by Mike Duff | Apr 22, 2025 | Retail Articles
Market researcher Placer.ai said that there were more store visits the week of April 7 as winter ends, spring rolls in and tariffs loom. For the week, traffic increased by 0.5% at superstores, 4.1% at grocery stores, 6.7% at warehouse clubs, 0.4% at electronics...
by Mike Duff | Feb 26, 2025 | Retail Articles
Looking at traffic trends at some of the biggest retailers in the United States, Placer.ai noted that superstores and warehouse clubs saw more foot traffic in early 2025. In 2024, warehouse clubs outperformed superstores, with Costco Wholesale Club, BJ’s Warehouse...
by Mike Duff | Jan 27, 2025 | Retail Articles
Foot traffic at retail, as assessed in the white paper by store visit researcher Placer.ai, was up at many major chains in the fourth quarter of 2024, but some exceptions crept into the mix. As such, according to Placer.ai, overall fourth quarter 2024 retail store...
by Mike Duff | Dec 16, 2024 | Retail Articles
Indoor mall visits grew by 6.4% year-over-year during November, while open-air shopping center visits were up 4.8% and outlet mall visits were up 3.8%, according to Placer.ai. Traffic during the Black Friday weekend – including Friday, Saturday and Sunday – was up 6%...
by Mike Duff | Jul 17, 2024 | Retail Articles
Although e-commerce gets a lot of attention, particularly now as brick-and-mortar-based retailers leverage the online part of their businesses to compete with Amazon and its Prime Day summer promotion, many major retailers remain committed to significant and long-term...
