A regional exploration of retail visits during the COVID-19 pandemic

Despite evidence that the COVID-19 pandemic has precipitated significant regional (economic) inequalities, there is a substantial lack of regional insight into the impacts of COVID-19 on the retail sector. In this study, using data from SafeGraph, we adopt a regional approach to explore how visits t...

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Auteurs principaux: Patrick Ballantyne, Alex Singleton, Les Dolega
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Langue:EN
Publié: Taylor & Francis Group 2021
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/b746a76f1d1842cfb04b7d91c30a6419
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Résumé:Despite evidence that the COVID-19 pandemic has precipitated significant regional (economic) inequalities, there is a substantial lack of regional insight into the impacts of COVID-19 on the retail sector. In this study, using data from SafeGraph, we adopt a regional approach to explore how visits to retail places changed during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Chicago Metropolitan area. In particular, we highlight that retail visits exhibited interesting spatio-temporal and structural trends.