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Serving Summer 2024: RBI and Yum! Brands Q2 Foot Traffic
How are RBI and Yum! Brands leading chains faring at the year’s midway point? We dove into the data to find out.
Ezra Carmel & Addison Southerland
July 25, 2024
RBI
Yum Brands
Burger King
Taco Bell
Pizza Hut
Dining
Starbucks, Dutch Bros., Dunkin’: Finding Summer Success
We dove into the data to see how coffee leaders Starbucks, Dunkin', and Dutch Bros. fared in Q2 2024.
Ezra Carmel & Noam Maman
July 24, 2024
Starbucks
Dutch Bros
Dunkin'
Coffee
Dining
Fast Food and Fast Casual Favorites, Plus CosMc’s Takeoff
We checked in with McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Wingstop, and Shake Shack to see how they performed in Q2 2024 – and examined location analytics for McDonald’s latest concept – CosMc’s – to uncover emerging visitation trends for the new chain.
Ezra Carmel
July 23, 2024
Wingstop
Shake Shack
Wendy's
McDonald's
QSR
Chipotle and Sweetgreen: Fast-Casual in Q2 2024
How did Chipotle and sweetgreen fare in the second quarter of 2024 – and what are they doing right? We dove into the data to find out.
Lila Margalit
July 22, 2024
Chipotle
Sweetgreen
Fast-Casual
Dining
First Watch, Texas Roadhouse, and Applebee’s: An FSR Roundup
Against the backdrop of what remains a challenging time for full-service restaurants (FSRs), we dove into the data to check in with three of America’s leading FSR chains – First Watch, Texas Roadhouse, and Applebee’s. How did they fare in Q2 2024? And what lies in store for them in the months ahead?
Lila Margalit and Noam Maman
July 17, 2024
First Watch
Texas Roadhouse
Applebee's
Retail
Albertsons Companies: H1 2024 Recap
Albertsons Companies, one of the country's largest grocery holding companies, operates many well-known grocery banners, such as Albertsons, Safeway, and Jewel-Osco. We examine the brand's major banners to see how visits are faring as the second half of the year gets underway.
Bracha Arnold
July 16, 2024
Grocery
Albertsons
Safeway
Leisure
Teaming Up For Success: Sports Stadium Sponsorships
Professional sports rank among the most profitable industries for sponsorships and brand partnerships. Today, we took a look at two sponsorships – between DICK’s Sporting Goods and the Boston Celtics and Red Sox, between BIGGBY COFFEE and the Detroit Tigers – to explore the impact of these deals.
Bracha Arnold & Samuel Roche
July 15, 2024
Stadiums
Sports
BIGGBY COFFEE
Dining
Limited Time Offers: Price Wars Boost Visits
Restaurants are increasingly turning to limited-time offers (LTOs) to attract cost-conscious consumers. We take a closer look at several dining chains – Buffalo Wild Wings, Starbucks, Chili’s, and McDonald’s – to see how their recent LTOs were received by diners.
Bracha Arnold
July 11, 2024
McDonald's
Starbucks
Buffalo Wing Wings
Placer 100 Index for Retail & Dining: June 2024 Recap
How did the Placer 100 Index for Retail & Dining fare in June 2024? We dove into the data to find out.
Addison Southerland & Bracha Arnold
July 10, 2024
Placer 100 Index for Retail & Dining
H-E-B
Grocery
Retail
Placer.ai Mall Index: June 2024 Recap
Year-over-year visits to Indoor malls, open-air shopping centers, and outlet malls have been on the rise in recent months. How are they faring heading into the summer season? We dove into the data to find out.
Maytal Cohen
July 9, 2024
Mall Index
Indoor Malls
Outlet Malls
Open-Air Malls
Office
Placer.ai Office Index: June 2024 Recap
Dive into the data to see how the office recovery is progressing nationwide and in major business hubs across the U.S.
Lila Margalit & Samuel Roche
July 8, 2024
Office
Return To Office
Office Building Index
Leisure
Inside Out 2: The New Blockbuster Bringing Crowds Back to Theaters
Recent blockbuster hits have shattered movie theater and foot traffic records - and Inside Out 2 seems poised to break them all. We take a look at the visit data to AMC, Regal Cinemas, and Cinemark, to see how foot traffic to theaters is reacting to this smash hit.
Maytal Cohen & Samuel Roche
July 3, 2024
AMC
Regal Cinemas
Cinemark
Retail
Petco and PetSmart: A Head to Head
How did Petco and PetSmart, the two big-box leaders of the pet sector, fare in early 2024? We dove into the data to find out.
Lila Margalit
July 2, 2024
Pet Stores
PetSmart
Petco
Dining
Frozen Delights: Exploring Ice Cream Chains Across America
Everybody loves ice cream – so with summer underway, we dove into the data to explore the performance of ice cream shops nationwide.
Maytal Cohen and Lila Margalit
July 1, 2024
Ice Cream
Dairy Queen
Cold Stone Creamery
Carvel
Ben & Jerry's
Dining
Placer.ai White Paper Recap – June 2024
In June 2024, Placer.ai released three white papers. Below is a taste of our findings from Brewing Success: Winning Strategies for Coffee Chains - For more data-driven consumer research, visit our resource library.
Lila Margalit
June 27, 2024
White Paper Recap
Coffee
Starbucks
Dunkin'
Dutch Bros
Retail
Barnes & Noble: Writing a New Story
Barnes & Noble has undergone a transformation in recent years – with new leadership and a strategic shift towards smaller, more localized bookstores. But how have these changes impacted the chain’s performance? We dove into the data to find out.
Bracha Arnold
June 26, 2024
Barnes & Noble