C-store retailers' outlook for shopper foot traffic in the U.S. 2021, by quarter

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Jan 14, 2025

As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic begins to subside over the course of 2021, optimism among convenience store retailers in the United States begins to rise. While only about a quarter of retailers were optimistic about shopper foot traffic in c-stores in the first quarter of 2021, nearly 70 percent believed it would improve by the fourth quarter of the year.

Share of convenience store retailers that are optimistic or pessimistic about foot traffic due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United States in 2021, by quarter

Characteristic	Pessimistic	Optimistic
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Statistic: Share of convenience store retailers that are optimistic or pessimistic about foot traffic due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United States in 2021, by quarter

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February 2021

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Region

United States

Survey time period

Late December 2020

Number of respondents

1,717*

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* Specifically, a total of 71 member companies, representing a cumulative 1,717 stores, participated in the survey.

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