Small Business Impact Report

CardFlight Small Business Impact Report for August 5, 2020

Active small businesses in our sample up 1.8%. July sales ended 61.1% above the baseline month and 6.5% above June.

CardFlight Small Business Impact Report for July 29, 2020

Sales held steady week-over-week. Food and Drink businesses saw the biggest increases, up 5% last week.

CardFlight Small Business Impact Report for July 22, 2020

Sales reach record high levels: up 2.6% week-over-week —now 25% above the baseline week of March 2–8.

CardFlight Small Business Impact Report for July 15, 2020

Sales steady week-over-week (up 1.2%); transaction counts back down to pre-Fourth of July holiday levels.

CardFlight Small Business Impact Report for July 9, 2020

Sales held steady last week; seasonal trends bring transaction counts up 11.4%

CardFlight Small Business Impact Report for July 1, 2020

Another week of relative stability: sales up nearly 2% week-over-week.

CardFlight Small Business Impact Report for June 24, 2020

Overall sales remain steady week-over-week and are now up 20% over the pre-COVID baseline.

CardFlight Small Business Impact Report for June 17, 2020

Sales hold steady week-over-week; contactless payments up 60% over the pre-COVID baseline.

CardFlight Small Business Impact Report for June 10, 2020

Last week’s sales were 20.8% above the pre-COVID baseline, representing the largest single-week increase to date.

CardFlight Small Business Impact Report for June 3, 2020

While sales at small businesses were down 5.5% week-over-week, most of the downturn is attributable to the Memorial Day holiday.

CardFlight Small Business Impact Report for May 28, 2020

Sales up 12% last week, the largest week-over-week increase since early March.

CardFlight Small Business Impact Report for May 21, 2020

For the second full week of May, sales at small businesses increased 3.1% over the previous week.

CardFlight Small Business Impact Report for May 13, 2020

Sales down just 3.3% over the baseline week; number of active merchants grew for the 3rd straight week.

CardFlight Small Business Impact Report for May 6, 2020

Sales at small businesses were up 11.1% last week—just 12.6% below our baseline week of March 2–8, 2020.

CardFlight Small Business Impact Report for April 29, 2020

Sales were flat but transactions increased by 6%, maintaining an important trend line that bodes well for small businesses

CardFlight Small Business Impact Report for April 22, 2020

Another week of (mostly) positive news for small businesses: Sales up nearly 13% last week, number of transactions up 18%

CardFlight Small Business Impact Report for April 15, 2020

While overall sales are down or flat, number of transactions are increasing in many verticals.

CardFlight Small Business Impact Report: April 8, 2020

Transactions increased by 5.7% during the first week of April. The rate of small businesses closing their operations also decreased.

CardFlight Small Business Impact Report: April 1, 2020

Sales down 50% — but the decline varies by industry vertical, level of urban density, time-of-day, and more.

CardFlight Small Business Impact Report: March 26, 2020

Sales at small businesses are declining fast. But there are some bright spots.

CardFlight Small Business Impact Report: March 19, 2020

Small business sales are down 4.3% from week of March 2 to the week of March 9.