As of March 16, 2020, 21 percent of U.S. consumers reported that they were concerned about going to local stores because of the coronavirus pandemic. This figure was nine percent as recently as March 9th.
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Share of consumers worried about visiting retail stores due to the coronavirus in the United States in March 2020, by week*
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BCG. (March 23, 2020). Share of consumers worried about visiting retail stores due to the coronavirus in the United States in March 2020, by week* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106007/coronavirus-concern-about-local-store-visits-by-week-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
BCG. "Share of consumers worried about visiting retail stores due to the coronavirus in the United States in March 2020, by week*." Chart. March 23, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106007/coronavirus-concern-about-local-store-visits-by-week-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
BCG. (2020). Share of consumers worried about visiting retail stores due to the coronavirus in the United States in March 2020, by week*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106007/coronavirus-concern-about-local-store-visits-by-week-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
BCG. "Share of Consumers Worried about Visiting Retail Stores Due to The Coronavirus in The United States in March 2020, by Week*." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106007/coronavirus-concern-about-local-store-visits-by-week-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
BCG, Share of consumers worried about visiting retail stores due to the coronavirus in the United States in March 2020, by week* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106007/coronavirus-concern-about-local-store-visits-by-week-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited March 17, 2025)
Share of consumers worried about visiting retail stores due to the coronavirus in the United States in March 2020, by week* [Graph], BCG, March 23, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106007/coronavirus-concern-about-local-store-visits-by-week-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed