Despite cautious consumer spending, Five Below and Ollie’s are sustaining same-store traffic growth and rising repeat visits – signaling resilient demand for discretionary value retail in 2026.

Dollar General and Dollar Tree are both expanding with positive same-store growth. Explore foot traffic trends, shopper behavior, and how Dollar Tree’s 3.0 strategy may impact competition in 2026.

Ulta and Bath & Body Works leverage strategy resets and younger audience engagement to sustain traffic growth in a shifting beauty retail landscape.

Sacramento is driving downtown recovery through programming, placemaking, and policy—boosting visitation, dwell time, and regional engagement.

Kroger saw traffic growth across its banners heading into 2026, mirroring broader grocery trends toward more frequent, mission-driven trips with implications for basket size and margins.

Foot traffic and earnings trends at DICK’s, Academy Sports + Outdoors, and lululemon reveal how expansion, digital, and experiential retail are shaping 2026 momentum.