5 Tips for Making the Most of Online Grocery Shopping

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Attention Online Shoppers How to Shop for
Groceries
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• Make Smarter Choices When Grocery Shopping Online

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•  A new report by the International Food
  Information Council (IFIC) Foundation explores
  the habits of online grocery shoppers and may
  also help shine a light on whether or not buying
  your weekly foodstuffs online is a good away to
  go.

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• Online Grocery Shopping Options

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• More and more grocery stores are offering
  online shopping services and delivery of
  groceries to your front door. From Amazon to Stop
  Shop and Walmart to Fresh Direct, there are
  stores willing to deliver to you or arrange for
  easy parking lot pick up at the store.
• Companies like Instacart even allow you to
  peruse and purchase from several shops with one
  delivery and one delivery fee. Online accounts
  allow users to create profiles, select from lists
  of frequently purchased items, shop sales, and
  read product reviews. Most sites charge a
  delivery fee with discounts available for regular
  usage. Users select a delivery day and time
  (usually a 2-hour window). When the food arrives
  can vary depending on the service. Same and next
  day delivery is often available but can vary,
  especially during high traffic times.

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• Online Grocery Report Highlights

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• The IFIC report was based on interviews
  conducted with 1,000 people in early 2018.
  According to the analysis, was second in
  popularity to shopping for clothes. Participants
  reported that cost and the time it takes for food
  to be delivered were the biggest deterrents to
  online purchases.
• The most popular foods purchased online
  included snack foods, cereals, and canned goods.
  Perishable items like meat, seafood, dairy, and
  eggs were the bottom of the list of preferences.
  Despite the functional online grocery shopping
  nationality of clickable nutrition labels for
  online groceries, only 42 percent of online
  shoppers are checking the nutrition information
  before buying those foods. In contrast, when
  shoppers are in a store, 66 percent of them are
  reading the labels, checking nutrition facts, and
  making product comparisons.

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• Online shoppers are less likely to look at
  nutrition information. I think its a mix of
  factors sometimes its not readily available,
  it may take an extra 'click' to get to the
  information, and perhaps consumers are shopping
  online for previously purchased and/or familiar
  items says Alexandra Lewin-Zwerdling, Vice
  President, Research and Partnerships for IFIC
  Foundation. Down the road, it would be great to
  explore whether consumers are shopping online
  primarily for previously purchased items and/or
  new items theyve never tried before.  My hunch
  is that consumers may be more likely to try new
  products and read the labels of those
  productswhile browsing in a brick and mortar
  store.

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• 5 Tips for Making the Most of Online Grocery
  Shopping

If you are a loyal online grocery shopper or
simply interested in online shopping more often,
it would never hurt to sharpen your skills. Here
are five tips to make online shopping for foods
easier, healthier and more cost-effective.
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• Check unit pricing

The online format makes it very easy to compare
pricing on everything from ounces of olive oil to
square feet of paper towels. Use the unit pricing
and save money on each shopping trip.
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• Avoid impulse buys

Its a lot easier to resist those potato chips
and cookies when you arent able to reach out and
grab them. Online grocers allow you to plan out
meals and stay organized with just a few clicks.
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• Check profiles

Just like online dating, every food has a profile
page where you can check nutrition facts, allergy
information, suggested substitutions (for when
it's out of stock) and customer reviews.
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• Use customer service

Contact Us
Use the website contact page to reach customer
service reps by phone, email or live chat. If you
arent happy with an item in your order, LET.
THEM. KNOW. Most companies are very attentive to
customer needs and will refund you if there was a
mistake, a food safety issue or if you simply
werent satisfied with item quality.
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• Buy fresh produce

Order produce items that can stand up to delivery
such as pineapples, oranges, apples, bananas. If
the quality doesnt meet your standards or are
not in line with what you would have selected in
the store, tell someone and get your money back
(see 4).
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