DEMAND FOR GROCERY DELIVERY COOLS AS FOOD COSTS RISE
Aug 12, 2022
4 minutes
Karen Raschke, a retired attorney in New York, started getting her groceries delivered early in the pandemic. Each delivery cost $30 in fees and tips, but it was worth it to avoid the store.
Then earlier this spring, Raschke learned her rent was increasing by $617 per month. Delivery was one of the first things she cut from her budget. Now, the 75-year-old walks four blocks to the grocery several times a week. She only uses delivery on rare occasions, like a recent heat wave.
“To do it every week is not sustainable,” she said.
Raschke isn’t alone. U.S. demand for grocery
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