Deep Dive 11 minutes PremiumUS Consumer Tracker: Consumers Spend Stimulus Checks on Bills and Essentials (Full Report) Coresight Research February 15, 2021 What's InsideCoresight Research’s February 8 survey provides a detailed update on US consumers’ behaviors, concerns and expectations amid the coronavirus crisis, with a focus on the implications for US retail. Our tracker questions cover the following: How consumers have spent or plan to spend their second stimulus checks What product categories respondents had purchased in-store and online in the past two weeks Which retailers respondents had bought food and nonfood products from in the past two weeks What activities respondents have done in the past two weeks Whether respondents are currently avoiding public areas—and which types of places they are avoiding We also present findings and trend data on what consumers are buying more and less of than pre-pandemic. If you do not have a premium subscription, you can access select findings in a complimentary abridged report. Click here to view all of our weekly survey reports. CONTENTS What’s the Story? How Consumers Used and Plan To Use Their Stimulus Checks Consumers Use Stimulus Checks on Essentials What Shoppers Are Buying and Which Retailers They Are Buying From What Consumers Bought In-Store and Online Which Retailers Consumers Purchased Food and Nonfood Products From What Shoppers Are Doing and Where They Are Going Consumers Appear Cautious Nearly 85% of Consumers Are Currently Avoiding Public Places Reviewing Trend Data in Current Purchasing Behavior What Consumers Are Currently Buying More Of and Less Of What We Think Methodology This report is for paying subscribers only. Already a paying subscriber? Please log in to see the entire report.If you wish to learn more about our subscription plans and become a paying subscriber, click here. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: April 2024 US Retail Sales Outlook: Projecting Low-Single-Digit Growth Amid Growing Disposable IncomeDay One at NRF 2024: Retail’s Big Show—Building Community and Leveraging Technology Drives Retail SuccessChina Consumer Tracker: More Consumers Are Making Discretionary PurchasesWeinswig’s Weekly: Roblox and Fortnite Set the Stage for the Developing Metaverse