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<\/a><\/a>\nThe Grocery Gap Report<\/b>, conducted by KOHO<\/a>, found that average grocery spending per user increased approximately 5%<\/b> year-over-year, rising from $261 to $275<\/b> per month. The increase was driven by both larger baskets and more frequent trips to the grocery store.<\/p> \nOver the same period, KOHO Pay Later<\/a> adoption more than doubled, rising 109%, meaning that Canadians are opting for a buy-now-pay-later option for essential items like groceries. Trips to discount grocery retailers, like No Frills or Giant Tiger, also increased. Though different behaviours, both point to Canadians actively seeking ways to stretch their grocery budgets. The findings point to a clear pattern: Canadians are making deliberate adjustments to manage rising food costs, but grocery spending continues to climb.<\/b><\/p> \n\"One of the most interesting findings is that affordability pressures are changing behaviour, but not always in predictable ways,\" said Faye Lucas, Head of Consumer Trust at KOHO<\/b>. \"The findings make it clear that grocery costs are rising faster than Canadians can adapt. People are changing where they shop, how often they go, and how often they pay and yet the spending keeps climbing.\"<\/p> \nThe report draws on grocery spending and financial behaviour data from more than 173,000 KOHO members between May 2025 and May 2026. A separate 17,400-member longitudinal cohort was used to validate year-over-year spending trends. KOHO\u2019s financial tools are used by more than 2.5 million people from across Canada.<\/p> \nCanadians are making more grocery trips - and spending more each time<\/b><\/p> \nDiscount grocers are winning as shoppers look for ways to stretch their budgets<\/b><\/p> \nPay Later adoption more than doubled amid rising grocery costs<\/b><\/p> \nChanging shopping habits are not the only sign of financial pressure.<\/p> \nCanadians are looking for savings at the grocery store, but spending pressures extend beyond groceries<\/b><\/p> \nYounger Canadians are seeing grocery costs rise the fastest<\/b><\/p> \nFor Canadians, groceries remain one of the few household expenses that cannot easily be delayed, reduced or avoided altogether. The Grocery Gap Report shows Canadians are making more trips, changing where they shop and increasingly seeking financial flexibility, yet grocery spending continues to rise.<\/p> \nThat is why KOHO launched the <\/b>10-Year Grocery Giveaway<\/b><\/a>, which will award one Canadian household $500 per month<\/b> toward groceries for the next 10 years,<\/b> for a total prize value<\/b> of $60,000<\/b>.<\/p> \n\"Groceries are one of the most persistent financial pressures Canadians face,\" said Daniel Eberhard, Founder and CEO of KOHO<\/b>. \"The 10-Year Grocery Giveaway is our way of putting meaningful support behind an expense that households cannot simply opt out of.\"<\/p> \nThe contest runs from June 15 to July 31, 2026 <\/b>and is open to new and existing KOHO members across Canada (excluding Quebec residents) who are 18 years of age or older. No purchase is necessary to enter or win. For full contest details and eligibility requirements, visit https:\/\/www.koho.ca\/grocery\/<\/a>.<\/p> \nABOUT KOHO\n \nABOUT 10-YEAR GROCERY GIVEAWAY\n \nABOUT GROCERY GAP REPORT (INTERNAL DATA FROM KOHO)\n\n
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