Shopper Behavior

Whole Foods points to faux meat snacks, Pacific Rim flavors, and more in forecast

Up from only 20% last year

This is despite other findings of the stores' high performance potential

Grocery ecommerce shoppers show increasing favor, trust toward delivery of perimeter products

Most Instagram mentions racked up by such items as avocado, almonds, quinoa

IDDBA examines purchasing trends to offer advice

But supermarkets aren't without their own advantages over the ecommerce giant

Positive or negative, reviews require addressing in today's grocery business

Publix held up as example to avoid

C-stores rated near bottom

Results courtesy of recent Nielsen-Rakuten Intelligence deal