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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Izea. (March 17, 2020). 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 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 27, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106449/likelihood-online-grocery-due-to-coronavirus-home-usa/
Izea. "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." Chart. March 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106449/likelihood-online-grocery-due-to-coronavirus-home-usa/
Izea. (2020). 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. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 27, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106449/likelihood-online-grocery-due-to-coronavirus-home-usa/
Izea. "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." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106449/likelihood-online-grocery-due-to-coronavirus-home-usa/
Izea, 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 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106449/likelihood-online-grocery-due-to-coronavirus-home-usa/ (last visited May 27, 2022)
