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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTraffic at Walmart, Costco and Target falls for the first time in weeks
as coronavirus stockpiling behavior shiftsTraffic at Walmart, Costco and Target dropped for the first time in the weeks since the coronavirus pandemic ramped up in the U.S., according to Placer.ai.
Walmart traffic was down 6.7% year-over-year for the third week of March. The previous week, traffic was up 18.4%.
At Costco, traffic fell 8.7% year-over-year for the third week of March. The second week of March, traffic jumped 34.7%.
And at Target , traffic slumped 20.5% in the third week of March after climbing 19.2% year-over-year the previous week.
At each of the three retailers, traffic grew the last week of February and the first week of March.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/traffic-at-walmart-costco-and-target-falls-for-the-first-time-in-weeks-as-coronavirus-stockpiling-behavior-shifts/ar-BB11YJcA?li=BBnbfcN&ocid=hplocalnews
I was at Costco yesterday. Can't recall a time where I've seen so few people.
They still were short of toilet paper, hand sanitizer and the like.
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Traffic at Walmart, Costco and Target falls for the first time in weeks (Original Post)
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Mar 2020
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Kingofalldems
(38,487 posts)1. I understand that the Costco up the road from me--
has toilet paper stacked from the front of the store to the back.
lpbk2713
(42,766 posts)2. I went to Publix today and the paper goods aisle wasn't totally depleted.
Unlike last week.
SKKY
(11,823 posts)3. I was at Sam's Club about an hour ago...
...very, very slow. Hardly anyone there and tons of food. They even had toilet paper. I feel like once the initial rush was over, folks have kinda hunkered down.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)4. Are the hoarders satiated?
Disgusting!
shanti
(21,675 posts)5. Tomorrow is payday for many
Next week, traffic will probably increase.
Nululu
(842 posts)6. Great news
It was insane
JCMach1
(27,574 posts)7. been predicting this for a week. Full-stores NO MONEY
msongs
(67,453 posts)8. oddly enuff hoarders were not after broccoli so there is literally tons of that nt