Baby boomers hate 10 things about today's grocery stores

Grocery shopping has changed dramatically over the past 50 years, and not everyone is happy about it.Baby boomers — generally defined as those born between 1946 and 1964 — are particularly frustrated by many of today's grocery-store features, according to The Takeout.Technology-driven shopping is among their biggest complaints, along with several other modern grocery-store changes.TRADER JOE'S WORKERS SHUT DOWN LONG-RUNNING CHECKOUT LINE RUMOR: 'OVER-THE-TOP FRIENDLINESS'When asked to choose between self‑checkout and cashier‑assisted checkout — each with equal lines — 62% of respondents to a YouGov survey aged 65-plus said they preferred cashier-assisted checkout, compared to 34% who said they like self-checkout.Fifty percent of respondents aged 45-64 said they preferred checking out with a cashier, while 44% said they would choose self-checkout.

In the 18-29-year-old demographic, meanwhile, 52% said they prefer self-checkout, while 26% said they would prefer cashier-assisted checkout.The major hangups boomers have with self-checkout is weighting produce, the lack of human interaction and the feeling they’re doing free labor, The Takeout reported.Cleanliness and organization are what Baby boomers prioritize in grocery stores and report preferring traditional supermarkets over discount stores.(iStock)Cleanliness and organization are what baby boomers prioritize in grocery stores, a 2024 survey published by the Feedback Group found.Boomers have a strong preference for supermarkets (32%), the survey found, while Walmart (28%) was their second choice for grocery shopping.

Gen X shoppers preferred Walmart (28%), followed by supermarkets (25%), while Gen Z opted for Walmart (23%), Aldi (20%), dollar stores (17%) and club stores (15%).Traditional supermarkets ranked last among Gen Z shoppers, with only 11% reporting this as their go-to store.Grocery stores carefully arrange products to encourage shoppers to spend more time in the store and buy more items.T...