Full Service Restaurants

Foot traffic to the Placer 100 Index for Retail & Dining - the top-performing chains identified by the Placer.ai platform - stabilized in March 2025, with fitness and dining leading the way.

With Q1 2025 behind us, we analyzed the performance of key retail and dining categories to understand how consumer sentiment is shaping visit trends across different segments.

Eatertainment concepts have grown in popularity as consumers continue to prioritize experiences. We dove into the latest location intelligence for one of the leaders in the space – Dave & Buster’s – to explore the consumer behavior and demographics behind its foot traffic growth.

With spring break upon us, we dove into the data to see how today’s college crowd allocates its dining dollars. Where do they like to eat out? And how can brands best cater to their preferences? 

Egg prices are skyrocketing, and breakfast-focused restaurants, where eggs are a staple, are feeling the impact. We took a look at visit data to some major breakfast chains to see how price increases are affecting their foot traffic.

See how Darden Restaurants, Inc. fared throughout 2024 and how things are shaping up at the start of 2025.

The Placer 100 Index for Retail and Dining uncovered some slight foot traffic downturns in February 2025 - but plenty of bright spots emerged too. We dive into the data to see which brands are thriving.

Dine Brands, which owns and operates IHOP, Applebee’s, and Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, is a major name in the full-service casual-dining restaurant segment. We took a look at how its two largest brands – IHOP and Applebee’s – performed in 2024.