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Banana Ball Brings Road-Tripping Families to the Ballpark
Over half of Banana Ball game-day visits in 2026 came from 30+ miles away. See who’s filling the stands and where they shop.
Arielle Cizma
November 5, 2026
3 minutes
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What’s Ahead for Black Friday 2026?
Black Friday still draws about 4% of Q4 visits for department stores, electronics and apparel. See which categories are best positioned this year.
Lila Margalit
November 4, 2026
3 minutes
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Planet Fitness Heads Into Resolution Season With Momentum
Planet Fitness visits rose 6.7% year over year in Q3. See where same-store traffic grew and which region lagged.
Ephraim Fruchter
November 3, 2026
2 minutes
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McDonald’s Promotions Deliver as Visits Come Under Pressure
McDonald’s October promotions drove its busiest weeks of 2026, even as visits trailed last year. See how gas prices shaped traffic.
Lila Margalit
November 2, 2026
2 minutes
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Right on Schedule: How CAVA and Portillo’s Grow at Different Hours
CAVA’s Q3 visits climbed 16.3% YoY as the chain kept expanding. Find out how Portillo’s returned to same-store growth on a very different schedule.
Ephraim Fruchter
October 29, 2026
2 minutes
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What’s Anchoring America’s Legacy Breakfast Chains?
Denny’s and IHOP narrowed their visit declines in Q3 2026 while Waffle House kept growing. See the strength each legacy breakfast chain can build on.
Ephraim Fruchter
October 28, 2026
3 minutes
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Yum! Brands Q3 2026: Taco Bell Bounces Back From Outbreak
Taco Bell visits fell 10.1% YoY in Q3 2026 after the cyclospora outbreak. See how quickly the chain bounced back, and how KFC and Habit did.
Lila Margalit
October 27, 2026
2 minutes
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Four Recipes for Casual Dining Growth in Q3 2026
Casual dining visits rose just 0.2% in Q3 2026, yet four chains posted strong growth. Find out what each is getting right.
Lila Margalit
October 26, 2026
4 minutes
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What Saks Fifth Avenue Gains From Its Neiman Marcus Acquisition
In December 2024, Saks Fifth Avenue finalized its acquisition of Neiman Marcus – forming a new parent company Saks Global. We dove into the foot traffic patterns and audience segmentation for the two department stores in order to better understand Saks Global’s positioning following the deal. 
Ezra Carmel
February 4, 2025
4 minutes
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Where Is The Luxury Retail Market Headed in 2025? 
After years of escaping the impacts of inflation, luxury brands began experiencing some of the challenges affecting the wider retail space in 2024. We took a closer look at some of the data to see how shopping patterns shifted in 2024.
Elizabeth Lafontaine
February 3, 2025
3 minutes
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Diving into Dining: RBI & Yum! Brands 2024 Recap
RBI and Yum! Brands own and operate some of the country’s most beloved and well-known dining chains. We took a look at the visit data for 2024 to see how the two companies fared in a period of economic headwinds and uncertainty. 
Bracha Arnold
January 31, 2025
3 minutes
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Burlington Stores - Scooping up Bed Bath and Beyond’s Real Estate
Bed Bath & Beyond's closure left a retail gap that off-price Burlington Stores will fill, taking over 44 locations across the country. How have these new Burlington locations performed compared to the foot traffic they received as Bed Bath & Beyond stores?
Caroline Wu
January 30, 2025
2 minutes
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