Walmart is on the verge of upgrading its delivery program to track consumer shopping and consumption habits with AI to automatically restock items without customers visiting a store.
Online food retail sales, which include instore pickup, curbside delivery, and at-home delivery, reached $76 billion in 2022. Euromonitor International
predicts online grocery will be the largest source of growth for food in the US in the future.
A recent survey found the average American has only 52 total minutes per day to prepare, eat and enjoy their meals, with one-third of consumers saying they have less than 30 minutes to prep and enjoy meals.