User talk:Dailyneeds19
Online Supermarket
Our focus turned to how and what online grocery shoppers buy. In general, executives agree that the customer base will widen with the Internet-savvy generation. Busy young professionals who value the opportunity to save time and young mothers seeking to avoid busy supermarkets are the main target group in online groceries. As one young mother puts it, "Online grocery shopping is convenient and it saves time. I do not need to carry heavy bags and I can avoid long lines."
There is little margin for error—shoppers do not forgive mistakes made by online food retailers.
Shoppers are happy with the status quo. One major obstacle to online grocery is the simple fact that customers are happy with how they get their groceries now. Seventy-three percent of respondents say they do not buy groceries online because they are satisfied with their usual shopping opportunities and cannot see the added value of online food shopping. In addition, some people don't decide what to buy until they are on their way home from work or even in the supermarket, so online food purchases are not always a viable option. For many, personal contact is important. While only a few respondents blamed a lack of skills or availability for not shopping online, these could also be underlying factors.
Online shoppers are not online food shoppers. Frequent online shoppers are more likely to try buying groceries online than others, with almost one-third of Web grocery shoppers saying they shop online at least once a week for other products. But they do not purchase groceries online as often as other products. Fewer than 10 percent of shoppers say they have bought non-perishable groceries online, and only 2 percent have bought fresh food from a website. And of the 60 percent of shoppers who buy something online at least once a month, only 1 percent log on to buy groceries every month.
While some customers happily accept home delivery charges, most are not willing to pay for just the assembly of the order. Sixty percent of respondents say they would pay between $1.30 and $6.50 (€1 and €5) for home delivery, and 17 percent stated they would pay up to $13 (€10). On the other hand, few are willing to pay extra when they pick up, either at warehouses or supermarkets.