As of March 19, 2020, Walmart had a combined out-of-stock rate of 33 percent. The out-of-stock rate was calculated by dividing the number of "completely out-of-stock" shelves by the total number of shelves audited.
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Out-of-stock rates of selected retailers due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States in March 2020*
*Combined out-of-stock rate across the following eight product categories: hand soap (in pumps), disinfectant wipes, toilet paper, bottled water, canned soup, unseasoned rice, saltine crackers, and frozen pizza.
Number of store audits by retailer: Albertsons/Safeway 27, ALDI 24, Costco 5, Food Lion 13, Kroger 21, Publix 11, Sam's Club 9, Target 29, Trader Joe's 9, Walmart 56, Whole Foods 8.
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Field Agent. (March 20, 2020). Out-of-stock rates of selected retailers due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States in March 2020* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109017/coronavirus-out-of-stock-rate-at-selected-retailers-us/
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Field Agent. (2020). Out-of-stock rates of selected retailers due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States in March 2020*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109017/coronavirus-out-of-stock-rate-at-selected-retailers-us/
Field Agent. "Out-of-stock Rates of Selected Retailers Due to Coronavirus (Covid-19) in The United States in March 2020*." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109017/coronavirus-out-of-stock-rate-at-selected-retailers-us/
Field Agent, Out-of-stock rates of selected retailers due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States in March 2020* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109017/coronavirus-out-of-stock-rate-at-selected-retailers-us/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Out-of-stock rates of selected retailers due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States in March 2020* [Graph], Field Agent, March 20, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1109017/coronavirus-out-of-stock-rate-at-selected-retailers-us/
