COVID-19 Insights from Dosh

The abrupt change in the way we operate in our day-to-day lives amidst COVID-19 affects consumer spending habits and has caused shock waves across communities, businesses and economies around the world. Explore insights from the Dosh Data Lab below and check back regularly for updates.

Consumer Spending Behavior

Increasingly, every category is being impacted by social distancing, whether it be retailers, restaurants or travel.What is the before and after picture of shopping during this unprecedented time? How are people reacting to city-lockdowns? How do shopping behaviors now compare against other peak shopping times?

Gasoline Stations

Gasoline stations visitations were 2.8x high as they normally were in the 3 month period

Grocery

In the same vein, food and nutrition was the next priority: foot traffic to grocery stores were nearly 2.9x as high as they were on average in Q1 2020

Mass Retail

Mass retail store followed suit with visits 2.7x as high as they were in Q1 2020

Alcohol

Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores saw steady increases in visitation after the lockdown towards end of March peaking at a 1.7x index

Consumer Spending Behavior

Current vs. Black Friday/Cyber Monday

+66% Current consumer spend vs. Black Friday/Cyber Monday +66% in avg purchase amount $ / user

Consumer Perceptions

In a time when money is more top-of-mind than ever, we asked Dosh subscribers how they’re feeling about spending, where they’re spending, and what influences their spending amidst a pandemic. Twenty five thousand people shared their thoughts.

Consumer Perceptions

How they’re spending