A 2021 survey indicated that Canadian online shoppers ordered groceries from national grocery retailers more often than local ones. Compared to before the pandemic, nine percent of Canadian consumers bought much more frequently from national or large grocery stores. Meanwhile, only five percent did the same from local independent grocery stores.
Change in frequency of online shopping at national and local grocery retailers since the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada in 2021
consumers who have purchased online in past 12 months
Method of interview
Online panel
Supplementary notes
This question was phrased by the source as follows:
"Are you shopping online from the following kinds of merchants more or less frequently than you were before the COVID-19 pandemic began? "
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CIRA. (July 1, 2021). Change in frequency of online shopping at national and local grocery retailers since the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280156/canada-online-grocery-shopping-from-national-and-local-retailers/
CIRA. "Change in frequency of online shopping at national and local grocery retailers since the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada in 2021." Chart. July 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280156/canada-online-grocery-shopping-from-national-and-local-retailers/
CIRA. (2021). Change in frequency of online shopping at national and local grocery retailers since the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280156/canada-online-grocery-shopping-from-national-and-local-retailers/
CIRA. "Change in Frequency of Online Shopping at National and Local Grocery Retailers since The Covid-19 Pandemic in Canada in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280156/canada-online-grocery-shopping-from-national-and-local-retailers/
CIRA, Change in frequency of online shopping at national and local grocery retailers since the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1280156/canada-online-grocery-shopping-from-national-and-local-retailers/ (last visited June 25, 2022)