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Coronavirus Insights: US Survey Update—How Covid-19 Has Changed the Way Consumers Shop for Apparel (Full Report)

Our latest survey report provides a detailed update on US consumers’ behaviors, concerns and expectations amid the coronavirus crisis, with a focus on the implications for retail. This week, we focus on changing consumer shopping behaviors in the apparel category, asking new questions about product returns. We also discuss shoppers’ current online spending habits and avoidance of public places, as well as what activities they expect to do in the next two weeks. Our consumer survey was undertaken on July 1.

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Coronavirus Insights: US Survey Update—Signs of a Slowdown in Online Grocery Shopping (Full Report)

Our latest survey report provides a detailed update on US consumers’ behaviors, concerns and expectations amid the coronavirus crisis, with a focus on the implications for retail. With lockdowns easing and retail beginning to reopen, we discuss shoppers’ expectations for the period after lockdowns end, including what activities they expect to do in the next two weeks. Our consumer survey was undertaken on June 17.

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Coronavirus Insights: US Survey Update—What Consumers Are Doing and Expect To Do as Lockdowns End and Retail Reopens (Full Report)

Our latest survey report provides a detailed update on US consumers’ behaviors, concerns and expectations amid the coronavirus crisis, with a focus on the implications for retail. With lockdowns easing and retail beginning to reopen, we discuss shoppers’ expectations for the period after lockdowns end, including what activities they expect to do in the next two weeks. Our consumer survey was undertaken on June 10.

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Coronavirus Insights: US Survey Update—Consumers Remain Cautious and Selective Toward Post-Lockdown Activities (Full Report)

Our latest survey report provides a detailed updated on US consumers’ behaviors, concerns and expectations amid the coronavirus crisis, with a focus on the implications for retail. We discuss shoppers’ expectations for the period after lockdowns end, including what they expect to do in the month after lockdowns end. Our consumer survey was undertaken on May 20.

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US and China Quarterly Economic Update: Coronavirus Inflicted Economic Harm to Both Countries in 1Q20

Recently released data from the US and China show both economies being impacted by the global coronavirus pandemic in the first quarter of 2020. US GDP declined to the lowest level since the Global Recession in 2008, and China’s GDP contracted for the first time in nearly 30 years. Furthermore, due to the Covid-19 crisis, industrial output in both nations fell significantly.

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