Most U.S. adults don’t expect a “return to normal” this fall, according to the new U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends Tracker survey from FMI and the Hartman Group, reports Grocery Dive. In addition, half of adults say that food shopping is as stable as it's going to be for the near future.
The research also found that 77 percent of consumers reported that having vaccine and mask requirements for both staff and shoppers would make them feel acceptably safe at stores and 87 percent said that hygiene or distancing measures can make in-store shopping more attractive.
Respondents reported concerns about getting sick from other shoppers (40 percent), touching shopping carts (30 percent), store employees (29 percent), and surface contamination (28 percent). Less than one-quarter said they are worried about spreading illness. Full Story
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