Deli department sales change due to COVID-19 in the United States as of May 2020

In mid-March 2020, deli cheese and meat sales saw a large increase compared to the previous years, as consumers stocked up in anticipation of coronavirus lockdowns in the United States. The deli department and deli-prepared foods saw no such bump, and as the pandemic has progressed both have seen a large decrease in sales compared to the previous year.

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