Insight ReportUS Consumer Tracker: Consumers Spend Stimulus Checks on Bills and Essentials (Select Findings) Coresight Research February 15, 2021 Reasons to ReadThis report provides select findings from Coresight Research’s February 8 survey of US consumers on their behaviors and expectations, with a focus on implications for retailers. This week, we discuss how consumers have spent or plan to spend their second stimulus checks and what public places consumers are avoiding. This report is available for free and can be accessed by registering for a free account. We highlight selected findings from our weekly survey across three key topics: How consumers have spent or plan to spend their second stimulus checks What activities consumers have done in the past two weeks Which retailers consumers bought food and nonfood products from Our full report is available to premium subscribers and includes further findings on shoppers’ current online spending habits and the retailers they shopped at. Click here to view all of our weekly survey reports. Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Holiday 2025: Black Friday Preview—Value, AI and Extended Promotions To Drive Sales This YearAnalyst Corner: Five Key Insights from US Black Friday 2025 and What They Mean for the Rest of Holiday 2025, with Anand KumarAmazon Prime Day 2025 Wrap-Up: US Purchase Rate Jumps as Retail Rivalry Heats Up—Exclusive Data InsightsWeekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 35: Netflix Heads to the Mall as Claire’s Shutters Nearly 300 Stores