As of April 13, 2020, 91 percent of U.S. consumers reported that they would be willing to resume at least some level of in-store shopping one there were no new COVID-19 cases in the United States. Almost two-thirds of respondents would be willing to visit local shops again as soon as the government had removed the restrictions. Four percent of respondents stated that because of the COVID-19 pandemic, they would never go out shopping again, even after "normal" times had returned.
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COVID-19: share of consumers that will resume shopping at local stores in the United States as of April 2020, by influencing factor
Characteristic
Share of respondents willing to resume some level of shopping
Available vaccine and/or drugs to treat
91%
No new cases in my country
91%
Number of new cases in my country slows
74%
Government removes restrictions
62%
I'm already comfortable doing this or will be as soon as they reopen
33%
I would never do this, even after we return to "normal" times
*This question was phrased by the source as follows: "When will you feel comfortable shopping?"
Respondents who are already comfortable with an activity are assumed to be comfortable with all other measures as well; respondents who selected "Government removes restrictions" are assumed to be comfortable with "Number of new cases in my country slows."
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BCG. (April 20, 2020). COVID-19: share of consumers that will resume shopping at local stores in the United States as of April 2020, by influencing factor [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115037/coronavirus-in-store-shopping-resumption-of-consumers-us/
BCG. "COVID-19: share of consumers that will resume shopping at local stores in the United States as of April 2020, by influencing factor." Chart. April 20, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115037/coronavirus-in-store-shopping-resumption-of-consumers-us/
BCG. (2020). COVID-19: share of consumers that will resume shopping at local stores in the United States as of April 2020, by influencing factor. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115037/coronavirus-in-store-shopping-resumption-of-consumers-us/
BCG. "Covid-19: Share of Consumers That Will Resume Shopping at Local Stores in The United States as of April 2020, by Influencing Factor." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115037/coronavirus-in-store-shopping-resumption-of-consumers-us/
BCG, COVID-19: share of consumers that will resume shopping at local stores in the United States as of April 2020, by influencing factor Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115037/coronavirus-in-store-shopping-resumption-of-consumers-us/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
COVID-19: share of consumers that will resume shopping at local stores in the United States as of April 2020, by influencing factor [Graph], BCG, April 20, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115037/coronavirus-in-store-shopping-resumption-of-consumers-us/
