May 2020 US Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics: Traffic Declines by Over 83%, Slowing Toward the End of the Month

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In this report, we assess US retail traffic in May 2020, covering weekly shopper traffic trends, traffic by retailer vertical, traffic trends for reopened stores, regional traffic trends and traffic by retailer location type.  

Highlights from our May 2020 Retail Traffic report: 

• Although May saw a deep year-over-year decline in store traffic, it represented an improvement from April as many states began to lift coronavirus-led lockdowns. 
• Nonessential retailers have been severely impacted by Covid-19 store closures—with the apparel sector experiencing the largest traffic decline. 
• Declines varied by region due to the phased approaches to retail reopening taken by different states.