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Retail Giants in 2024: Walmart, Costco, and Target's Competitive Edge
See how retail giants Walmart, Costco, and Target fared in the first half of 2024 – and explore factors contributing to their success.
August 23, 2024

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Walmart Goes to the Mall: Insights From the Monroeville Acquisition
Walmart’s recent acquisition of the Pittsburgh, PA-area Monroeville Mall signals a new chapter for the retail giant. Why did Walmart choose this particular property, what makes it such an appealing prospect – and what might the company do with the space? 
Lila Margalit
March 4, 2025
4 minutes
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Visitation Trends and Shopping Behaviors at Walmart & Target 
How did Walmart, Target, and wholesale clubs perform in 2024? What do early 2025 foot traffic trends tell us about superstores’ growth potential in the coming year? And what do visitation patterns at Target and Walmart reveal about the role each chain plays in the wider retail landscape?
Shira Petrack
February 18, 2025
3 minutes
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2024 Retail Foot Traffic Recap
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.
Ezra Carmel & Noam Maman
January 6, 2025
3 minutes
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Placer 100 Index: October 2024 Recap 
How are visits to the Placer 100 Index - a dynamic list of leading chains - faring as the year's fourth quarter begins? And what can visits tell us about the upcoming holiday season?
Shira Petrack
November 13, 2024
3 minutes
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Superstores and Wholesale Clubs Ahead of the Holidays
We took a closer look at visit performance across major wholesale clubs and superstores – Target, Walmart, Sam’s Club, BJ’s Wholesale, and Costco – to see what their 2024 performance and past holiday season visit patterns can tell us about what to expect this Q4 and holiday season.
Bracha Arnold & Lila Margalit
November 5, 2024
4 minutes
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Target’s October Circle Week: A Data-Driven Snapshot
What can location analytics tell us about how this year’s October Target Circle Week resonated with consumers? We dove into the data to find out. 
Lila Margalit
October 23, 2024
3 minutes
Industry Trends
The Industry Trends Report offers insight into how visitation has changed over time across a variety of industries and regions in the United States. Easily view foot traffic metrics and compare year-over-year changes for the industries and states that interest you.
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10 Top Brands to Watch in 2024
This report analyzes the latest location intelligence data to identify ten brands poised to succeed in 2024.
February 8, 2024
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Q3 2023 Quarterly Index
Read Placer.ai’s latest Quarterly Index to see how the Grocery, Superstores, Discount & Dollar Stores, C-Stores, Dining, Movie Theaters performed in Q3 2023.
October 19, 2023
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Superstore and Grocery Leaders Transforming Retail Media
Discover how major brands are driving innovation in the retail media space and how location intelligence can take in-store advertising to the next level.
September 28, 2023
9 minutes
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Retail’s New Media Power
Get a first look at the growing power of retail media networks. Learn how brick-and-mortar brands can measure reach and track impact to transform the advertising space.
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