Can I have datasets about grocery market sales during COVID-19 time?

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Hi, I just joined the channel. Can I have datasets about grocery market sales during COVID-19 time?

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I am not aware that anybody here used any datasets specifically regarding grocery market sales. What is your research question? Can you provide a bit of context what specific data you are looking for? Some resources that @Jack_Lindsay_Kraken1 provided that might be relevant:

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@Zina_Kamal_University_of_kurdistan_Hewler @Ruowei_Yang_UM_Baltimore
You can use SafeGraph data to estimate foot traffic to grocery stores which should be correlated with sales.

You can use Facteus and/or other data partners in the Consortium to measure transaction data about grocery stores.

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Brand new here. What’s the difference between the Facteus data and the Affinity Solutions data, both of which appear to be about card transactions?

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@John_Rappaport_University_of_Chicago Please refer to the data dictionaries of both: Facteus data dictionary: Transactions Data Dictionary - Google Docs
Facteus data FAQ:
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Affinity Solutions data dictionary:
https://safegraphcovid19.slack.com/archives/C0129PCEAKB/p1587057621017000

To my understanding, Facteus data provides more information about the card type and the cardholder’s information, such as whether the card was used to deposit wages etc.