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Costco Traffic Gains Could Foretell Strong Fiscal Year Financials

Costco Traffic Gains Could Foretell Strong Fiscal Year Financials

by Mike Duff | Sep 22, 2023 | Retail Articles

With Costco preparing to reveal its fourth-quarter and full-year financial results, traffic-tracker Placer.ai points out that the company is on a roll with more footsteps through the store during the past couple of years and, more recently, during the back-to-school...
Placer.ai: Traffic Slips at Walmart, with Target, Warehouse Clubs Stronger

Placer.ai: Traffic Slips at Walmart, with Target, Warehouse Clubs Stronger

by Mike Duff | Feb 17, 2023 | Retail Articles

As the holiday season fades into memory, Placer.ai decided to take a look at what kind of visitation trends major mass market and warehouse club stores are experiencing as 2023 begins and determined that Walmart is lagging. Target and Walmart were major retail...
Placer.ai: Gen Z Driving Beauty Sales on Their Own Terms

Placer.ai: Gen Z Driving Beauty Sales on Their Own Terms

by Mike Duff | Jan 3, 2023 | Retail Articles

According to Placer.ai, catering to the tastes and preferences of young shoppers is a strategy that has proven particularly important for leading retailers in the beauty sector.  In recent years, the traffic tracker and market researcher noted, Gen-Z has become a...
Placer.ai: Super Saturday Gains Shifted to Value Retailers

Placer.ai: Super Saturday Gains Shifted to Value Retailers

by Mike Duff | Dec 22, 2022 | Retail Articles

Super Saturday, this year falling on December 17, was a great time for a small subset of mostly value retailers, according to Placer.ai. The traffic tracker stated that most segments and individual retailers saw visits drop year-over-year and compared to Super...
Placer.ai: Target, Walmart Store Traffic Strong Ahead of Holidays

Placer.ai: Target, Walmart Store Traffic Strong Ahead of Holidays

by Mike Duff | Nov 14, 2022 | Featured News, Retail Articles

Walmart and Target will announce their quarterly results this week, and Placer.ai has released an analysis that provides some insight into how their stores have performed during the most recent quarter and what their prospects might be for the fiscal year’s...
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