Covid 2.0 Blues: Retail Sales In May Only 21% Of Pre-Pandemic Levels
The New Indian Express Chennai|June 16, 2021
Stringent lockdowns across states have significantly hit the country’s retail businesses, which saw sales drop 79 per cent in May as against pre-Covid levels of 2019, according to estimates by the Retailers’ association of India (RaI).
Covid 2.0 Blues: Retail Sales In May Only 21% Of Pre-Pandemic Levels

In terms of retail categories, beauty, wellness and personal care saw the steepest decline at 87 per cent, followed by footwear which fell 86 per cent last month as against May 2019. The The quick-service restaurants witnessed a dip of 70 per cent, while the Food and grocery, the segment was relatively better placed with a decline of 34 per cent as compared to May 2019.

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