48% of online grocery shoppers say they are up for paying for rapid delivery of their groceries (within 1 hour of completing their order). Find our more: igd.com/about-us/media…

Conversation at #dcom18 has focused on reshaping #omnichannel strategy, #CustomerExperience and innovative approaches to data & insights so this session with Bazaarvoice director Chris Rapaport and Vanessa Henry is one not to be missed!

Wow... #single-use is officially word of the year according to Collins Dictionary. Plastic is rising up shopper agendas too - 74% of shoppers say they're more aware of the environmental impact of plastic packaging in the last 12 months.

IGD predicts shoppers will spend £21.6bn on food and groceries this Christmas up 2.4% on last year. Discounters sales to increase 12.0%; Online +6.4% bit.ly/2zNUxoC

UK shoppers set to spend £21.6bn on their food and groceries this Christmas....who's started shopping already!? Apparently 68% of us claim to have already purchased some food and grocery products: igd.com/about-us/media…

Hands up who has a little tipple before 12 on Christmas day...! Apparently 40% of us claim to usually have an alcoholic drink before 12pm. (My hand is up btw!). Check out our latest forecasts for grocery shopping this Christmas: igd.com/about-us/media…

Almost a third of us say chocolate or sweets are the first things we eat on Christmas day....the power of the advent calendar! See more of our Christmas shopper research here: igd.com/about-us/media…

Find out shoppers’ attitudes to #Brexit, and our five mega-trends, in our latest infographic ow.ly/qmrl30noXfS

Hear IGD future thinkers Toby Pickard Vanessa Henry and Christopher Irish discuss the global retail trends we expect to see in 2019. Sign up for free below: #Retail #Trends #Sustainability #Data #Health #Seamless #SoicalCommerce register.gotowebinar.com/register/69576…

Ireland: LIDL has expanded its grocery online delivery service to entire Dublin in partnership with Buymie. bit.ly/2FKocUs Could #Lidl and #Aldi disrupt the online & digital retailing. How to operate in this "new retail" environment. Get in touch lnkd.in/dJu5wSv

Just in case you missed our REALLY exciting news this week - we have launched a brand new grocery event. It'll be the best of IGD and the best of the grocery industry rolled into a fantastic 2 day event! IGDLive.com #IGDLive

How did you get on with your January resolutions?! 11% of shoppers claim to have taken part in Dry January this year.

4% of shoppers claim to have taken part in Veganuary this year. This is double the proportion who claim to be vegan all year round. #Veganuary

Love is in the air apparently...for about half of us! 46% of 16-54 year old shoppers plan to celebrate Valentine's Day this year! #ValentinesDay igd.com/about-us/media…

Really enjoyed chatting to Caroline Baldwin about the future of shoppers and supply chain with my colleague Chris. Checkout the podcast here: essentialretail.com/retail-ramble-…

Reports that Amazon has secured some London sites to trial it's checkout free stores. Our research shows there's interest: 52% of all grocery shoppers say they would like if supermarkets introduced tech which allowed them to buy their groceries without going through the till

Technology offers up a massive opportunity for our industry but where do you start? Our new report explores what we mean by digital capability, introduces a framework for development & identifies practical steps to aid progression: igd.com/research/skill…

The Co-op Group is launching a home delivery service for groceries, beginning with a trial in nine London stores. Orders will be fulfilled using zero emission electric cargo bikes. c40% of British shoppers claim to use online for some part of their shopping every month.

The Cat Man and shopper marketing stream at #IGDLive is shaping to be fantastic. Here's Simon - our Cat Man legend to tell you more! youtube.com/watch?v=UC4SrU…

So I have had the most wonderful evening last night in a room full of talented and wonderful women. Thanks so much for all the kind words of support today. I feel honoured and very lucky indeed! #VeuveClicquotXWomen #GroceryGirls #coopfood