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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

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No Zero Sum Game Between Streaming Services and Movie Theaters

There are already promising signs that the predictions surrounding the extinction movie theaters will not be borne out.

Shira Petrack

March 14, 2022

Predicting 2022’s Surprise Retail Rebounds

Our latest white paper features seven brands we believe may turn out to be the surprise retail rebounds of 2022.

Shira Petrack

March 10, 2022

TJX Brands - Bringing Off-Price to High-Income Consumers

We dove into foot traffic to TJX's portfolio brands T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, Sierra, and HomeGoods to find out the secret to their success.

Shira Petrack

March 9, 2022

Beauty’s Early 2022 Performance: Checking In on Ulta, Sephora, and Bath & Body Works

We checked in on beauty visit leaders Ulta, Bath & Body Works, and Sephora to see what lies ahead for the beauty category.

Shira Petrack

March 8, 2022

Physical Fitness' February Recovery

With Omicron setting back January visits, we dove into recent foot traffic trends to see how the fitness recovery progressed in February.

Ethan Chernofsky

March 7, 2022

Chipotle Q4 2021 Earnings – Backtesting with Foot Traffic Data

We dove into 2021 visit trends to Chipotle to see how well the foot traffic data validates Chipotle’s stated strategy.

R.J. Hottovy

March 3, 2022

The Omicron Impact - Deeper Declines, Continued Resilience

The Omicron wave drove record numbers of COVID cases and had a unique impact on retail, dining, and office foot traffic.

Ethan Chernofsky

March 2, 2022

Checking In With 2021’s Retail IPOs – Joann and First Watch

We dive into two more recently public brands – Joann and First Watch – to see how they finished off 2021 and where they stand in 2022.

Shira Petrack

March 1, 2022

Competition Heating Up for Discount and Dollar Stores

We looked at foot traffic data to see how the rise of discount and dollar stores is creating competition for Walmart.

Shira Petrack

February 28, 2022

Placer Bytes: Best Buy's Visit Gap Shrink, Costco Continues to Impress

This Placer Bytes looks at location analytics data for Best Buy and Costco as the retailers kick-off 2022.

Ethan Chernofsky

February 24, 2022

Placer Bytes: Dick's Sees Visit Jump, Planet Fitness Rebounds

we look at Planet Fitness to see if it is recovering from a rough January and look at Dick’s Sporting Goods as it continues to gain strength.

Ethan Chernofsky

February 23, 2022

Malls and Shopping Centers 2021 Yearly Review

Our latest white paper analyzes the performance of malls and shopping centers in 2021 from a location analytics perspective.

Shira Petrack

February 22, 2022

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

Planet Fitness: Raising the Bar(bell)

Want to take a deeper dive?

No Zero Sum Game Between Streaming Services and Movie Theaters

Predicting 2022’s Surprise Retail Rebounds

TJX Brands - Bringing Off-Price to High-Income Consumers

Beauty’s Early 2022 Performance: Checking In on Ulta, Sephora, and Bath & Body Works

Physical Fitness' February Recovery

Chipotle Q4 2021 Earnings – Backtesting with Foot Traffic Data

The Omicron Impact - Deeper Declines, Continued Resilience

Checking In With 2021’s Retail IPOs – Joann and First Watch

Competition Heating Up for Discount and Dollar Stores

Placer Bytes: Best Buy's Visit Gap Shrink, Costco Continues to Impress

Placer Bytes: Dick's Sees Visit Jump, Planet Fitness Rebounds

Malls and Shopping Centers 2021 Yearly Review

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