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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

3 minutes

Mall Index

Indoor Malls

Outlet Malls

Open-Air Malls

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

3 minutes

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

3 minutes

Barnes & Noble

Retail

Small Format Stores - Sprouting, Blooming, and Expanding

We take a look at the visit data across several small-format stores - Sprouts, Bloomingdale's, and BJ's Wholesale Club - to see how consumers are interacting with these new smaller spaces.

Maytal Cohen & Noam Maman

June 25, 2024

4 minutes

Retail and Dining on Father’s Day

June 16th, 2024 was Father’s Day – and sons and daughters nationwide took the opportunity to show their dad some appreciation. Find out how Father’s Day retail and dining foot traffic compared to that of Mother’s Day.

Lila Margalit

June 24, 2024

3 minutes

Father's Day

Texas Roadhouse

Retail

Thrift Store Visit Scores

Interest in thrifting and secondhand fashion has been on the rise in recent years. With 2024 nearly at the midway point, we dove into the data to take a closer look at the segment.

Bracha Arnold

June 20, 2024

3 minutes

Charting Value Grocery’s Visit Growth

Limited-assortment value grocery stores like Aldi and Grocery Outlet Bargain Market have thrived in recent years. How are these chains faring as inflation cools and consumer confidence returns? We take a closer look.

Bracha Arnold

June 18, 2024

3 minutes

Grocery

Aldi

Grocery Outlet Bargain Market

Retail

Placer 100 Index for Retail & Dining: Introduction and May 2024 Recap

Introducing the Placer 100 Index for Retail & Dining – a curated, dynamic list of leading chains that offers insight into wider trends impacting the retail, dining, and shopping center segments.

Addison Southerland

June 17, 2024

5 minutes

Retail Trends

Dining

Chili's

Placer 100 Index for Retail & Dining