Most current models of online grocery shopping are not profitable without charging additional fees. The least profitable is when the grocer picks items from the store for home delivery. Only automated micro-fulfillment center click-and-collect online grocery was profitable, with a margin of 2 percent.
Profit margin of common online grocery models worldwide in 2020*
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Bain & Company. (July 9, 2020). Profit margin of common online grocery models worldwide in 2020* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 18, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178365/online-grocery-profit-margin-worldwide/
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Bain & Company. (2020). Profit margin of common online grocery models worldwide in 2020*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 18, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1178365/online-grocery-profit-margin-worldwide/
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