Browsing for food: Will COVID-induced online grocery delivery persist?

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic altered daily activities. Many consumers reverted to online grocery shopping and home delivery. We analyze factors associated with the decision to grocery shop online and whether this will persist post-COVID using data collected via a representative online Qualtrics panel in the State of New Jersey (N = 1,419). Around half of respondents either decreased in-person shopping, increased online shopping, or pursued a combination of both. We used factor analysis to decompose attitudes towards the pandemic, finding that attitudinal responses broke down into 'fearful', 'believers', and 'deniers'. Binomial regressions were used to analyze patterns of frequency of grocery shopping during the pandemic and changes in behavior during the pandemic. Results suggest that age,

SUBMITTER: Younes H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9347773 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature