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Consumer Spending By Generation [TABLE]

Gen Xers had the highest average income before taxes last year, of roughly $95k, according to the latest annual Consumer Expenditure Survey from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and they averaged the most spending, too.

Grocery App Users, 2017-2022 [CHART]

Grocery apps are some of the fastest-growing apps in the US. This year, 18.0 million US adults will use a grocery app at least once a month, up 49.6% over last year.

Storytelling In Marketing [INFOGRAPHIC]

This infographic from Salesforce illustrates why and how storytelling is a crucial element of your marketing efforts.

What Grocery Shoppers Buy Online [CHART]

When asked by Field Agent which categories were easiest to shop for online/in-app, 49% cited center store groceries. Only 5% said meat was easiest to shop for digitally.

Mobile Voice Search Behavior [INFOGRAPHIC]

This infographic from SERanking illustrates when, what, where, why and how of mobile search behavior. 

Amazon Sales Growth By Retail Category [CHART]

Food is one of the most underpenetrated digital sales categories in the US: eMarketer expects only 2.8% of food and beverage sales will occur online this year.

Instagram Influence [INFOGRAPHIC]

This infographic from X-Cart illustrates the many ways in which Instagram is exerting its influence as a social media channel.

Facebook Video Interactions By Topic [CHART]

Buffer partnered with BuzzSumo to analyze more than 43 million posts from the top 20,000 brands on Facebook in one of the largest studies of 2018. The most enaging topics posted as video content to Facebook include food, fashion and beauty, animals, do-it-yourself, and humor. The least engaging topics include finance and stocks, real estate, marketing and cars.

eCommerce Sales Growth By Category [CHART]

Despite persistent gloom and doom surrounding the retail industry, the first half of the year has been positive for most product categories. According to the newly released monthly retail sales report from the US Census Bureau, for H1 2018, retail sales (excluding auto parts and gasoline) totaled $2.06 billion, up 4.9% year over year.

Meal Kit Subscription Challenges [CHART]

According to an April 2018 Market Force Information survey of US grocery buyers, 27% buy prepared food weekly or more, and 92% cited convenience as the reason.