Online grocery sales in the United States reached $97.7 billion in 2021! More than 70% of American households will shop online!

It is learned that according to foreign media reports, more than 70% of American households purchased groceries online in 2021, and online grocery sales for the whole year reached US$97.7 billion, accounting for 13% of total spending, a year-on-year increase of 2%, a small increase.

On average, each online shopper reportedly placed 2.74 orders per month in 2021, down 1% year-on-year. However, spending per order increased and was 35% higher than before the pandemic (2019).

The report said that in online grocery delivery, Americans prefer "curbside or in-store pickup" rather than "home delivery". Among them, orders using the former as the delivery method accounted for 45% of the total orders, an increase of 5% year-on-year, while the latter only accounted for 22%, a decrease of 5% year-on-year.

It is learned that in 2021, Americans will buy more groceries in December, with online sales reaching $8.9 billion that month, up more than 3% from November ($8.6 billion).

Additionally, in December this year, Americans preferred to buy items from large grocery retailers, with more than 29% shopping at Target or Walmart on a monthly basis.

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