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In this report, we explore the impacts of the coronavirus crisis on the home and home-improvement sector—including on sales, spending, store closures and retailer bankruptcies.

We present an outlook for the remainder of 2020, covering the following content:

• Expectations for the furniture retail and home-improvement retail subsectors, which have so far seen polarized performances this year
• Major home and home-improvement retailers’ temporary store closures during Covid-19 shutdowns—and subsequent reopenings
• A breakdown of expectations for the recovery and growth of the sector through the year
• Trend analysis and insights—including e-commerce and furniture-as-a-service startups

To analyze the sector, we look closely at select US retailers—including Home Depot, Lowe’s, RH, Tractor Supply, Wayfair and Williams-Sonoma.