Burlington Stores - Scooping up Bed Bath and Beyond’s Real Estate
Bed Bath & Beyond's closure left a retail gap that off-price Burlington Stores will fill, taking over 44 locations across the country. How have these new Burlington locations performed compared to the foot traffic they received as Bed Bath & Beyond stores?
2024 Holiday Travel and Leisure Foot Traffic Trends
The end of the year is a time of bustling activity as many visit family and friends, go on vacation, and more. Using the latest location analytics for transportation hubs, hotels, museums, and aquariums, we uncover key trends in consumer behavior during the holiday season.
Convention Centers: Post-Pandemic Comeback
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.
Elongation of the 2024 Holiday Season Helped to Offset Shorter Peak Time Frame
This year's holiday season had one fewer week between Thanksgiving and Christmas, leading retailers to consolidate promotions and encourage repeat visits. We took a look at the visitation trends to see how well this strategy played out.
David’s Bridal and JCPenney: Finding the Right Fit
David’s Bridal and JCPenney have both emerged from bankruptcy proceedings with revitalized operational strategies. We took a closer look at the latest visit trends for the brands and uncovered how the demographics of their audiences have changed along with their real estate footprints.
Placer 100 Retail & Dining Index: A Robust Holiday Season
The Placer 100 Index for Retail and Dining is a dynamic list of leading retailers, providing insight into the wider trends impacting the retail and dining space. And while December had fewer shopping days in 2024 than in 2023, visits remained close to last year's.
Placer.ai Mall December 2024 Index: Recapping the Holiday Season
Malls continued to display their resilience once again in 2024, with traffic to indoor malls, outlet malls, and open-air shopping centers remaining essentially on par with 2023 levels, suggesting a strong positioning ahead of 2025.
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.