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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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Expanding Offline Reach

We dive into some of the shifts in the retail landscape, including the trend of leveraging stores for their marketing and advertising value.

Ethan Chernofsky

September 15, 2022

3 minutes

Walmart

Albertsons

Retail Media Network

Dining

QSR Is Having a Northeastern Growth Spurt

Foot traffic data shows that QSR visits are skyrocketing in the Northeast, outpacing the nationwide average. We dive into the data to understand more.

Shira Petrack

September 14, 2022

3 minutes

The Power of Labor Day 2022

We dove into the foot traffic data across multiple retail categories to understand the shift in discretionary spending ushered in by Labor Day 2022.

Ezra Carmel

September 13, 2022

4 minutes

Domestic Migration’s Ripple Effects

Our recent white paper takes a look at how domestic migration can affect local businesses. Read on to see how small changes can affect larger industries.

Bracha Arnold

September 12, 2022

3 minutes

Migration

White Paper

Retail

A Look Back at Back To School 2022

We dive into the foot traffic for some brick-and-mortar retail sectors to see how they performed this back-to-school season.

Ethan Chernofsky

September 8, 2022

3 minutes

Back To School

Superstores

Discount & Dollar Stores

Office

Placer.ai Office Building Indexes: August 2022 Recap

With office building recovery entering a more stable phase, we examined nationwide foot traffic patterns and explore how different cities are recovering.

Bracha Arnold

September 7, 2022

4 minutes

Office Building Index

Hybrid Work

Retail

Placer.ai Mall Indexes - August 2022 Recap

We looked at August data to see if back-to-school could provide a foot traffic boost to malls, which experienced visit declines in June and July.

Ethan Chernofsky

September 6, 2022

3 minutes

Kroger Digital Tell-All

We check in with the Kroger brand's two biggest chains - Kroger and Ralphs - to see how their online shopping options are affecting foot traffic.

Ezra Carmel

September 5, 2022

3 minutes

The Return of In-Person Networking

As things return to normal, we take a look at convention center data to understand where in-person business events stand in the second half of 2022.

Shira Petrack

September 1, 2022

4 minutes

Convention Centers

Hybrid Work

Retail

The Reinvention of the American Mall

Our latest white paper dives into innovative strategies shopping centers have been implementing to keep them ahead of the pack.

Bracha Arnold

August 31, 2022

2 minutes

White Paper

Malls

Retail

Five Below’s Back to School Success

With Back-to-School shopping in full swing, we dove into visits to Five Below to see how this discount retailer is pulling ahead of their competition.

Shira Petrack

August 30, 2022

3 minutes

Discount & Dollar Stores

Back To School

Five Below