Change in online purchasing from national and local grocery retailers in Canada 2021

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Stephanie Chevalier,

Dec 8, 2021

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

Characteristic	Much more frequently	Somewhat more frequently	About the same amount	Somewhat less frequently	Much less frequently	Doesn't apply	Don't know
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Release date

July 2021

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

March 2021

Number of respondents

1,785 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

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? "