Retail
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Drilling Down Into Home Improvement
When we last checked in with the home improvement category, high interest rates and a cooling housing market had impacted visits to retailers The Home Depot, Lowe’s, and Tractor Supply. As 2024 gets underway, what might lie ahead for these chains? We take a look at the data to find out.

Walmart, Target, Costco & Superstore Space 2023 Recap
How did Target, Walmart, Costco, Sam’s Club, and BJ’s Wholesale Club perform offline last year? Who visited the chains in 2023? And what does 2024 have in store for the space? We dove into the foot traffic and trade area composition data to find out.

Who Shops at Anthropologie and Urban Outfitters?
Urban Outfitters, Inc., operates several apparel banners, including Anthropologie and the eponymous Urban Outfitters. What does the location intelligence tell us about the two chains' audiences? We take a closer look.

Who Visits CVS and Walgreens?
CVS and Walgreens are the two leading brick-and-mortar pharmacy chains in the country. And though the two chains may appear similar, the location analytics reveals that each brand serves a slightly different audience. We take a closer look, here.

Fashionably Frugal: Apparel in 2023
The fashion industry faced plenty of headwinds in 2023 - but discount and thrift apparel chains are thriving. We take a closer look at location intelligence to understand how the demographic profiles of visitors to apparel chains of all kinds have shifted in recent years.

The Grocery Sector in 2023: An End-of-Year Recap
Which grocery brands were most popular in 2023? Did large chains dominate the scene, or did smaller regional or local banners also take market share? We look at the foot traffic to discover the broader trends that shaped brick-and-mortar grocery shopping last year.

Major Urban Shopping Districts – Holiday Season Recap
With the new year upon us, we dove into the data to see how major urban shopping districts nationwide fared this holiday season. How did visits to these corridors in the final months of 2023 compare to last year? And who are the consumers driving the high-street revival?



