The demand for online grocery shopping: COVID-induced changes in grocery shopping behavior of Canadian consumers.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a lasting impact on many economies around the globe. One area where significant changes have been documented is consumer behavior. A questionnaire survey was carried out to understand the impact of COVID-19 on grocery purchase behavior of Canadian consumers and evaluate the permanence of these effects. With a focus on online grocery shopping, this work integrates multiple existing theories of consumer behavior to explore the influence of different factors on consumers' adoption of online mode of grocery shopping during the pandemic and their intentions to continue the use of this mode in the post-pandemic world. A total of more than 600 usable survey responses were analyzed using statistical analysis and a Logit econometrics technique. The results reveal that

SUBMITTER: Galushko V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10852330 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature