Americans rewire their grocery shopping routines while digesting the biggest price jump in 50 years - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
American consumers are significantly altering their grocery shopping habits in response to the highest food price inflation in 50 years. Factors such as supply chain disruptions, global conflicts, and climate events have contributed to a 33% increase in food costs since 2019.
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Rising food costs are a primary driver of economic anxiety and have become a significant factor in domestic political discourse.
What’s for dinner? Lately, at Apral Jack’s house, it’s whatever is on sale.
Jack scouts an app for deals at her local supermarket before she buys groceries. When she reaches the store, she grabs the weekly circular to look for coupons she might have missed. If the shelf prices look too high , she scratches items off her list or tries to find lower prices someplace else.
“The apples went up here, the ones I eat, so now I’m not going to get them here. I’ll go to Market Basket, where I can get them cheaper,” Jack, 50, said as she pushed a cart into a Stop & Shop near her home in Lexington, Massachusetts.
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