Reasons to Read

This report provides select findings from Coresight Research’s August 5 survey of US consumers on the coronavirus crisis. We asked respondents about the impact of the pandemic on their behaviors and expectations, with a focus on implications for retailers.

This report is available for free and can be accessed by registering for a free account. We highlight three selected findings from our weekly survey:

• How consumers have spent their first stimulus check—with a focus on the prioritization of basic financial obligations versus discretionary retail spending
• Whether respondents are currently avoiding public areas or travel
• Whether respondents are buying more online than they used to

Our full report is available to premium subscribers and includes further findings:

• How consumers plan to spend any second stimulus check
• A full list of the public areas or travel that consumers are avoiding
• What activities respondents have done in the past two weeks and what they expect to do in the next two weeks
• Whether respondents are buying more or less of any retail categories as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak and, if so, which types of products
• Whether US shoppers are making more purchases online during the coronavirus outbreak and, if so, which categories

Our latest research provides an update to our previous reports, which were based on surveys undertaken on July 29, July 22, July 15, July 8, July 1, June 24, June 17, June 10, June 3, May 27, May 20, May 13, May 6, April 29, April 22, April 15, April 8, April 1, March 25 and March 17–18.

In addition to this survey, Coresight Research is publishing ongoing coverage on the coronavirus outbreak, which can be accessed here.