Coffee & QSR

Food-away-from home spending picked up in 2024 - but how did coffee chains, one of the largest discretionary food categories, perform? We took a closer look at foot traffic to Starbucks and Dunkin’ to find out.

The Placer 100 Index for Retail and Dining is a dynamic list of leading retailers, providing insight into the wider trends impacting the retail and dining space. And while December had fewer shopping days in 2024 than in 2023, visits remained close to last year's.

Christmas is a time for gathering at home, but it’s also an occasion when many Americans celebrate by treating themselves to a nice meal out with family and friends. So with the holiday season drawing to close, we dove into the data to see which dining segments benefited from the holiday cheer. 

Find out how the c-store category is positioned ahead of 2025 and see which chains are growing throughout the country.

Fried chicken chains like Dave's Hot Chicken and Raising Cane's are some of the most exciting dining segments around. We dove into the visit numbers to see how the segment is faring and highlighted some of the chains making the biggest splash. 

Overall visits to the Placer 100 Retail & Dining Index were up 0.9% year-over-year (YoY) in November – a strong start to the holiday season. We looked at some of the retailers benefitting most from the holiday shopping surge to see who is coming out ahead.

We dove into the consumer foot traffic trends for the week before Thanksgiving to uncover some lesser-known ripple effects the holiday brought to retail, dining, airports, and more.

Visits to Starbucks usually spike on its annual Red Cup Day, as patrons flock to the chain to order a specialty holiday beverage and receive a complimentary reusable red cup. How successful was the promotion in 2024? We took a look at the data to find out.