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MEA Retail Weekly Survey: Coronavirus Effect - Week Ending 4/3/2020

As of today, is your retail location open for business?

  • Answered: 123
  • Skipped: 0
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YesNo
Yes
63.41%
78
No
36.59%
45
TOTAL123
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Which State or Province are you located?

  • Answered: 123
  • Skipped: 0
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ABAKALARAZBCCACOCTDEFLGAHIIAILINIAKSKYLAMAMBMDMEMIMNMOMSMTNBNCNDNENHNSNTNVNYOHOKONORPAQCRISCSKTNTXUTVAWAWVWY
Other (please
specify)
AB
0.81%
1
AK
0.00%
0
AL
1.63%
2
AR
0.00%
0
AZ
0.81%
1
BC
0.00%
0
CA
14.63%
18
CO
0.00%
0
CT
1.63%
2
DE
0.00%
0
FL
3.25%
4
GA
0.81%
1
HI
1.63%
2
IA
2.44%
3
IL
5.69%
7
IN
5.69%
7
IA
0.00%
0
KS
0.00%
0
KY
1.63%
2
LA
4.88%
6
MA
0.00%
0
MB
0.00%
0
MD
0.81%
1
ME
0.81%
1
MI
0.81%
1
MN
2.44%
3
MO
3.25%
4
MS
2.44%
3
MT
0.00%
0
NB
0.00%
0
NC
4.07%
5
ND
0.00%
0
NE
1.63%
2
NH
0.00%
0
NS
0.00%
0
NT
0.00%
0
NV
0.00%
0
NY
3.25%
4
OH
4.88%
6
OK
1.63%
2
ON
0.81%
1
OR
0.00%
0
PA
5.69%
7
QC
0.00%
0
RI
0.81%
1
SC
2.44%
3
SK
0.81%
1
TN
1.63%
2
TX
7.32%
9
UT
0.00%
0
VA
1.63%
2
WA
0.00%
0
WV
0.81%
1
WY
0.00%
0
Other (please specify)
6.50%
8
TOTAL123

When did you close?

  • Answered: 44
  • Skipped: 79
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This weekLast WeekTwo Weeks agoThree weeks ago
A month or
more ago
This week
18.18%
8
Last Week
47.73%
21
Two Weeks ago
34.09%
15
Three weeks ago
0.00%
0
A month or more ago
0.00%
0
TOTAL44

Why did you close? (Select all that apply.)

  • Answered: 44
  • Skipped: 79
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Local mandate
related to
coronavirus
Lack of
customers
Lack of staffLack of product
Other (please
specify)
Local mandate related to coronavirus
90.91%
40
Lack of customers
29.55%
13
Lack of staff
4.55%
2
Lack of product
0.00%
0
Other (please specify)
18.18%
8
Total Respondents: 44 

Before you closed, what steps did your store as take a result of the effects of the coronavirus pandemic? (Select all that apply.)

  • Answered: 44
  • Skipped: 79
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Extensive /
ongoing
cleaning
Limited
customer
contact / entry
Canceled
appointments
Reduced staff
Shortened
workdays or
work week
Reduced,
postponed or
canceled...
None of the
above / N/A
Other (please
specify)
Extensive / ongoing cleaning
70.45%
31
Limited customer contact / entry
61.36%
27
Canceled appointments
22.73%
10
Reduced staff
25.00%
11
Shortened workdays or work week
25.00%
11
Reduced, postponed or canceled product orders from vendors
18.18%
8
None of the above / N/A
4.55%
2
Other (please specify)
4.55%
2
Total Respondents: 44 

What steps been taken in your store as a result of the effects of the coronavirus pandemic? (Select all that apply.)

  • Answered: 76
  • Skipped: 47
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Extensive /
ongoing
cleaning
Limited
customer
contact / entry
Canceled
appointments
Reduced staff
Shortened
workdays or
work week
Reduced,
postponed or
canceled...
Applied for a
small business
loan
None of the
above / N/A
Other (please
specify)
Extensive / ongoing cleaning
86.84%
66
Limited customer contact / entry
78.95%
60
Canceled appointments
27.63%
21
Reduced staff
50.00%
38
Shortened workdays or work week
44.74%
34
Reduced, postponed or canceled product orders from vendors
42.11%
32
Applied for a small business loan
48.68%
37
None of the above / N/A
1.32%
1
Other (please specify)
5.26%
4
Total Respondents: 76 

Are you experiencing an inability to get products from vendors?

  • Answered: 75
  • Skipped: 48
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Yes, and it's
a significant
problem
Yes, but it's
a minor
issueright now
No
Other (please
specify)
Yes, and it's a significant problem
2.67%
2
Yes, but it's a minor issueright now
56.00%
42
No
38.67%
29
Other (please specify)
2.67%
2
TOTAL75

Have any of your vendors provided special payment terms?

  • Answered: 75
  • Skipped: 48
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Yes, all of
them
Yes, some of
them
No, they have
not
Other (please
specify)
Yes, all of them
1.33%
1
Yes, some of them
29.33%
22
No, they have not
62.67%
47
Other (please specify)
6.67%
5
TOTAL75

How has your customer flow been affected?

  • Answered: 75
  • Skipped: 48
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Drastically
reduced
Somewhat
reduced
Minimally
reduced
No effectIncreased
Drastically reduced
69.33%
52
Somewhat reduced
17.33%
13
Minimally reduced
10.67%
8
No effect
1.33%
1
Increased
1.33%
1
TOTAL75

Have you resorted to other work in addition to your traditional offerings?

  • Answered: 75
  • Skipped: 48
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YesNo
Yes
17.33%
13
No
82.67%
62
TOTAL75
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What other work has your location taken on?

  • Answered: 11
  • Skipped: 112

What have been the results of the additional work?

  • Answered: 13
  • Skipped: 110
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We have
received
additional...
Minimal effectNo effect
Other (please
specify)
We have received additional business
7.69%
1
Minimal effect
61.54%
8
No effect
23.08%
3
Other (please specify)
7.69%
1
TOTAL13

Has your location engaged in any special advertising or promotions as a result of the effects of the coronavirus pandemic?

  • Answered: 74
  • Skipped: 49
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YesNo
Yes
24.32%
18
No
75.68%
56
TOTAL74
Q14 w

What special advertising or promotion has your location engaged in?

  • Answered: 17
  • Skipped: 106

What have been the results of the advertising or promotion?

  • Answered: 18
  • Skipped: 105
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We have
received
additional...
Minimal effectNo effect
Other (please
specify)
We have received additional business
5.56%
1
Minimal effect
72.22%
13
No effect
22.22%
4
Other (please specify)
0.00%
0
TOTAL18
Q16 w

Would you like to provide your thoughts or comments on the current situation? If so, please do so here. We may share your comments with the mobile electronics community.

  • Answered: 26
  • Skipped: 97
Q17 w

Thanks for your help! If you woudl like your answers possibly featured in Mobile Electronics magazine or on me-mag.com. Please provide us with your contact information below.

  • Answered: 55
  • Skipped: 68
100.00%
55
Company:
100.00%
55
Position:
89.09%
49
100.00%
55
100.00%
55
98.18%
54
98.18%
54
96.36%
53
Website:
67.27%
37

Compared to the same month year, how do you estimate this month's sales so far?

  • Answered: 100
  • Skipped: 23
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Up 10 percent
or more
Up less than
10 percent
Even with last
year
Down less than
5 percent
Down 5-10
percent
Down 10-15
percent
Down 15-20
percent
Down more than
20 percent
Up 10 percent or more
5.00%
5
Up less than 10 percent
6.00%
6
Even with last year
5.00%
5
Down less than 5 percent
5.00%
5
Down 5-10 percent
13.00%
13
Down 10-15 percent
4.00%
4
Down 15-20 percent
12.00%
12
Down more than 20 percent
50.00%
50
TOTAL100