Strategies & Solutions

January online grocery sales pass $9B
Brick Meets Click, Mercatus Grocery shopper survey demonstrates another big month in e-commerce grocery sales for January
Hot Category: Paper products
No other category received as much publicity and, perhaps, gained more sales through the early stages of the pandemic as the paper products category

Daymon: Private brands in key position to assist SNAP users online

The report said less than 5% of SNAP shoppers are able to afford groceries online due to associated delivery costs, fees and tips
Frozen foods are a ‘pandemic powerhouse’

FMI, AFFI team up on report that sees frozen foods gain big during the COVID-19 pandemic, seeing dollars, units increase double digits
Amazon tool lets the shopper choose what Alexa smart products to produce

Through Build It, Amazon will periodically present customers with smart innovations that work with Alexa, and concepts only come to life if enough customers click to pre-order it
Walmart sees transactions dip, sales increase

The fourth-quarter results showed same-store sales increase 8.6%, digital sales rise nearly 70%
Best in class: These store brands were among the 2021 Product of the Year winners

Aldi and CVS Pharmacy were the two retailers whose store brand offerings took the top spot in certain categories as part of the 2021 Product of the Year awards
Stor.ai rolls out Smart Basket for e-commerce

The tool joins Stor.ai’s other personalization solutions and enables grocers to promote their store brands, the company said
Sustainable, plastic-free lip balm tube hits the market

Eco Lips has developed a tube for lip balm that is made entirely of plants and functions like a plastic lip balm tube
Survey highlights importance of user-generated product reviews, images

Bazaarvoice survey underscores importance of user-generated content in driving purchase decisions