by Mike Duff | Jun 10, 2022 | Retail Articles
The new report Placer.ai Mall Index — May 2022 Update indicates that visits to all types of shopping malls, indoor, open-air lifestyle centers, and outlet malls, decreased between April and May, compared to the same months in 2019, but on a month-over-month basis,...
by Mike Duff | Apr 14, 2022 | Retail Articles
As the retail world tries to settle down into a post-pandemic world, not that COVID-19 is cooperating with the newest Omicron variant prompting reconsideration of masking rules in some places, a number of retailers saw major gains in first quarter foot traffic,...
by Peter Giannetti | Mar 9, 2022 | Featured News, Retail Articles
“The business model is changing: I think that’s the headline,” Doug McMillion, Walmart CEO, said during the company’s fourth-quarter conference call. Walmart is shifting its resources to create and expand new revenue streams while making itself more competitive in a...
by Mike Duff | Feb 4, 2022 | Retail Articles
According to Placer.ai’s Superstores Quarterly Index for Fourth Quarter 2021 consumer visits to superstores were up 6.8% in the period year over year, up 10.9% compared to the 2020 quarter, and up 5.7% compared to the 2019 period. The COVID-19 pandemic may even have...
by Mike Duff | Jan 11, 2022 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Market research firm and traffic tracker Placer.ai has identified eight retail trends to watch in the year ahead. In a market fundamentally reshaped by the COVID-19 pandemic, retailers need to understand the value of both digital and physical operations to advance,...