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Guest Contributors

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The Local Tenant Advantage
Don Tepman
September 10, 2026
4 minutes
Guest Contributor
Inside New Orleans’ Event-Driven Economy 
Jeremy Cooker
May 1, 2026
4 minutes
Guest Contributor
How Austin Uses Data to Promote Visitation Amid Climate and Construction Challenges
Davon Barbour
March 16, 2026
5 minutes
Guest Contributor
How Downtown Sacramento Is Rebuilding Demand Through Social Collisions
Scott Ford
March 3, 2026
2 minutes
Guest Contributor
Tech and AI: An Evolution, Not a Reinvention, of Commercial Real Estate
Gregg Katz
February 24, 2026
5 minutes
Guest Contributor
What it Takes to Win at Grocery in 2026
Erich Kahner
February 2, 2026
3 minutes
Guest Contributor
All The Things I Think I Think About What I Got Right And Wrong About Retail In 2025
Chris Walton
January 9, 2026
17 minutes
Guest Contributor
Dutch Bros vs. Dave’s Hot Chicken: The Veteran and the Rookie in America’s Restaurant Expansion Race
Explore how Dutch Bros and Dave’s Hot Chicken showcase two stages of restaurant growth, from explosive expansion to disciplined scaling and strategic maturity.
Kyle Inserra
December 10, 2025
3 minutes
Industry Trends
The Industry Trends Report offers insight into how visitation has changed over time across a variety of industries and regions in the United States. Easily view foot traffic metrics and compare year-over-year changes for the industries and states that interest you.
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Reports

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3 Brands, 3 Retail Media Playbooks
What location intelligence reveals about consumer behavior and the retail media strategies of Kroger, Sam’s Club, and CVS.
Placer Research
October 26, 2026
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Report
5 Markets to Watch in 2027
Find out why Stockton, Phoenix, Boise, Nashville, and Ocala are Placer.ai’s markets to watch in 2027 – and what the foot traffic data reveals about each.
Placer Research
October 19, 2026
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Report
The New Tenant Mix Playbook
Read the report to uncover how shopping center visit patterns are changing – and what strategies landlords can use to build a tenant mix that drives frequency, dwell time, and growth.
R.J. Hottovy
August 31, 2026
11 minutes
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Report
7 World Cup Lessons for Retail, Dining & Real Estate
Explore how the 2026 World Cup reshaped retail and dining traffic across U.S. host markets – and how location, event relevance, and activations determined where the biggest gains emerged.
Placer Research & Colliers
August 28, 2026
11 minutes
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