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?
How Did Key Retail Categories Perform in Q1 2023?
Our latest Quarterly Index analyzed visit metrics for six key retail and retail services categories: Fitness, Discount & Dollar Stores, Dining, Malls, Superstores, and Grocery Stores. Read on for a taste of our findings.
Northeastern USA Grocery Dive
As the cost of groceries continues to rise, grocery stores nationwide are looking for ways to stay competitive and drive foot traffic. We take a closer look at some of the most popular grocery chains in the Northeast and see how a leading Northeastern chain is successfully remodeling locations.
Movie Theaters Storylines for 2023
Demand for out-of-home movies has seen a resurgence post-lockdowns, but how have visitor preferences and behaviors changed? Drawing on the latest location intelligence data, we uncovered the trends that are driving movie theater traffic in 2023.
Ollie's Bargain Outlet: Discounters are Evolving
The discount retail industry is growing up. The sector is reaching far wider audiences and driving some of the fastest expanding brands in retail. Today, we take a closer look at Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, a closeout bargain retailer of discontinued, surplus, or overstock items.
Leveraging Brick-and-Mortar Retail in 2023
We dive into the data to explore some of the ways that brick-and-mortar retailers are creating positive brand associations and successfully driving visits by making their stores great places to shop – and not just to buy.
America’s Evolving Work Patterns: A Deep-Dive into New York and Chicago
The rise of hybrid and remote work has left its mark on communities across the nation. We dive into the data to see how employees from different income groups in the downtowns of two major American cities – New York and Chicago – are experiencing today’s evolving workplace.
Placer.ai Mall Index March 2023
Malls have had a rocky few months, with a brief respite in January 2023 giving way to visit gaps in February as ongoing economic headwinds impacted the shopping center space. Still, there are reasons for optimism - but will mall visits return to 2022 levels? We dive into the data to find out.
Tuning Into Record Stores
Record sales are on the rise. In 2022, the sale of vinyl records in the United States grew for the seventeenth consecutive year and their sales outpaced CDs for the second year in a row. We dive into the foot traffic data to see what’s driving the current vinyl music trend.
What’s Next For Domestic Tourism?
The COVID-19 pandemic upended many aspects of travel and tourism – and the industry barely had time to recover before a rising consumer price index and budgetary concerns led some consumers to cut back on travel once again. We take a closer look at the current state of domestic travel and tourism.
It’s Showtime! Movie Theaters in the Spotlight
Our most recent white paper analyzes visitation data for three out-of-home entertainment categories – movie theaters, casinos, and “eatertainment” chains – to understand how the wider industry has changed over the past three years. Read on for a taste of our findings.
5 Limited Time Offers (LTOs) Driving Restaurant Traffic
Limited-Time Offers (LTOs) – adding special menu items or offering promotions for a limited time only – are popular in the restaurant industry and help generate buzz and increase traffic to dining venues. We looked at five different LTOs to understand how this tool helps drive visits.
