Online sales will grow 3x faster than in-store sales, reaching almost $120 billion in annual sales at the end of 2028. As headwinds slow topline growth for eGrocery sales, Pickup is projected to remain the dominant method, and order frequency will be a key driver of growth according to the newly released 2024 Brick Meets Click/Mercatus 5-Year eGrocery Sales Forecast.

This month Mark Fairhurst from Mercatus and David Bishop of Brick Meets Click change up the approach in their discussion of the March '24 results and reflect on what's changed since March '20 and the start pandemic.

The new March 2024 dashboard provides a YOY snapshot of several KPIs from our ongoing research that we hope you find helpful.

The overall U.S. online grocery market ended March with total monthly sales of $8.0 billion, holding steady compared to a year ago, according to the most recent Brick Meets Click/Mercatus Grocery Shopper Survey fielded March 29-30, 2024.

Mark Fairhurst from Mercatus Technologies Inc, and David Bishop put eGrocery's performance for February 2024 into context for regional grocers who want to understand and strengthen their online businesses.

The U.S. online grocery market finished February with total monthly sales of $7.9 billion, down 10.5% compared to 2023, according to the most recent Brick Meets Click/Mercatus Grocery Shopper Survey fielded February 28-29, 2024.

This month Mark Fairhurst and David Bishop discuss the January '24 YOY results, how supermarkets are faring against Mass and Hard Discount, and what factors may be causing regional grocers to reconsider their eGrocery go-to market strategy, especially related online pricing.

The U.S. online grocery market finished 2023 with $95.8 billion in total sales, down 1.2% compared to 2022, according to the annualized results from the monthly Brick Meets Click/Mercatus Grocery Shopper Survey. A decline in order frequency by online grocery shoppers was the primary factor driving the lower sales in 2023.