Healthy Home Living Needs Drive Appliance Sales Gains Early in COVID-19 Crisis

U.S. dollar sales of small appliances grew nearly 8% over the week ending March 14, 2020 compared to the same period in 2019. According to weekly retail tracking data from The NPD Group, a leading global information company, sales of home environment products like water filtration devices and air purifiers drove more than half of the small appliance incremental dollar growth as consumers increased their focus on survival needs and healthy home living during the COVID-19 crisis.