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3 Strategies for Full-Service Success in 2025
Dive into the data to uncover strategies helping full-service restaurant chains succeed in what remains a challenging environment.
Placer Research
February 20, 2025

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The QSR Playbook for H2 2025: Lessons in Value and Innovation from Yum!, RBI, & Wendy's
Find out how leading QSR players Yum! Brands, RBI, and Wendy’s performed in Q2 2025.
Lila Margalit
July 29, 2025
4 minutes
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FSR Roundup: Casual and Upscale Dining Thrive
FSRs show resilience in 2025. Casual and upscale dining saw mostly positive YoY visits. Casual dining's per-location growth reflects rightsizing success. Steakhouses and American-style restaurants grew share, while Mexican declined. Strong per-location trends signal industry resilience moving forward.
Lila Margalit
July 2, 2025
3 minutes
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Bahama Breeze’s Bet
Darden is considering ceasing Bahama Breeze operations after 15 closures. Visit data shows consistent YoY declines, with 2025 being particularly challenging. The brand's foot traffic struggles suggest a strategic pivot or more drastic measures may be ahead for the remaining restaurants.
Bracha Arnold
June 30, 2025
1 minute
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Capturing Diners With Creative Offers: LTO Home Runs in 2025
Chipotle, IHOP, and Jack in the Box used LTOs to drive visits. Chipotle's hockey BOGO surged traffic. IHOP's charity pancake day and Jack in the Box's T-Pain collab boosted visits. These show LTOs' power via local trends, charity, and pop culture.
Lila Margalit
June 18, 2025
3 minutes
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Darden Restaurants: Raising the Steaks in 2025
Darden Restaurants shows solid 2025 growth. Overall visits outpace per-location gains. Monthly trends were positive. LongHorn Steakhouse leads with value. Both Olive Garden and LongHorn capitalized on Mother's Day. These results highlight Darden's resilience and strong demand.
Lila Margalit
June 9, 2025
3 minutes
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Can Chili’s Repeat its 2024 Success in 2025? 
Chili's enjoyed unprecedented foot traffic success throughout 2024 - and early signs suggest that this momentum is continuing into 2025. We take a look at some of the location analytics for the chain to measure its performance thus far into the year.
R.J. Hottovy
May 21, 2025
3 minutes
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Placer 100 Index, March 2025 Recap – Which Chains Weathered the Storm? 
Foot traffic to the Placer 100 Index for Retail & Dining - the top-performing chains identified by the Placer.ai platform - stabilized in March 2025, with fitness and dining leading the way.
Ezra Carmel
April 16, 2025
3 minutes
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Retail & Dining Q1 2025 Recap: Budget-Friendly Segments Shine 
With Q1 2025 behind us, we analyzed the performance of key retail and dining categories to understand how consumer sentiment is shaping visit trends across different segments.
Shira Petrack
April 14, 2025
4 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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Meeting 2024’s Consumer
Dive into the location intelligence data to find out how the retail landscape has shifted over the past five years and understand what characterizes consumers in 2024.
Placer Research
March 14, 2024
11 minutes
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Q4 2023 Quarterly Index
Find out how the Fitness, Beauty & Self Care, Discount & Dollar Stores, Superstores, Grocery Stores, and Dining categories fared during last year’s all-important holiday shopping season.
Placer Research
February 15, 2024
6 minutes
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