A regional exploration of retail visits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue 1 (1st January 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ballantyne, Patrick; Singleton, Alex; Dolega, Les
• Is Part Of: Regional studies, regional science. Volume 8:Issue 1(2021)
• Page Start: 366
• Page End: 370
• Publication Date: 2021-01-01
• Subjects: Retail -- COVID-19 -- visualisation; Regional planning -- Periodicals; Regional economics -- Periodicals; Regional economics; Regional planning; Periodicals; 300
• DOI: 10.1080/21681376.2021.1973548
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2168-1376

Abstract

ABSTRACT: 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.