More and more retailers are talking about making online grocery shopping profitable. Here’s how Ahold Delhaize says its U.S.

Metro Inc. said its fourth-quarter profit rose by more than 10 per cent compared with a year ago, as the grocery and pharmacy retailer continued to see strong sales growth tied to the pandemic.

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According to the Brick Meets Click/Mercatus Grocery Shopping Survey, the U.S. online grocery market grew 1.3% in October, accounting for a total of $8.1 billion in sales from $8 billion in September.

Total online grocery sales for May fell 12% from April, compared to 16% and 20% for the same months in 2023 and 2024, respectively, due to delivery’s strong results this year.

Metro Inc. is looking to expand its online grocery offerings to Ontario next year as the food retailing industry ramps up e-commerce options for shoppers.

In 2020, the share of e-commerce sales at food and beverage stores jumped to 1.7 per cent of total sales, and in 2021, it was 2.1 per cent. While comparable data isn’t available for the years that ...

U.S. online grocery sales stand to surge around 40% in 2020. This indicates that consumers are willing to spend on products that will help them tide over the COVID-19 crisis.

In 2020, the share of e-commerce sales at food and beverage stores jumped to 1.7 per cent of total sales, and in 2021, it was 2.1 per cent.

Canada Metro to test online grocery shopping in Quebec later this year While online sales could cannibalize in-store purchase, Metro’s CEO said ‘better cannibalize than lose’ to competitors.