Supermarkets: Back to "Normal "?Following the implementation of the economic reopening process, in early November in some countries of the region the number of people visiting establishments identified as supermarkets was similar to the figures reported before the pandemic.Thursday, November 12, 2020
In mid-April 2020, the concentration of people in residential areas of cities reached its highest level, a situation explained by the mobility restrictions imposed by the covid-19 outbreak. (Image taken from the interactive report) The information system details that in the first week of November in Nicaraguan supermarkets a decrease of only -1% in the number of people who visited these types of stores was reported, when compared to the levels registered before the beginning of the health crisis. According to the interactive report, between the beginning of March and the first week of November, the number of Salvadoran consumers who attended the supermarkets fell by 6%. In Guatemala, a 12% drop was reported, and in Honduras, the drop was 14%. Panamanian and Costa Rican consumers are the most resistant to making purchases in physical supermarket establishments, since in the first days of November in Panama there was a decrease of 18% and in Costa Rica the drop was 20%. Although the drops in the number of consumers who make purchases in the physical stores of supermarket chains are still considerable, they are far from the decreases of up to 70% that were registered in April. Click here to access this report. Consumers Return to SupermarketsSeptember 2020 As part of the gradual reopening of commercial activities, an increase in the number of people who have moved to locations identified as supermarkets or pharmacies was reported in Central American countries during August. Consumers Move Away from Supermarkets AgainJuly 2020 Until the beginning of June, Central American countries reported a rise in the number of people who moved to locations identified as supermarkets or pharmacies, however, in recent weeks the trend was reversed. Consumers Begin to Return to SupermarketsJune 2020 In recent weeks, Central American countries have reported an increase in the number of people who have moved to locations identified as supermarkets or pharmacies. Visits to Quarantined Shops: Is the Trend Reversed?April 2020 Between February 2020 and Easter Week, visits to shops decreased between 40% and 90% in Central American countries, but since April 13 a change in the trend has been observed, reflecting a greater movement of people to shops and other businesses.
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