The pandemic has fueled a major shift to online grocery shopping, with nationwide sales growing by 64% in 2020, and another 12.3% last year, to more than $122 billion, according to research firm eMarketer. Farmstead, a California-based online grocer, joined the competition in Chicago this week, launching its service with free delivery to the city and suburbs out of a 30,000-square foot warehouse in Franklin Park.
