According to a survey conducted in the United States in 2021, several aspects hinder online shopping of grocery products. About half of respondents preferred to handpick products and threfore preferred physical stores over e-commerce. Four in ten respondents were bothered by delivery costs, while one-third of people simply enjoyed in-store shopping more.
Main obstacles to online grocery shopping in the United States in 2021
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Appinio & Spryker. (January 25, 2022). Main obstacles to online grocery shopping in the United States in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294339/online-grocery-shopping-obstacles-united-states/
Appinio & Spryker. "Main obstacles to online grocery shopping in the United States in 2021." Chart. January 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed October 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294339/online-grocery-shopping-obstacles-united-states/
Appinio & Spryker. (2022). Main obstacles to online grocery shopping in the United States in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294339/online-grocery-shopping-obstacles-united-states/
Appinio & Spryker. "Main Obstacles to Online Grocery Shopping in The United States in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294339/online-grocery-shopping-obstacles-united-states/
Appinio & Spryker, Main obstacles to online grocery shopping in the United States in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294339/online-grocery-shopping-obstacles-united-states/ (last visited October 04, 2023)
Main obstacles to online grocery shopping in the United States in 2021 [Graph], Appinio & Spryker, January 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1294339/online-grocery-shopping-obstacles-united-states/