Consumer Behavior

Consumers changing grocery spend due to tariffs, inflation

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July 1, 2025

Over half, 65%, of consumers plan to buy less groceries in some capacity due to proposed tariffs and inflation.

That's a prime finding of Blue Yonder's "2025 Global Consumer Sentiment on Grocery Inflation Survey," according to a press release.

The survey, which polled over 6,000 consumers across the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East, focused how the consumers plan to change their purchasing habits.

Additional findings include:

• 85% of global consumers feel concerned about the impact inflation will have on grocery prices, with respondents in Australia/New Zealand (92%), U.S. (88%) and U.K. (86%) most concerned.
• 65% of respondents mentioned buying less as a top option to offset costs, and 42% plan to shop at discount and wholesale stores. Consumers also plan to shop based on promotions and discounts (36%), switch to private label brands (34%) and buy more and stockpile (28%).
• Consumers are willing to cut back on other retail categories to afford groceries, including clothing and footwear (56%), consumer electronics (46%) and subscriptions (43%). They are less willing to reduce spending on appliances (19%) and automotive (19%) categories.