Retail

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Warby Parker: Seeing Clearly Now
Retail

Warby Parker: Seeing Clearly Now

What is driving Warby Parker's continued brick-and-mortar visit success? We dive into the data to find out.

Bracha Arnold
July 30, 2024
3 minutes
Warby Parker
Eye Care
Albertsons Companies: H1 2024 Recap
Retail

Albertsons Companies: H1 2024 Recap

Albertsons Companies, one of the country's largest grocery holding companies, operates many well-known grocery banners, such as Albertsons, Safeway, and Jewel-Osco. We examine the brand's major banners to see how visits are faring as the second half of the year gets underway.

Bracha Arnold
July 16, 2024
3 minutes
Grocery
Albertsons
Safeway
Placer.ai Mall Index: June 2024 Recap
Retail

Placer.ai Mall Index: June 2024 Recap

Year-over-year visits to Indoor malls, open-air shopping centers, and outlet malls have been on the rise in recent months. How are they faring heading into the summer season? We dove into the data to find out.

Maytal Cohen
July 9, 2024
3 minutes
Mall Index
Indoor Malls
Outlet Malls
Open-Air Malls
Petco and PetSmart: A Head to Head
Retail

Petco and PetSmart: A Head to Head

How did Petco and PetSmart, the two big-box leaders of the pet sector, fare in early 2024? We dove into the data to find out. 

Lila Margalit
July 2, 2024
3 minutes
Pet Stores
PetSmart
Petco
Barnes & Noble: Writing a New Story
Retail

Barnes & Noble: Writing a New Story

Barnes & Noble has undergone a transformation in recent years – with new leadership and a strategic shift towards smaller, more localized bookstores. But how have these changes impacted the chain’s performance? We dove into the data to find out.

Bracha Arnold
June 26, 2024
3 minutes
Barnes & Noble
Small Format Stores - Sprouting, Blooming, and Expanding
Retail

Small Format Stores - Sprouting, Blooming, and Expanding

We take a look at the visit data across several small-format stores - Sprouts, Bloomingdale's, and BJ's Wholesale Club - to see how consumers are interacting with these new smaller spaces.

Maytal Cohen & Noam Maman
June 25, 2024
4 minutes
Sprouts
Bloomingdale's
BJ's Wholesale
Retail and Dining on Father’s Day
Retail

Retail and Dining on Father’s Day

June 16th, 2024 was Father’s Day – and sons and daughters nationwide took the opportunity to show their dad some appreciation. Find out how Father’s Day retail and dining foot traffic compared to that of Mother’s Day.

Lila Margalit
June 24, 2024
3 minutes
Father's Day
Texas Roadhouse
Thrift Store Visit Scores
Retail

Thrift Store Visit Scores

Interest in thrifting and secondhand fashion has been on the rise in recent years. With 2024 nearly at the midway point, we dove into the data to take a closer look at the segment. 

Bracha Arnold
June 20, 2024
3 minutes
Thrift Stores
Goodwill
Plato's Closet
Charting Value Grocery’s Visit Growth
Retail

Charting Value Grocery’s Visit Growth

Limited-assortment value grocery stores like Aldi and Grocery Outlet Bargain Market have thrived in recent years. How are these chains faring as inflation cools and consumer confidence returns? We take a closer look.

Bracha Arnold
June 18, 2024
3 minutes
Grocery
Aldi
Grocery Outlet Bargain Market

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