“Retail has to demonstrate that they are a safe place to shop, that coming here is still the right thing to do, and we’re going to take care of you.” said Erik Rosenstrauch, a retail marketing expert and CEO of FUEL Partnerships agency.
In late March, data showed that there was nearly a 1:1 correlation between changing share of food industry visits from restaurants to retail, according to Rosenstrauch. Traditional restaurant traffic fell at nearly the same rate that retail foodservice traffic rose.