The source adds that from March 2021, weekly and MTD numbers are compared to 2019 as stores began closing in March 2020 due to COVID-19.
Periods are defined based on the Fiscal 4-5-4 Retail Calender.
7+ million shopping trips were analyzed in data sets across specialty and larger format retail stores the Continental United States.
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Retail traffic change in the U.S. August 2021, by store type
In August 2021, retail traffic to apparel stores in the United States was approximately ** percent lower when compared to the same period in 2019. Since the beginning of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, health & beauty, furniture, and jewelry stores suffered greatly in terms of falling visitor numbers.
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Change in shopper traffic in retail stores in the United States in August 2021 compared to August 2019, by store type [Graph], RetailNext, September 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1224114/monthly-shoppers-traffic-in-retail-stores-united-states/
