Mobility trend in retail & recreation during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy 2020-2022

In March 2020, mobile users in Italy dramatically reduced their visits to retail and recreation facilities during the national lockdown due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In 2022, this scenario improved significantly compared to the first year of the health crisis. As of October 2022, data collected from applications using location trackers revealed that visits to retail and recreation facilities dropped by four percent in Italy. The percentage change was compared to the baseline represented by the average number of visits between January and February 2020. Overall, visits in Lombardy, the Italian region most affected by the coronavirus, decreased by seven percent in October 2022 compared to the baseline.