Lockdowns long over, Americans still hooked on online groceries

A person arranges groceries in El Progreso Market in the Mount Pleasant neighbourhood of Washington, D.C. Many online food retailers now are finding that even inflation-wary consumers are willing to spend more for the right products and good service. — Reuters

Online grocery shopping looks like it will be one of the few pandemic behaviours that really does stick.

The arrival of Covid-19 disrupted lifestyles, and prognosticators weighed in on the long-term changes that would bring. Now, even as Americans list their Peloton bikes on Craigslist, cancel their Netflix accounts and slow down their home-remodelling plans, they refuse to give up the convenience of online grocery shopping.