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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.

Black Friday still draws about 4% of Q4 visits for department stores, electronics and apparel. See which categories are best positioned this year.

Planet Fitness visits rose 6.7% year over year in Q3. See where same-store traffic grew and which region lagged.

McDonald’s October promotions drove its busiest weeks of 2026, even as visits trailed last year. See how gas prices shaped traffic.

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.

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.

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.

Casual dining visits rose just 0.2% in Q3 2026, yet four chains posted strong growth. Find out what each is getting right.

Every year, consumers head to the shops for costumes, spooky yard decorations, candy and Halloween supplies. Many dining chains also roll out Halloween-themed offers. We take a look at the data to find out how Halloween 2024 impacted retail and dining visits.

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.

We took a closer look at visit performance across major wholesale clubs and superstores – Target, Walmart, Sam’s Club, BJ’s Wholesale, and Costco – to see what their 2024 performance and past holiday season visit patterns can tell us about what to expect this Q4 and holiday season.

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?