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Most Americans Not Very Comfortable Returning to Restaurants, Retail Stores and Hotels for Next Three Months, Survey ShowsSafetyCulture, the world's leading platform for workplace safety and efficiency, today debuted findings from a timely new national survey with partner YouGov, of 1198 U.S. consumer respondents. The survey assessed consumer comfort levels interacting with businesses over the next three months, and asked which actions they feel businesses must take to earn both employee and consumer trust and confidence. The survey clearly shows many consumers are uncomfortable visiting retailers, restaurants and hotels, and also that there are specific actions businesses can take now to earn both worker and consumer trust and confidence. As the U.S. gears up for Independence Day celebrations on July 4th, the country prepares for what many are calling "low key" celebrations. According to the new survey, however, many people may not be comfortable shopping for traditional hot dogs, hamburgers and drinks to celebrate the occasion, nor are they making plans to dine or stay out on the holiday, because many are still uncomfortable with visiting retail stores, restaurants and hotels. Key findings from the survey include the following:
This research is being released as part of the SafetyCulture Safely Back to Business initiative. The program supports companies globally at a time when safety has become the world's top business priority. The company has digitized guidance from governments and leading industry bodies into simple to use, and fully-customizable checklists. More than 100,000 checklist templates are currently available online here, free of charge, to support businesses in their efforts to keep customers and staff safe. More than 75,000 individuals worldwide are using SafetyCulture's iAuditor app to complete daily COVID-19 risk assessments and inspections. To download the app and access free COVID-19 checklists covering a wide range of industries, visit: https://safetyculture.com/covid-response/ For full survey results, please visit the following link: https://blog.safetyculture.com All figures, unless otherwise stated, are from YouGov Plc. Total sample size was 1198 adults. Fieldwork was undertaken between 24th - 25th June 2020. The survey was carried out online. The figures have been weighted and are representative of all U.S. adults (aged 18+). About SafetyCulture SafetyCulture is a global technology company which helps businesses around the world to achieve safer and higher quality workplaces with innovative audit technology. Its flagship product - iAuditor - is a mobile inspection platform that simplifies the auditing process, making it easy for anyone to monitor and manage safety and quality from a mobile device - 26,000 companies across the world complete over 600 million checks per year. For more information, please visit www.safetyculture.com. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200702005122/en/ |