The Environmental Impact of the Advent of Online Grocery Retailing

Astashkina, Ekaterina; Belavina, Elena; Marinesi, Simone

doi:10.2139/ssrn.3358664

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“…55 However, recent work has found decentralized systems to show greater promise. 13 Locating stores closer to consumers might reduce last-mile distances for shoppers while increasing upstream travel distance, though the efficiency of freight could compensate for this trade-off. 56 Closer stores would also push freight activities closer to consumers, exacerbating congestion in some areas.…”

Section: Comparing Conventional Retail and E-commercementioning

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“…86 A recent modeling study of grocery delivery also relates a higher frequency of shopping trips to lower household food waste. 13 Our psychological relationship to food might also impact waste. Ilyuk (2017) found that consumers are more likely to waste food purchased online because they feel less ownership of the items.…”

Section: Comparing Conventional Retail and E-commercementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Gee (2019) found that centralized grocery delivery services have a much greater potential to reduce energy use compared to conventional retail than do decentralized services, mostly because of the combined benefit of delivery vans and lean fulfillment centers . However, recent work has found decentralized systems to show greater promise . Locating stores closer to consumers might reduce last-mile distances for shoppers while increasing upstream travel distance, though the efficiency of freight could compensate for this trade-off .…”

Section: Comparing Conventional Retail and E-commercementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Recent literature indicates that e-commerce across a broad range of sectors tends to have a lower environmental impact than traditional retail. ,,− However, fewer studies focus specifically on food e-commerce. ,,,,, Food e-commerce requires additional discussion as it interacts with consumer behavior in unique ways and adds the complexity of perishability to logistics. This feature discusses both the environmental impacts and trade-offs of food e-commerce services and identifies knowledge gaps where future research is necessary.…”

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confidence: 99%

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The Future of Food: Environmental Lessons from E-Commerce

Gee

Heard

Webber

et al. 2020

Environ. Sci. Technol.

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Our food system is experiencing dramatic changes as the expansion of e-commerce, introduction of new products, and innovations in supply chain structures all pose to transform how we buy, sell, and distribute food. However, the environmental impacts of these transformations remain unclear. This feature reviews existing literature on environmental implications of ecommerce, discusses relevant trade-offs, and identifies pressing gaps in research. Some trade-offs discussed are those between centralized and decentralized delivery service types, those unique to a rural landscape, and those within the interplay of transportation and consumer behavior. The impacts of fulfillment centers, of refrigerated logistics, of e-commerce on consumer shopping and food waste habits, and of e-commerce services in rural regions are identified as pressing knowledge gaps.

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Section: Comparing Conventional Retail and E-commercementioning

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Section: Comparing Conventional Retail and E-commercementioning

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Section: Comparing Conventional Retail and E-commercementioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Webber

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Environ. Sci. Technol.

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“…Ethics, equity and well-being are of importance to many. For instance, we need to contribute to the discussion on the environmental impact of manufacturing, supply chain, retail network, and business model choices (Cachon 2014, Avci et al 2015, Guo et al 2016, Belavina et al 2017, Guajardo 2018, Thorlakson et al 2018, Astashkina et al 2019. Business models centered on empowering women can alleviate poverty (Plambeck and Ramdas 2019).…”

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Cachon

Girotra

Netessine

2020

M&SOM

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Operations management has evolved since the founding of M&SOM: new departments have been created in our journals, new tracks have been established in our conferences, and new methodologies have been adopted in our research. Are these changes good for the field? To some, they seem detrimental, yielding a fragmented community that does not always speak the same language nor interact in any meaningful way. Others celebrate our expanded diversity and the new areas of research that it opens up. We argue that neither group is entirely wrong, nor entirely correct. Like the latter, we argue that we must contribute to a growing set of domains using all possible tools of inquiry. But sharing the concern of the former, we view fragmentation as a symptom of a problem. To get out of its rut, to have greater impact, the field needs to ask questions that are important and provide answers that are interesting. In particular, we should (i) avoid the trap of specificity (excellent answers to narrowly defined questions), (ii) expand our horizon beyond our (relatively) small field (connect and actively engage with diverse audiences), and (iii) be bold to pioneer new areas of inquiry. Operations management is at the heart of many of the big issues in society today, and we should be (and can be) central to the conversation.

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Marketing plant‐based versus animal‐sourced foods in online grocery stores: A comparative content analysis of sustainability and other product claims in the United States

Gerber,

Dix,

Cash

2024

Bus Strat Env

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The market share of e‐commerce grocery is swiftly rising, but online product listings may present different environmental sustainability and public health information. We analyzed product marketing content available on retailer websites and product images, comparing plant‐based (PBFs) and animal‐sourced foods (ASFs). Over sixteen thousand marketing and labeling content observations were gathered from seven leading U.S. e‐commerce grocery retailers for top‐selling ASFs and closely‐matched PBFs (N = 134; n = 68 PBFs, n = 66 ASFs), including sustainability, mandatory information, health, sourcing, and hedonic/emotional claims. PBFs averaged 47 total claims, ASFs 28. On‐web claims were substantially higher than on‐pack (PBFs 34 on‐web, 12 on‐pack; ASFs 19 and nine, respectively). On‐web information for the same products varied considerably across retailers, especially for sustainability and mandatory information. PBFs presented mostly sustainability claims on‐pack and health claims on‐web. ASFs led emotional claims and made almost no sustainability claims across settings. Across settings, mandatory information compliance was greater among PBFs whereas ASFs notably lacked disclosures for foods with major allergens. Online grocery lacks standardization—businesses should regard differences as opportunities for marketing sustainable foods.

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The Environmental Impact of the Advent of Online Grocery Retailing

Cited by 12 publications

References 25 publications

The Future of Food: Environmental Lessons from E-Commerce

The Future of Food: Environmental Lessons from E-Commerce

Interesting, Important, and Impactful Operations Management

Marketing plant‐based versus animal‐sourced foods in online grocery stores: A comparative content analysis of sustainability and other product claims in the United States

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