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Grocery Trends Help Shoppers Get Food into the Fridge

HOUSTON—Approximately 40 minutes a week is spent grocery shopping, but four grocery trends are helping to save time: grocerants, technology, meal delivery and more locations near where people live.

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HOUSTON—Today, more than 40 minutes a week is spent grocery shopping, adding up to more than two full days a year, according to the Time Use Institute. JLL’s latest Grocery Tracker explores four trends transforming the grocery sector to help shoppers get food into the fridge: grocerants, technology, meal delivery and more locations. As more people move into the metro area, these locations are increasingly near popular residential areas.

“Time-crunched consumers are changing the way grocers are thinking about their store’s formats and products. And luckily, grocers small shifts to improve convenience through technology and prepared meals hasn’t compromised quality,” said James Cook, director of retail research, JLL.

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Lisa Brown

Lisa Brown

Lisa Brown is an editor for the south and west regions of GlobeSt.com. She has 25-plus years of real estate experience, with a regional PR role at Grubb & Ellis and a national communications position at MMI. Brown also spent 10 years as executive director at NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area chapter, where she led the organization to achieving its first national award honors and recognition on Capitol Hill. She has written extensively on commercial real estate topics and edited numerous pieces on the subject.

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