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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%
IN N OVATIN G RELIABLE, PROV EN , COST-SAV IN G SOLUTION S FOR TH E CORRUGATED IN D USTRY SIN CE 1 9 3 2 Silver Sponsor
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BOXSCORE July/August 2021