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Guest Contributors

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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
Guest Contributor
Back to the Future of Retail: Why Technology Is Bringing Us Full Circle
Technology is taking retail full circle, reviving old models like the milkman and general store. Dive into the data to see how innovations in retail apply new tools to old habits, bringing the industry back to basics with authenticity and a hyper-local focus.
Hue Chen
November 17, 2025
5 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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Five Ways Retailers Can Leverage AI Without Losing What Works
Read the report to learn how AI is changing store roles, operations, marketing, and fleet strategy – and how to apply it without undermining what already works.
Placer Research
January 29, 2026
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Report
10 Top Brands to Watch in 2026
Meet the ten retail and dining powerhouses, including H-E-B, Walmart, and Dave’s Hot Chicken, redefining success and winning consumer loyalty in 2026.
Placer Research
January 12, 2026
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Report
6 Coffee-Inspired Strategies That Can Reshape Dining in 2026
Dive into the data to see how coffee became one of this year’s strongest dining performers – and explore strategies that can drive restaurant success across concepts in 2026.
Placer Research
December 18, 2025
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Report
5 Markets to Watch in 2026
Find out why Salt Lake City, Reno, Indianapolis, Raleigh, and Tampa are Placer.ai's markets to watch in 2026.
Placer Research
December 5, 2025
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