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CONSUMERS AND THE NEW RETAIL LANDSCAPE
MAY 2021

                                                                                                                                                CONSUMERS AND
                                                                                                                                                 THE NEW RETAIL
                                                                                                                                                     LANDSCAPE

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This study series measures the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on consumer and merchant behavior and explores the accel-
erated shift to a digital-first world. Pandenomics is a proprietary research and analytic framework and series of insights that
measures the shift away from a primarily physical world toward a digital-first counterpart. This framework makes it possible
to accurately profile the characteristics of these digital shifters as consumers prioritize preserving their personal and familial
health and safety as they make decisions about doing business in the world.
CONSUMERS AND THE NEW RETAIL LANDSCAPE
01   |   Introduction

                                                                                                                              INTRODUCTION
TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                                                                                               T
                                                                                                                                         he beginning of 2021 solidified what had been a rapid and permanent
                                                                                                                                         shift in the digital connected economy, one rooted in practicality
                                                                                                                                         and directed toward an authentic human need: a solution for the
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02              millions of people who live, work and shop in an economy that had
                                                                                                                               relied at least partially on direct human interaction but had been thrust into
                                                                                                                               social distancing. Consumer behavior suddenly changed, and individuals
PART I: THE END OF CABIN FEVER: VACCINES AND AGGREGATORS HAVE CHANGED                                                          did more online and less in stores. The behavior of these “digital shifters”
CONSUMER BEHAVIOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 03                 has had an outsized influence on how America shops — a trend which will
                                                                                                                               persist long into the future. A new connection between digital technologies
                                                                                                                               and the day-to-day lives of Americans was forged out of necessity by
PART II: THE DELIVERY AGGREGATORS: A NEW AUDIENCE OF ACTIVE, ENGAGED
                                                                                                                               retailers, brands and payments providers. Meeting consumers’ needs at
CONSUMERS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11       scale became the impetus for urgent digital innovation. Innovative ways
                                                                                                                               of doing business — such as contactless payments, grocery subscriptions
                                                                                                                               and delivery aggregators — became relevant not only to early-adopting
PART III: BACK TO THE FUTURE: CONSUMERS’ EMBRACE OF THE “BRING IT TO
                                                                                                                               consumers who were jockeying to exude coolness but also consumers
ME” ECONOMY IS PERMANENT  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14                       simply trying to get necessary chores done.

Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
                                                                                                                               The upending of in-store commerce was unforeseen yet happened swiftly, and new
Methodology  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16      consumer demands have likewise shaken up the digital landscape. The meteoric
                                                                                                                               rise of an economy based on convenience, practicality and digital connectivity (and
                                                                                                                               encompassing everything from small retail grocers adopting contactless payments
                                                                                                                               to entire corporations and governments shifting to working from home in weeks)
                                                                                                                               defined the retail landscape in 2020.

                                                                                                                               Consumers And The New Retail Landscape analyzes the results of a survey of 2,225
                                                                                                                               consumers to present a comprehensive review of how 2020 impacted consumer
                                                                                                                               shopping behaviors and how the availability of vaccines may influence consumers’
                                                                                                                               future shopping choices.

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Reimagined Shopping |            04

   PART I: THE END OF CABIN FEVER: VACCINES AND AGGREGATORS HAVE
                     CHANGED CONSUMER BEHAVIOR

                                                                                                       FIGURE 1:
                                                                                                       WHY CONSUMERS WILL MAINTAIN THEIR INCREASED
                                                                                                       ACTIVITY
                                                                                                       Share citing select reasons for wanting to maintain
Consumers have gained more freedom to return to many outdoor and indoor activities,                    increased activities, by number of activities increased
including shopping, with vaccination rates climbing and restrictions on businesses
                                                                                                       It saves me time.
lifting. How and why consumers decide to shop in person, however, has itself                                                                                                     The widespread availability of vaccines has
                                                                                              59.7%
transformed dramatically since early 2020. PYMNTS’ research in 2020 and early 2021            72.5%                                                                              significantly impacted most consumers’
reveals significant shifts in consumers’ interest in time-saving digital shopping options              It makes things easier.                                                   vaccination statuses and their interest in
                                                                                              61.9%
as well as their willingness to permanently cast off physical consumer behaviors in           68.3%                                                                              returning to public activities. Our research shows
favor of digital alternatives. Forty percent of consumers are considered “digital shifters”            I am less likely to be exposed to new variants of COVID-19.               that the majority (58 percent) of consumer
                                                                                              32.4%
— shoppers who are doing more online and less in store. Efficiency and convenience —          45.9%                                                                              respondents had received at least one dose
                                                                                                       Merchants have made it much easier to shop online and have
along with the ability to have “digital-like” experiences such as instant inventory checks             things delivered.                                                         of the vaccine and that another 13 percent
                                                                                               33.1%
and fast, secure checkouts everywhere, influence the shopping channel choices of              38.6%                                                                              reported that they were very or extremely likely
consumers who have increased select activities during this transformative year.                        I can use the time spent shopping in the store to do other things.        to get the vaccine. This is a significant increase
                                                                                              34.3%
                                                                                              35.7%
                                                                                                                                                                                 from February of this year, when only 21 percent
The new consumer: convenience-focused, vaccinated and eager to get out                                 Merchants have made it much easier to shop online and pick                of consumers had been vaccinated. Vaccinated
there
                                                                                                       things up curbside.
                                                                                              21.2%                                                                              consumers have different indoor options than
                                                                                              28.2%
                                                                                                                                                                                 unvaccinated people in many states, such as
The consumer of today has become accustomed to the convenience of the connected                        Other
                                                                                               5.7%                                                                              flexible, nondistanced seating and unmasked
economy and has no plans to abandon it, even as vaccine availability and loosened              2.9%
                                                                                                                                                                                 seating at sporting events and theaters.
restrictions on public events make it easier to enjoy in-person entertainment and
                                                                                                   0%          10%    20%        30%    40%   50%     60%      70%      80%
leisure activities. Most consumers (52 percent) have adopted the use of digital
shopping aggregators, such as Instacart or Grubhub, which allow them to shop or                          Increased only one activity
                                                                                                         Increased more than one activity
order from multiple stores or restaurants at once. Large shares of consumers who
have increased their activity for a range of tasks that include grocery or retail shopping                                                                  Source: PYMNTS.com

since early 2020 cite saving time as the top reason why they want to maintain these
shifted behaviors for one activity (60 percent) or two or more (72 percent).

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05      | Part I: The end of cabin fever                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Reimagined Shopping |            06

              FIGURE 2:                                                                                                                                              FIGURE 3A:
              VACCINATION PLANS OVER TIME                                                                                                                            UNVACCINATED INDIVIDUALS’ DESIRED
              Share citing select plans for vaccination, by date                                                                                                     ACTIVITIES WHEN VACCINATED
                                                                                                                                                                     Desired activities after vaccination, by digital shift
                                                                                                                                                                     status

              February 18                                                                                                                                            See my friends and family
     21.3%    0000000000
                                                                                                      The prospect of a return to outdoor and indoor                                                                                           Consumers have become less concerned
                                                                                                                                                            25.5%    0000000000
     36.9%
       9.7%
              0000000000

              0000000000
                                                                                                      social activities may strongly motivate some          40.6%    0000000000
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               about the impact of COVID-19 on their and their
      32.1%   0000000000
                                                                                                      consumers’ vaccination and shopping channel                    Travel within the United States                                           families’ lives (53 percent), down from a high of
              February 26                                                                             choices. Digital shifters, PYMNTS’ research           23.9%    0000000000
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               72 percent in July of 2020. This waning level of
     28.3%    0000000000
                                                                                                                                                             35.1%   0000000000

     37.7%    0000000000                                                                              indicates, choose online shopping channels                                                                                               concern reflects that mass vaccinations began
      8.8%    0000000000
                                                                                                                                                                     Shop in grocery stores
     25.3%    0000000000                                                                              because of convenience. As the country                                                                                                   in 2021 and may influence consumers’ interest
                                                                                                                                                            23.8%    0000000000

              March 8                                                                                 continues to open up more fully, digital shifters     33.2%    0000000000
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               in returning to public venues and social events.
                                                                                                      may have more time available for leisure and
              0000000000
     34.8%                                                                                                                                                           Participate in leisure activities, such as going to see movies or
     32.5%    0000000000                                                                                                                                             sporting events
      7.5%
     25.2%
              0000000000

              0000000000
                                                                                                      social activities than nonshifters because they       22.4%    0000000000

                                                                                                                                                            35.2%    0000000000

                                                                                                      have relegated routine shopping tasks to online
              April 1                                                                                                                                                Shop in stores other than grocery stores
     47.3%    0000000000
                                                                                                      channels. Not surprisingly, unvaccinated digital
     20.6%    0000000000                                                                                                                                    22.9%    0000000000

      7.7%    0000000000                                                                              shifters show particular interest in engaging         32.2%    0000000000

     24.4%    0000000000

                                                                                                      in outdoor and social activities once they                     Eat out at restaurants
              April 21
     58.3%    0000000000                                                                              are vaccinated. Once vaccinated, however,             20.6%    0000000000

                                                                                                                                                            33.4%    0000000000
     12.9%
      6.8%
              0000000000

              0000000000
                                                                                                      consumers engage in fewer outdoor activities
     22.0%    0000000000
                                                                                                      then planned. This suggests that digital channels              Have my children return to in-person schooling

                                                                                                                                                            21.2%    0000000000

                                                                                                      are preferred by consumers even when there            24.8%    0000000000

          0%           10%         20%     30%      40%     50%      60%   70%   80% 90% 100%
                                                                                                      are no barriers to their participation in indoor or            Have my children do activities outside the home
                           Received vaccine                                                           outdoor activities.                                   18.6%    0000000000

                           Very or extremely likely to get vaccine                                                                                          24.4%    0000000000

                           Somewhat likely to get vaccine
                           Not at all or slightly likely to get vaccine
                                                                                                                                                                     International travel

                                                                                 Source: PYMNTS.com                                                         18.7%    0000000000

                                                                                                                                                            24.5%    0000000000

                                                                                                                                                                     Conduct my paid work at my workplace’s physical location
                                                                                                                                                            14.2%    0000000000

                                                                                                                                                            20.5%    0000000000

                                                                                                                                                                 0%              10%          20%          30%           40%             50%

                                                                                                                                                                       Nonshifter
                                                                                                                                                                       Digital shifter

                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Source: PYMNTS.com

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07      |     Introduction
              Part I: The end of cabin fever                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Reimagined Shopping |                          08

              FIGURE 3B:
              FULLY VACCINATED RESPONDENTS’
              PHYSICAL ACTIVITY SHIFTS                                                  Our research suggests that many consumers                    FIGURE 4:
              Share that increased their frequency of select                                                                                         CONSUMERS VERY OR EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT COVID-19
              activities after vaccination, by digital shift status
                                                                                        are anxious to return to public life, yet fully vac-         Share of consumers significantly concerned about COVID-19, by date
                                                                                        cinated digital shifters may be less likely than
                                                                                        nonshifters to actually carry out their plans to
              See my friends and family                                                 embrace public leisure activities again. This
 21.5%                                                                                  may be because digital shifters are still hesitant
 20.3%
                                                                                        to return to familiar activities even with more
              Travel within the United States
     19.6%
                                                                                        free time due to time-saving digital choices or
     15.2%
                                                                                        because these activities have become less at-          80%
              Shop in grocery stores                                                    tractive over time due to individuals’ comfort                                             69.5%                                               71.9%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 68.3%
     19.1%
     11.8%
                                                                                        with digital interactions. This finding indicates                             65.1%                     65.9%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          66.8%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    64.9%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    63.2%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              62.0%        61.8%                                                             62.8%
              Participate in leisure activities, such as going to see movies or         that digital shifters’ new behavior patterns may       60%       57.0%
                                                                                                                                                                                                             60.4%                                                                                      60,5%         60,6%                      61.0%                    60.4%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       57.5%
              sporting events
     13.5%                                                                              persist.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   54.4%       53.0%
     10.3%

              Shop in stores other than grocery stores

     17.5%                                                                                                                                     40%
     12.0%

              Eat out at restaurants
     15.0%
      10.1%                                                                                                                                    20%

              Have my children return to in-person schooling

     17.0%
     10.8%
                                                                                                                                               0%
              Have my children do activities outside the home

                                                                                                                                                                                                 4/27/2020
                                                                                                                                                                       3/27/2020

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       11/16/2020
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     8/12/2020

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               9/15/2020
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  8/31/2020

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         11/11/2020

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           2/26/2021
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     12/7/2020
                                                                                                                                                          3/17/2020

                                                                                                                                                                                                                           6/22/2020

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            10/1/2020
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        7/17/2020
                                                                                                                                                                                    4/11/2020

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                4/21/2021
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1/22/2021
                                                                                                                                                                                                              5/23/2020

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        3/8/2021

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    4/1/2021
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1/4/2021
     17.5%
      8.2%

              International travel
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Source: PYMNTS.com

     15.1%
      7.3%

              Conduct my paid work at my workplace’s physical location
     13.4%
      7.5%

            0%                       10%                 20%                      30%

                 Nonshifter
                 Digital shifter

                                                                   Source: PYMNTS.com

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09      |     Introduction
              Part I: The end of cabin fever                                                                                                                                               Reimagined Shopping |            10

              The new customer experience standard for these digital shifters is the efficiency and               FIGURE 5B:
                                                                                                                  DIGITAL SHOPPING AGGREGATOR USE
              convenience of instant purchasing, powered by the digital channels that make it easier              Share that use digital shopping aggregators, by
              for consumers to get essentials like groceries and food from their favorite restaurants.            income
              This new digital landscape of retail options — which pits familiar local favorite grocers
              next to national retailers with same-day shipping, vast inventories and frequent                    At least one aggregator
              clearance prices — provides ample motivation for local retailers to engage consumers        57.5%   0000000000

                                                                                                          52.6%   0000000000

              returning to outdoor and indoor activities. The majority of consumers have used digital     44.3%   0000000000

              shopping aggregators, yet those most likely to be adopters are millennials (81 percent),            Grocery store aggregators

              members of Generation Z (80 percent) and consumers who earn more than $100,000              48.3%   0000000000

                                                                                                          45.1%   0000000000

              annually (58 percent).                                                                      35.8%   0000000000

                                                                                                                  Restaurant aggregators
              FIGURE 5A:                                                                                          0000000000
                                                                                                          53.8%
                                                                                                                  0000000000
              DIGITAL SHOPPING AGGREGATOR USE                                                             49.3%
                                                                                                                  0000000000
                                                                                                          41.6%
              Share that use digital shopping aggregators, by
              generation
                                                                                                              0%      10%    20%   30%      40%   50%   60%   70%   80% 90% 100%

                                                                                                                        More than $100K
              At least one aggregator
                                                                                                                        $50K - $100K
      21.7%   0000000000
                                                                                                                        Less than $50K
     52.2%    0000000000

      76.1%   0000000000

     81.2%    0000000000
                                                                                                                                                                    Source: PYMNTS.com
     80.0%    0000000000

              Grocery store aggregators

     16.3%    0000000000

     41.3%    0000000000

     68.3%    0000000000

     72.4%    0000000000

     67.6%    0000000000

              Restaurant aggregators

                                                                                                                                                                                         80%
     18.6%    0000000000

     49.0%    0000000000

     73.3%    0000000000

     77.3%    0000000000

     77.4%    0000000000

            0%    10%      20%   30%    40%   50%   60%   70%   80% 90% 100%

                                                                                                                                                    OF MILLENNIAL AND GEN Z
                  Baby boomers and seniors
                  Generation X
                  Bridge millennials
                  Millennials
                  Generation Z                                                                                                                    CONSUMERS USE A DELIVERY
                                                                Source: PYMNTS.com                                                                            AGGREGATOR.

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11   |   Introduction                                                                                                                                                                                              Reimagined Shopping |            12

                PART II: THE DELIVERY AGGREGATORS: A NEW AUDIENCE OF ACTIVE,
                                     ENGAGED CONSUMERS
                                                                                                   FIGURE 6:
                                                                                                   UNVACCINATED RESPONDENTS WHO WOULD
                                                                                                   INCREASE SELECT ACTIVITIES ONCE FULLY
                                                                                                   VACCINATED
                                                                                                   Share planning select activities, by aggregator use
                                                                                                                                                                                         Fully vaccinated delivery aggregator users
                                                                                                            See my friends and family
                                                                                                   26.1%    0000000000                                                                   have also increased the frequency of their
         Many consumers chose to shop online during March and April 2020 because of                35.2%    0000000000

                                                                                                                                                                                         shopping in grocery stores more than
                                                                                                   34.9%    0000000000

         safety concerns, however consumers also favor the efficiency of digital shopping to       36.1%    0000000000

                                                                                                                                                                                         vaccinated nonusers (27 percent versus 11
         preserve their most valued commodity — time that can be spent with family or on                    Travel within the United States
                                                                                                            0000000000                                                                   percent, respectively), shopping in nongrocery
                                                                                                   22.3%
         pleasurable leisure activities. PYMNTS’ research found that 47 percent of customers       32.7%    0000000000

                                                                                                                                                                                         retail stores (28 percent versus 8 percent for
                                                                                                   32.2%    0000000000

         who use delivery aggregators are digital shifters — customers who perform activities      33.5%    0000000000

                                                                                                                                                                                         nonusers) and eating out (23 percent versus 8
                                                                                                            Shop in grocery stores
         more online and less in store.                                                            21.5%    0000000000
                                                                                                                                                                                         percent for nonusers).
                                                                                                   31.9%    0000000000

                                                                                                   32.4%    0000000000
         Unvaccinated consumers using delivery aggregators do show a greater enthusiasm            33.0%    0000000000

         for future in-person leisure activities, unlike other consumers. This may be due to                Participate in leisure activities, such as going to see movies or
                                                                                                            sporting events
         their interest in time-saving activities that free them to pursue the activities they
                                                                                                            0000000000
                                                                                                   22.8%
                                                                                                   30.7%    0000000000

         may otherwise have missed.                                                                31.9%    0000000000

                                                                                                   31.9%    0000000000

                                                                                                            Shop in stores other than grocery stores
         Key shares of respondents who are not fully vaccinated and who use restaurant ag-         19.2%    0000000000

                                                                                                   32.6%    0000000000

         gregators (36 percent) and those who use grocery delivery aggregators (35 percent)        33.5%    0000000000

                                                                                                   33.7%    0000000000

         report that they will see their friends and family more often and at a higher rate once            Eat out at restaurants
         they are fully vaccinated than those not using aggregators (26 percent). The differ-      18.7%    0000000000

                                                                                                   30.9%    0000000000

         ence is far more pronounced for aggregator users who are fully vaccinated. Fully          31.8%    0000000000

                                                                                                   31.9%    0000000000

         vaccinated users of restaurant delivery aggregators (31 percent) and grocery delivery              Have my children return to in-person schooling

         aggregators (32 percent) are twice as likely to say they increased their frequency of     13.7%
                                                                                                   30.1%
                                                                                                            0000000000

                                                                                                            0000000000

         visits with friends and family than nonusers of aggregator services (15 percent).         32.1%
                                                                                                   31.2%
                                                                                                            0000000000

                                                                                                            0000000000

                                                                                                            Have my children do activities outside the home
                                                                                                            0000000000
                                                                                                   14.3%
                                                                                                   26.6%    0000000000

                                                                                                   27.5%    0000000000

                                                                                                   27.6%    0000000000

                                                                                                            International travel
                                                                                                            0000000000
                                                                                                   14.3%
                                                                                                   26.1%    0000000000

                                                                                                   26.3%    0000000000

                                                                                                    27.1%   0000000000

                                                                                                            Conduct my paid work at my workplace’s physical location
                                                                                                            0000000000
                                                                                                    9.3%
                                                                                                   22.8%    0000000000

                                                                                                   23.7%    0000000000

                                                                                                   22.9%    0000000000

                                                                                                        0%       10%     20%   30%   40%      50%   60%   70%    80% 90% 100%

                                                                                                               Nonusers of aggregators
                                                                                                               Aggregators user
                                                                                                               Grocery store aggregator users
                                                                                                               Restaurants aggregator users

                                                                                                                                                                    Source: PYMNTS.com

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                  Part II: The delivery aggregators                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Reimagined Shopping |           14

                                                                                                                                                                                             PART III: BACK TO THE FUTURE: CONSUMERS’ EMBRACE OF THE
FIGURE 7:                                                                                                                                                                                               “BRING IT TO ME” ECONOMY IS PERMANENT
FULL VACCINATION’S IMPACT ON INCREASING SELECT
ACTIVITIES
Share of fully vaccinated respondents who increased select
activities

         See my friends and family                                                       Demographically, more delivery service aggre-
15.2%    0000000000
                                                                                         gator users have been fully vaccinated than
29.9%    0000000000

31.9%    0000000000
                                                                                         nonusers for every age group except baby                                          Despite the availability of the vaccine and the relaxing of restrictions on store and restau-
30.6%    0000000000

         Travel within the United States                                                 boomers and seniors.                                                              rant hours across the country, most respondents still value the efficiency of delivery for
10.3%    0000000000
                                                                                                                                                                           food and groceries. This is unsurprising, as consumers — who spend an average of 16 hours
29.2%    0000000000

32.7%    0000000000
                                                                                                                                                                           per day online consuming digital media — would have little incentive to abandon digital
28.6%    0000000000

         Shop in grocery stores                                                          FIGURE 8:                                                                         behaviors that are at their fingertips and save them time with a few clicks.1 Three-quarters
10.7%    0000000000
                                                                                         AGGREGATOR USE BY AGE                                                             of digital shifters state that they will maintain at least one behavioral change they acquired
 27.1%   0000000000
                                                                                         Delivery aggregator usage, by demographic
30.7%    0000000000
                                                                                                                                                                           during this eventful year.
27.3%    0000000000

         Participate in leisure activities, such as going to see movies or
         sporting events                                                                           Restaurant aggregator users
         0000000000
 7.0%                                                                                              0000000000

19.9%    0000000000
                                                                                          54.5%
                                                                                                   0000000000
                                                                                                                                                                           FIGURE 9:
                                                                                          45.7%
21.9%    0000000000
                                                                                          47.7%    0000000000
                                                                                                                                                                           DIGITAL SHIFTERS’ BEHAVIOR PLANS
20.2%    0000000000
                                                                                                   0000000000
                                                                                          50.1%                                                                            Share planning to maintain or revert changed behaviors, by
         Shop in stores other than grocery stores                                         61.4%    0000000000

         0000000000                                                                       72.7%    0000000000
                                                                                                                                                                           behavior category
 8.4%
28.0%    0000000000
                                                                                                   Grocery store aggregators users
32.2%    0000000000
                                                                                                   0000000000
27.9%    0000000000                                                                       54.3%
                                                                                          46.8%    0000000000                                                                       Eating
         Eat out at restaurants                                                                    0000000000
                                                                                          48.6%                                                                             72.3%   0000000000
         0000000000
 7.6%                                                                                     50.5%    0000000000
                                                                                                                                                                            27.7%   0000000000

22.6%    0000000000
                                                                                          60.6%    0000000000

25.6%    0000000000
                                                                                          70.8%    0000000000                                                                       Grocery
23.2%    0000000000

                                                                                                   Aggregator users                                                         71.4%   0000000000

         Have my children return to in-person schooling                                                                                                                     28.6%   0000000000
                                                                                                   0000000000
         0000000000                                                                       54.7%
 4.8%                                                                                              0000000000
                                                                                          45.8%                                                                                     Shopping
28.8%    0000000000
                                                                                                   0000000000
                                                                                          48.0%                                                                             72.1%   0000000000
 33.1%   0000000000
                                                                                                   0000000000
                                                                                          50.3%                                                                             27.9%
29.7%    0000000000                                                                                                                                                                 0000000000
                                                                                          61.9%    0000000000

         Have my children do activities outside the home                                  70.5%    0000000000
                                                                                                                                                                                    Any
         0000000000
 4.3%                                                                                              Nonusers of aggregators                                                  74.3%   0000000000
27.7%    0000000000

                                                                                          62.2%
                                                                                                   0000000000                                                               25.7%   0000000000
32.0%    0000000000
                                                                                                   0000000000
27.6%    0000000000                                                                       43.7%
                                                                                                   0000000000
                                                                                           33.1%
         International travel                                                             35.3%    0000000000
                                                                                                                                                                                 0%       10%    20%      30%   40%   50%   60%   70%     80% 90% 100%
  3.7%   0000000000                                                                       48.5%    0000000000

 25.1%   0000000000                                                                       74.6%    0000000000
                                                                                                                                                                                             Maintain at least some
28.8%    0000000000

25.9%    0000000000                                                                                                                                                                          Revert all
         Conduct my paid work at my workplace’s physical location
         0000000000
 3.6%                                                                                          0%      10%     20%    30%     40%   50%   60%   70%   80% 90% 100%                                                                           Source: PYMNTS.com
23.8%    0000000000

26.8%    0000000000
                                                                                                         All
24.7%    0000000000

                                                                                                         Generation Z
                                                                                                         Millennials
     0%                10%   20%   30%    40%   50%    60%   70%   80% 90% 100%
                                                                                                         Bridge millennials

                      Nonusers of aggregators                                                            Generation X
                      Aggregators user                                                                   Baby boomers and seniors
                      Grocery store aggregator users
                      Restaurants aggregator users                                                                                                    Source: PYMNTS.com

                                                                    Source: PYMNTS.com                                                                                       1 Wolf, M.J. How Covid-19 Has Transformed the Amount of Time We Spend Online. The Wall Street Journal. 2020. https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-covid-19-has-
                                                                                                                                                                             transformed-the-amount-of-time-we-spend-online-01596818846 Accessed May 2021

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CONCLUSION
                                                                                 METHODOLOGY

O
               ur research shows that consumers’ shift towards the connect-      PYMNTS issued a survey to a census-balanced panel
               ed economy is definitive. The convenience of delivery services    of 2,225 U.S. residents between April 21 and April 24,
               and high-speed internet connectivity became an essential          2021, as a follow-up to our continuing series of studies
               utility rather than a “nice-to-have” luxury for the millions of   examining consumers’ behavioral changes following
               Americans who found themselves dependent upon digital             the COVID-19 outbreak. Respondents were 48 years
channels to shop, work or study. Consumers have learned to adapt digital         old on average, and 53 percent were female. Thir-
shopping options to their unique needs while using delivery aggregator ser-      ty-three percent of respondents held college degrees.
vices to save time for leisure activities and certain shopping tasks that they   We also collected data from consumers in different
find enjoyable. The connected economy — which caters to those who do             income brackets: 36 percent of respondents declared
more online and less in stores — has reached a new level of maturity and         an annual income of more than $100,000, 32 percent
permanence.                                                                      earned between $50,000 and $100,000 and 32 percent
                                                                                 earned $50,000 or less.

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