The Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on the Selling of LPG and Mineral Water at Grocery Store “X

Covid-19 pandemic has brought a big impact on every aspect live, especially in the economic sector. Many business owners complain that their business worsen during the pandemic. This research intends to discover the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on the selling of two main commodities, LPG (liquid petroleum gas) and mineral water. The data for this research were the sales data of LPG and Mineral Water for 6 months, 3 months before the Covid and 3 months after the Covid. The data were taken from Grocery Store “X”, a small-medium enterprise (SME) located in Bekasi, Indonesia. The data were analyzed using non-parametric method with multi-level test Wilcoxson for paired samples. Results revealed that there is no significant difference between the selling of LPG and mineral water before and after the Covid-19 pandemics. Moreover, the owner also confirmed that there are no significant changes in their business. Thus, this research implied that the pandemic did not affect all businesses the same way and business owners have to adapt to new ways of doing business to be able to survive in this era.