Trendspotting: Online grocery sales reach new high, $12.5 billion
By
Craig Levitt
Trendspotting: Online grocery sales reach new high, $12.5 billion
By
Craig Levitt
Online grocery sales surged to a new high of $12.5 billion in September 2025, marking a 31 percent increase over the previous year and the second consecutive month a record was set, according to the Brick Meets Click Grocery Shopper Survey, sponsored by Mercatus. Driven by a record-setting number of monthly active users, sustained gains in order frequency and solid increases in average order value, online spending for September captured its highest share since very early during the pandemic.