States

Survey time period

March 13, 2020

Number of respondents

524 respondents

Special properties

general consumers

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: What type of products do you think you might purchase online if you are confined to your home during a Coronavirus outbreak? GROCERY STORE ITEMS

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