Marketing & Advertising

Find out all the thoughts Chris Walton has had about retail throughout Q1 2025. Which brands are thriving, which are poised for a turnaround, and who may be on the decline?

Convention centers were impacted in a major way during the pandemic, effects that linger still today. We took a closer look at some of the visitation data to these centers to see how convention center traffic trends and visitor demographics have shifted since pre-pandemic.

With 2024 firmly in the rearview mirror, we look back on the year’s retail foot traffic trends and what they may signal for 2025. Read on for a closer analysis of the retail categories and states that excelled at driving growth.

Professional sports rank among the most profitable industries for sponsorships and brand partnerships. Today, we took a look at two sponsorships – between DICK’s Sporting Goods and the Boston Celtics and Red Sox, between BIGGBY COFFEE and the Detroit Tigers – to explore the impact of these deals. 

In December 2023, Placer.ai released the white paper: The Retail Opportunity of Stadiums Below is a taste of our findings. To read more data-driven consumer research, visit our resource library.