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Coronavirus threatens US malls as nearly six in 10 shoppers plan to avoid such areas if the outbreak worsens, survey says

A woman wearing a face mask and gloves rides an escalator at a mostly empty shopping mall in Beijing, Friday, February 28, 2020.Nearly six in 10 people said they plan to avoid public areas such as shopping malls if the coronavirus outbreak worsens, according to a survey by Coresight Research. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more storiesUS shopping malls could be "hit hard" if the coronavirus outbreak worsens, according to a new survey by Coresight Research.

Roughly 27.5% of respondents said they are already avoiding public areas and changing travel arrangements due to the virus. About 47% of those people said they are avoiding shopping malls, according to the survey, which polled 1,934 US adults this week."The broader leisure and services industry is likely to see hits to movie theaters, restaurants and sports events, with our survey recording high levels of avoidance or possible future avoidance if the outbreak worsens," Weinswig said.

 

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