Home Depot and Lowe’s Heading Into the Holidays
A cool housing market, still-high interest rates, and other economic headwinds have weighed on the home improvement industry this year. But how did category leaders The Home Depot and Lowe’s fare in Q3 2024 – and what lies ahead for them this holiday season?
Discount and Dollar Chains Continue to Thrive
With H1 2023 firmly in the rearview mirror, we checked in with the discount and dollar segment – a category that has been propelled forward in recent months by consumers trading down in the face of inflation. Into July, leading discount and dollar chains continued to perform remarkably well.
Off-Price: Succeeding Into Summer
Off-price apparel has been a retail bright spot over the past few years. With consumer spending intentions the highest they’ve been in a year, we checked in with the category to see how it is faring as the critical Back-to-School season progresses.
The Anchor Recap: July 2023
This blog explores some of the past month’s highlights from Placer.ai’s executive intelligence report – The Anchor – published weekly by the analytical research team. Dive into the latest trends for summer blockbusters, Nordstrom, and Chipotle.
2023: Home Improvement at the Halfway Point
The home improvement category continued to recover from a sluggish housing market in Q1 2023. We take a look a look at the visitation metrics for category leaders Home Depot and Lowe's to see how the brands are faring as we get into the second half of the year.
Superstores Maintaining Pandemic Gains Amidst Economic Headwinds
With H2 2023 squarely underway, we dove into the foot traffic data for Walmart, Target, Costco Wholesale, BJ’s Wholesale Club, and Sam’s Club to see how the sector is faring as consumer sentiment improves.
July 2023 White Paper Recap: Halfway Point Review & Quarterly Index
Two of our recent white papers explored major retailers' location intelligence data and what trends have shaped retail in the first half of 2023. Check out our recap here to find out which chains are thriving.
