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thursday26 Mar 2020

Yelp Releases a Coronavirus Economic Impact Report for the US

https://www.searchenginejournal.com

Coronavirus is quickly reshaping every corner of the U.S. local economy — and Yelp data is reflecting the upheaval in real-time. Consumers are responding to fears of infection, social distancing recommendations, stay-at-home orders and mandated business closures by changing their behaviour around eating, shopping, planning their finances, and taking care of their health and beauty.

Categories That Are Rising

  • Blood & Plasma Donation Centers +206%
  • Imported Food Stores +172%
  • Fitness & Exercise Equipment +162%
  • Community-Supported Agriculture +157%
  • Hiking +135%
  • Mountain Biking +119%
  • Farms +116%
  • Ear Nose & Throat Doctor +103%
  • Food Delivery Services +72%
  • Guns & Ammo Stores +70%
  • Post Offices +68%
  • Pizza +53%
  • Hardware Stores +53%
  • Videos & Video Game Rental +41%
  • Check Cashing & Pay-day Loans +37%

Categories That Are Falling

  • Bowling -67%
  • Breweries -57%
  • Yoga -51%
  • Bridal Stores -49%
  • Shopping Centers -46%
  • French restaurants -45%
  • Amusement Parks -44%
  • Fitness & Instruction -43%
  • Coffee Roasteries -43%
  • Flea Markets -35%
  • Child Care & Day Care -33%
  • Buffet Restaurants -32%
  • Food Courts -32%
  • Tax Services -26%
  • Mortgage Lenders -22%

More info on Yelp.

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