Why should I buy foods online?

There's been a major shift by consumers to online shopping over the last 15 years. Customers value convenience over price and are willing to pay extra for home delivery. Ordering online has become a quick and easy way to shop. Click-and-collect food orders and secure refrigerated lockers are the shopping channels of the future. Only about 10% of people in Western countries did their food shopping online. For a short period, stores were expected to deliver to more than 80% of homes. A shortage of delivery staff and vehicles caused service levels to fall, but the situation has now improved. More people are shopping in-store once more, and stores have recruited more drivers and pickers. So the reliability and availability of home delivery slots are back to normal. Not necessarily. Like any kind of shopping, prices depend on supply and demand. If you live in an area with lots of competing stores, then your online food shop need be no more expensive than an in-store trip.

There's little doubt that online shopping is a growing trend. The convenience of being able to shop from home 24/7 is a no-brainer for me. However, some people will always be worried about the quality and freshness of the food to be delivered. Whether online grocery shopping is a good or a bad thing is a value judgment and a personal decision. Only you can decide whether the benefit of ordering via the internet is worth more to you than any potential downsides of shopping this way. This content is accurate and true to the best of the author’s knowledge and is not meant to substitute for formal and individualized advice from a qualified professional.