July/ Aug AICC BoxScore: Midyear Converters Roundtable

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Scoring Boxes

Furniture, electronics, appliance, and clothing stores were other large business sectors that saw substantial sales declines as a result of the pandemic. Overall, box shipments saw windfall growth from record-breaking online sales growth, as well as from the above-average growth at building supply and grocery stores, both of which sell products requiring above-average amounts of corrugated packaging per unit of sales. Dick Storat is president of Richard Storat & Associates. He can be reached at 610-282-6033 or storatre@aol.com.

2020 Retail Sales Change by Business Nonstore Retailers

21.3%

Building Materials

13.3%

Food & Beverage

11.1%

Sporting Goods

4.4%

General Merchandise

2.3%

Retail ex Auto & Gas

2.0%

Health & Personal Care

1.4%

Motor Vehicle & Parts

1.1%

Retail & Food Service

0.4%

-1.0%

Miscellaneous Stores Furniture

- 15.1%

Electronic & Appliances Food Services & Drinking Places Clothing Source: Census, RSA INC.

-5.9%

-19.3%

-26.0%

-35.0%

-25.0%

-15.0%

-5.0%

5.0%

15.0%

25.0%

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BOXSCORE July/August 2021


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