March 2020 US Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics: Traffic Falls by Over 60%, and Much More Steeply Toward the End of the Month

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Highlights from our March 2020 Retail Traffic report:

• March saw a significant decline in US retail traffic amidst the coronavirus pandemic, heavily impacted by the shutdowns implemented from the middle of the month.
• Apparel was hit badly as consumers reduced shopping for nonessential items.
• A high proportion of retailers think that the pandemic will have an impact on their businesses for more than two years, and about 80% of retailers have, or plan to implement, new health and safety practices in stores—according to a survey by RetailNext.