Online grocery sales rose 37% in April
According to poll conducted in late April by Brick Meets Click and Symphony RetailAI, online grocery sales in the U.S. totaled $5.3 billion for the month of April, a 37% increase over March and a new 30-day record. Furthermore, poll results showed that the...Wegmans releases shop-and-scan app for quicker checkout
After a successful test with employees, Wegmans released a mobile app called SCAN that’s designed to help customers check out faster. The free app is available for use at one of the company’s Rochester, NY stores, where customers can scan groceries as they...Shoppers feel safer from COVID-19 at supermarkets than at other retail locations
Based on a survey of more than 500 American consumers conducted by First Insight in late April, more than half said they feel “safe” or “very safe” from COVID-19 when shopping in grocery stores. Consumers said they don’t feel as safe at...Trader Joe’s says it’s saving jobs by not offering online grocery service
Trader Joe’s recently revealed that it does not plan to offer grocery pickup and delivery, despite the heightened demand for online grocery services during the pandemic. According to an article on businessinsider.com, marketing executives for the company said...March comps are up for Target, led by digital channels
Target reported last week that coronavirus-related purchases – led by groceries and daily staples – contributed to double-digit comp sales growth in March. March 2020 sales climbed more than 100% in Target’s digital channels, far outpacing the...Whole Foods converts some stores to online fulfillment centers
Whole Foods announced that in order to help meet increased demand, it is temporarily closing a few stores and converting them to fulfillment centers for online delivery orders. Stores in New York City and Baltimore have already made the transition, and San...Scores of customers make first-ever online grocery orders during pandemic
Results from a survey conducted by Acosta that were released earlier this week concluded that of all shoppers who made online grocery purchases between March 20-29, 28% were first-timers who shopped online because of COVID-19. There were many other survey findings...March grocery sales rose, overall retail sales saw huge loss
The National Retail Federation said that despite the largest monthly drop ever in overall retail sales, grocery and beverage store sales went up by more than 25% during the month of March as compared to February. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, March retail and...Coronavirus claims ShopRite operator Steve Ravitz
Steve Ravitz, 73, who started Ravitz Family Markets in 1968 and retired as president last year, died last week from the coronavirus, his family announced. Ravitz Family Markets is a Wakefern Cooperative member with five ShopRite stores in New Jersey. Upon his...By David Goodman
