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November eGrocery sales post 5% gain versus year ago

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The U.S. online grocery market posted $8.1 billion in total monthly sales for November, up 5.2% compared to last year’s $7.7 billion, according to the monthly Brick Meets Click/Mercatus Grocery Shopping Survey fielded November 29-30, 2023.

Sprouts expands delivery with Uber Eats

- Retail
Sprouts Farmers Market is now available on Uber Eats for on-demand grocery delivery, starting with the company's Florida stores.

Food Lion To Go expands at 35 additional stores

- Retail
With more shoppers opting to save time by ordering groceries online, Food Lion is excited to announce the expansion of its Food Lion To Go grocery pick up service to 35 more stores in Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia beginning Dec. 11.

Online sales at regional grocers drop 13.5% in Q3 vs. year ago

- Retail
Composite-level sales across 25 U.S. grocery banners dropped 13.5% during a 12-week period ending September 20, 2023, versus the same period last year, according to the just-published eGrocery Performance Benchmarking report from Brick Meets Click and sponsored by Mercatus.

NGA helps retailers with SNAP online purchases

- Retail
The National Growers Association Foundation has launched a website to answer retailers' questions about online SNAP purchasing.

Online grocery sales up 5% year-over-year in October

- Retail
The U.S. online grocery market increased by 5.0% versus last year, ending October with $8.2 billion in sales, according to the latest monthly Brick Meets Click/Mercatus Grocery Shopping Survey fielded October 30-31.

Ahold Delhaize USA to sell FreshDirect to Getir

- Retail
Ahold Delhaize USA announced it has entered into an agreement to sell its FreshDirect business to Getir, a pioneer in ultrafast grocery delivery operating in key markets in the U.S. and globally.

Cornell study finds online grocery baskets have less produce than in-store carts

- General News
Online grocery carts tend to include less variety and fewer fruits and vegetables than those in a trip to a brick-and-mortar supermarket – but online shoppers are less susceptible to unhealthy impulse buys, a new Cornell study has found.

Kroger now accepts EBT payments for SNAP online grocery orders nationwide

- Retail
The Kroger Co. today announced it now accepts EBT payment for digital Pickup and Delivery orders across Kroger Family of Stores, expanding customer access to fresh, healthy foods under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Online grocery sales drop 3% in September

- Retail
Brick Meets click says the sales dip driven by lower average order values and lowest order frequency rate since pre-COVID.