Like throwing a piece of me away: How online and in-store grocery purchase channels affect consumers’ food waste

The Impact of COVID‐19 on Consumer Food Waste

“…Further, online interfaces may limit acquisition of perishable produce due to consumer hesitancy concerning quality as they no longer can choose individual produce items (Jilcott Pitts et al 2018). On the other hand, increased reliance upon online shopping can increase a consumer's “psychological distance” to food, which has been shown to increase the tendency to waste food (Ilyuk 2018). That is, when consumers have less attachment to the food ( i .…”

My style, my food, my waste! Consumer food waste-related lifestyle segments

“…For example, it would useful to study both off-and online perception of food, and to explore how motives, attitudes and practices of consumer segments differ depending on the channels used. Recent research indicates there might be a greater tendency to waste food when buying online (Ilyuk, 2018). Consumer lifestyle groups might differ in the degree to which they more or less likely waste food when shifting their purchases to online channels.…”

Household Food Waste: Exploring the Modern Throw-away Culture in Raub, Pahang, Malaysia

“…Behaviours such as diet importance (Visschers et al, 2016), price orientation (Aschemann-Witzel et al, 2018), planning behaviour (Diaz-Ruiz et al, 2018;Hebrok and Boks, 2017;Stancu et al, 2016), preventive and recycling behaviours as well as environmental awareness (Diaz-Ruiz et al, 2018;Hebrok and Boks, 2017;Stancu et al, 2016) have been considered to influence household food waste generation. While the direct relationship between household food waste generation and consumer behaviour has been widely studied, other factors may impact household food waste behaviours by indirectly influencing consumer behaviour (Hebrok and Boks, 2017;Ilyuk, 2018). Researchers tend to agree that changing consumer behaviour by raising awareness and putting routine activities in a different light are key factors in enhancing the sustainability of the food chain (Evans, 2011;Wharton et al, 2014;Stancuet al, 2016;Stangherlin and Barcellos, 2018).…”