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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.

We took a closer look at several players in the recreational retail space – including Barnes & Noble, Half Price Books, Hobby Lobby, and Michaels – to see how they are faring as 2024 draws to a close. 

Read on for a taste of our findings from one of our white papers released in September 2024: The Healthcare Opportunity in Grocery, which explores wellness offerings' impact on grocery store visitation patterns.

As summer winds down, we dove into the data to explore consumer behavior at quick-service and fast-casual restaurants. How are they performing this year? And do consumers still interact differently with the two categories?

Sam’s Club has been investing in its own independent retail media network. We took a closer look at the latest location analytics for Sam’s Club to understand how in-store foot traffic could drive the success of its targeted advertisements in the chain’s largest markets.