A national surge in online grocery shopping boosted by the high demand from the COVID-19 lockdowns has benefited one Kewaunee County grocer who implemented the service recently.
Stodola’s IGA in Luxemburg started its online shopping service in late March when most people began sheltering at home. Online grocery sales, which grew 22 percent last year, has seen a 40 percent increase this year, according to the Coresight Research U.S. Online Grocery Survey 2020.
The survey showed that over half of all consumers bought groceries online in the past twelve months. Alex Stodola, manager of Stodola’s IGA, says after a year and half of planning the online shopping program is working well.
Stodola says customers are utilizing e-commerce, ranging from young to old. The Coresight survey showed that online shopping accounted for about 2.6 percent of the national food and beverage retail sales last year, with a projected rise to 3.5 percent this year.
