Americans Prefer Grocery Stores Over Online Ordering

A Gallup poll shows consumers are slow to migrate to online grocery shopping.  The report released last week found 84% of adults say the never order groceries online and 895 have never ordered meal preparation kits, despite their perceived popularity.

Gallup said Americans are much more inclined to simplify mealtime by ordering takeout or by going out to eat.  However, nearly all Americans still shop for groceries the old-fashioned way, by going to a store.  More than 80% of respondents reported visiting a grocery store at least once a week.  Only 4% of adults said they order online groceries weekly.

Aside from purchasing their own food, presumably to make at home, 45% of adults report eating out at a restaurant at least weekly and 31% order takeout food.

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