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Checking in With Department Stores: Nordstrom and Macy’s

Early retail data suggests that Q4 2024 is primed to be a strong holiday season. We looked at visit patterns to department stores Nordstrom and Macy's - both in 2024 and 2023 - to see what might lie ahead for the category in the coming weeks.

Bracha Arnold & Lila Margalit

November 6, 2024

4 minutes

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Retail

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Oct 17, 2024

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What Drove COVID-Era Urban Migration Trends?

In this Migration Trends blog, we take a look at the factors that drove migration choices pre, during, and post-pandemic.

Ben Witten

October 27, 2022

6 minutes

Migration

Covid-19

Retail

Kroger and Albertsons: A Merging of Strengths

Kroger and Albertsons recently announced a merger that would make them a huge player in the grocery space. We take a closer look at their foot traffic here.

R.J. Hottovy

October 26, 2022

4 minutes

Texas Roadhouse Innovations Dishing Up Success

Texas Roadhouse weathered the pandemic in part by embracing technology and takeaway. We dive into recent foot traffic to see how the chain is holding up.

Bracha Arnold

October 25, 2022

3 minutes

Texas Roadhouse

Full-Service Restaurants

Retail

Holidays on the Horizon: Mid-Range and Luxury Shopping

We dove into recent foot traffic data for department stores and luxury shopping to see how summer trends might carry into the holiday season.

Ezra Carmel

October 24, 2022

4 minutes

McDonald's and Chipotle's Post-Pandemic Success

With Q3 2022 behind us, we took a closer look at McDonald’s and Chipotle to see what the foot traffic within the wider food industry can tell us.

Bracha Arnold

October 20, 2022

4 minutes

Announcing Placer.ai’s Q3 2022 Quarterly Index

Our latest white paper breaks down weekly foot traffic data over the past quarter to identify several brick-and-mortar foot traffic leaders.

Shira Petrack

October 19, 2022

2 minutes

Quarterly Index

Brick-And-Mortar

5 Hot Restaurant Brands for 2023

We dove into the visit data for five fast food chains and took a look at why they earned a spot on our list of Brands for 2023.

Ezra Carmel

October 18, 2022

4 minutes

Inflation’s Retail Winners

Our latest white paper looks at six brands that are continuing to attract visitors amidst rising prices. Read on to see who is beating inflation.

Shira Petrack

October 16, 2022

2 minutes

Inflation

White Paper

Retail

Target Finds a Winning Deals Day Formula

Target's Deal Day is fast becoming a standalone retail holiday. We dove into the foot traffic to see the offline impact.

Shira Petrack

October 13, 2022

4 minutes

Target

Consumer Trends

Five Trends to Watch for 2022’s Holiday Shopping Season

This year offered its own set of challenges which are likely to impact retail performance for the holidays. We dive into the data here.

R.J. Hottovy

October 12, 2022

5 minutes

Beauty

Fitness

Retail

September 2022 Analysis: A Difficult Month and Time for Optimism

How did offline retail stack up compared to last September as economic headwinds dissipate? We dove into the brick-and-mortar foot traffic to find out.

Ethan Chernofsky

October 11, 2022

3 minutes

Brick-And-Mortar

Covid-19