- CHANNEL SHIFTS: The shrinking need for smaller households to do weekly bulk trips threatens the long-term relevance of big-box formats, to the benefit of residential small-box stores.
- SUPPLY CHAIN FLEXIBILITY: As retailers build out delivery capacities, consumers will increasingly see fast and flexible delivery as a table stake.
- DELIVERY INTERMEDIARIES AS A NEW CHANNEL: Delivery intermediaries will make grocery ecommerce more ubiquitous, raising shopper expectations around service availability and fast fulfillment.
- BUYING GROUP PROFESSIONALIZATION: Shoppers will initially benefit from downward pressure mainly on A brand CPG ranges. Longer term, reduced competition in the marketplace might lead to a growing shopper preference of discounters.
- ACCELERATING INNOVATION CYCLES: Consumers will expect brands to tailor products to new trends faster, including in niche categories.
- SOCIAL COMMERCE: Consumers will benefit from new and more interactive ways to discover, engage with, purchase and recommend products.
- DIRECT-TO-COMMERCE MODELS: D2C will empower consumers to directly engage with brands, providing rich data for CPGs from their most loyal shoppers for future innovation.
- CROSS-BORDER ECOMMERCE: Shoppers are set to benefit from more international competition, with new brands being introduced and downward pressure on prices in many categories.
- PREDICTIVE COMMERCE: Consumers giving away personal data for the promise of progressively relevant shopping experiences will have browsing and decision-making empowered by retailers.
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