Numerator Shopping Behavior Index to Monitor COVID-19 Impact

COVID-19 IMPACT

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The Numerator Shopping Behavior Index

Numerator is now publishing a weekly Shopping Behavior Index to provide needed visibility into consumer buying behavior shifts driven by the Coronavirus.

The Numerator Shopping Behavior Index tracks U.S. consumer buying behavior versus year ago across 18 retail channels covering the full omnichannel consumer buying experience. This provides needed visibility into shifts in consumer buying across retail channels, especially as they shift with the spread of the Coronavirus due to increased demand and limited inventory. This report will be available during the duration of the outbreak only.

Numerator publishes consumer behavior data in near real-time to provide brands and retailers the freshest insights available. The Numerator Shopping Behavior Index uses live data, which is essential to understanding dynamic conditions. Featuring live data, the Index refreshes with additional data uploads over time.

Non-essential channels continue slow growth as more states & cities lift stay-at-home orders

QSR spending reaches highest levels since mid-March as consumers remain out and about
Home Improvement boom continues as consumers enjoy warmer weather and increased time at home
Online maintains YoY growth, even as some states begin to ease restrictions on brick-and-mortar businesses

Overall trips per household reach 2019 levels as states and cities reopen

Home improvement sees elevated trips per household, with shoppers making more frequent trips to sustain their at-home habits
Trips per household remain elevated online, as customers replace in-store visits with online trips to avoid public places

Spend per trip remains up across nearly all brick-and-mortar channels

Dollar, food and mass channels hold steady with basket sizes roughly 1.2 to 1.3x what they were year ago
Specialty channel continues to spike

Households out shopping still down in many brick-and-mortar channels, but Club, Food, Liquor and Home Improvement have all returned to equal or higher levels than year ago

Online stays elevated versus year ago
Home improvement and liquor channels see elevated households shopping as consumers take advantage of better weather and continued time spent at home

Update: The Impact of COVID-19 on Consumer Behavior

We’re analyzing Numerator Insights data and surveying verified shoppers to understand how COVID-19 (Coronavirus) is impacting consumer behavior.

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