Nearly one in two U.S. consumers belonging to the Boomer generation opted for home delivery of grocery orders, a survey showed in 2021. Boomers' preference for online subscriptions was quite low (13 percent), while Millennials and Gen Z were more eager to subscribe online for grocery deliveries (40 percent).
Preferred online grocery fulfillment method in the United States in 2021, by generation
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Overview
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Store selection
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Grocery shopping
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Expenditure
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- Premium Statistic Average household food expenditure in the U.S. by generation 2021
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Inflation
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- Premium Statistic Grocery spending change in the U.S. by generation 2022
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Sustainable and organic food shopping
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- Premium Statistic U.S.: Generational share of the overall & sustainable food & drinks market in 2022
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Online grocery shopping
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- Premium Statistic Share of online grocery buyers in the U.S. 2022, by generational cohort
- Premium Statistic Grocery e-commerce shopper penetration by generation U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Preferred grocery shopping channel and delivery type in the U.S. 2021
- Premium Statistic Main online grocery shopping methods in the U.S. 2021, by generation
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Acosta. (August 24, 2021). Preferred online grocery fulfillment method in the United States in 2021, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174714/online-grocery-order-method-by-age-us/
Acosta. "Preferred online grocery fulfillment method in the United States in 2021, by generation." Chart. August 24, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174714/online-grocery-order-method-by-age-us/
Acosta. (2021). Preferred online grocery fulfillment method in the United States in 2021, by generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174714/online-grocery-order-method-by-age-us/
Acosta. "Preferred Online Grocery Fulfillment Method in The United States in 2021, by Generation." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174714/online-grocery-order-method-by-age-us/
Acosta, Preferred online grocery fulfillment method in the United States in 2021, by generation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174714/online-grocery-order-method-by-age-us/ (last visited March 19, 2024)
Preferred online grocery fulfillment method in the United States in 2021, by generation [Graph], Acosta, August 24, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174714/online-grocery-order-method-by-age-us/