How Black Friday Foot Traffic Offers a Glimpse into Retail’s Future
Black Friday has long represented a high-stakes opportunity for retailers, with Big Box and electronics giants vying for dominance. However, this year told a different story. Google Trends revealed an unexpected rise in interest in hobby stores, particularly outdoor retailers and arts-and-crafts shops. This shift signals more than a seasonal anomaly—it reflects a profound change […]
Social Distance Tracker: Traffic Patterns Indicate Consumer Enthusiasm is Returning
Where we sit – in New York and the San Francisco Bay Area – cases are coming down fast. Hope is on the horizon and it looks like the pattern we watched in South Africa and the UK will play out here: Omicron will spike COVID case counts like never before before leaving as fast as […]