Viewpoints Explained: Inside The New Grocery Budget Squeeze
Across grocery aisles, the American shopping cart is shrinking. After years of steady food inflation, more adults are simply buying less. A shift some analysts have started calling the half-cart trend. An AP Norc Poll released in august found that 53 percent of adults polled say grocery costs are now a major source of stress in their life. And this outlook is changing habits. Almost 90 percent of polled consumers told Lendingtree they’ve adjusted how they shop by buying more […]
