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Halloween’s 2024 Retail & Dining Impact – Party City Carries the Season

Every year, consumers head to the shops for costumes, spooky yard decorations, candy and Halloween supplies. Many dining chains also roll out Halloween-themed offers. We take a look at the data to find out how Halloween 2024 impacted retail and dining visits.

Shira Petrack

November 7, 2024

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Placer Bytes: CVS and Floor & Decor

In this Placer Bytes, we dive into pharmacy giant CVS and one of the biggest surprises in retail, Floor & Decor.

Ethan Chernofsky

February 11, 2021

2021 Fast Starts

2020 was certainly not the greatest year ever for offline retail, but its effects may already be driving strength for some brands in 2021. While this year will hopefully be marked by a strong recovery amid COVID’s declining effects, some brands are already showing clear strength.

Ethan Chernofsky

February 9, 2021

Placer Bytes: Pets and Shoes

In this Placer Bytes, we dive into two retail segments that seem impervious to the pandemic’s effects - pets and shoes.

Ethan Chernofsky

February 8, 2021

Placer Bytes: Office Supply Opportunity & Market by Macy's

In this Placer Bytes, we dive into the office supplies sector and the data from Macy’s outdoor concept - Market by Macy’s.

Ethan Chernofsky

February 4, 2021

Placer Bytes: Retail Look back, Southeastern IPO

In this Placer Bytes, we take a look at overall retail performance in 2020 and 2021 and dive into Southeastern’s Winn Dixie - even without their IPO.

Ethan Chernofsky

February 3, 2021

Placer Bytes: Yum! Brands & Chipotle

In this Placer Bytes we dove into the Q4 data surrounding the Yum! Brands’s portfolio, Chipotle and how 2021 has kicked off for these QSR leaders.

Jocelyn Bauer

February 2, 2021

Thoughts on GameStop & AMC

To be clear, the stock price surges for GameStop and AMC had little, if not nothing, to do with their offline traffic, online traffic, or any other normal metric.

Ethan Chernofsky

February 1, 2021

Placer Bytes: Athleisure Check-In, Citi Trends & Friendly's

In this Placer Bytes, we dive into the athleisure sector, the announcement by Citi Trends of 100 new stores, and the acquisition of Friendly’s by the Amici Partners Group.

Ethan Chernofsky

January 28, 2021

Placer Bytes: Making Sense of Tractor Supply & IKEA

In this Placer Bytes, we dive into Tractor Supply’s success and analyze what’s hurting IKEA.

Ethan Chernofsky

January 26, 2021

Placer Bytes: McDonald's, Whole Foods and Amazon

In this Placer Bytes, we dive into the Q4 performances of McDonald’s and Whole Foods and one element that prepared Amazon for a stellar Q4.

Ethan Chernofsky

January 25, 2021

Placer Bytes: Starbucks & Tuesday Morning

In this Placer Bytes, we dive into Starbucks and Tuesday Morning to see just how bright 2021 could be for both brands.

Ethan Chernofsky

January 21, 2021

2020 Q4 Index: The Grocery Sector

One of the sectors less affected by the pandemic was the wider grocery space; yet even here, there were dramatic changes in shopping behavior. How did this affect the sector from a larger perspective?

Ethan Chernofsky

January 19, 2021

Halloween’s 2024 Retail & Dining Impact – Party City Carries the Season

Checking in With Department Stores: Nordstrom and Macy’s

Superstores and Wholesale Clubs Ahead of the Holidays

Home Depot and Lowe’s Heading Into the Holidays

Starbucks and Dutch Bros: Short Visits Lead the Way

Want to take a deeper dive?

Placer Bytes: CVS and Floor & Decor

2021 Fast Starts

Placer Bytes: Pets and Shoes

Placer Bytes: Office Supply Opportunity & Market by Macy's

Placer Bytes: Retail Look back, Southeastern IPO

Placer Bytes: Yum! Brands & Chipotle

Thoughts on GameStop & AMC

Placer Bytes: Athleisure Check-In, Citi Trends & Friendly's

Placer Bytes: Making Sense of Tractor Supply & IKEA

Placer Bytes: McDonald's, Whole Foods and Amazon

Placer Bytes: Starbucks & Tuesday Morning

2020 Q4 Index: The Grocery Sector

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