The pandemic isn’t over, but social distancing is no longer the main driver of consumer behavioral change in our data. Higher prices, especially at the pump, are driving down spending in nearly every vertical, despite COVID-weary consumers’ desire to get out of the...
Welcome to the PlaceIQ Social Distance Tracker. 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...
Welcome to the PlaceIQ Social Distance Tracker. As we come to the end of another year of social distancing, we’re using today’s tracker to share some insights on Black Friday, how the holiday season is faring so far, and what malls can tell us about...
Welcome to the PlaceIQ Social Distance Tracker. We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving, at home or visiting loved ones. Last week, holiday travel surged back to levels just shy of our 2019 pre-COVID benchmark. Compared to 2020 people were more likely to travel,...
Welcome to the PlaceIQ Social Distance Tracker. Foot traffic has been relatively up and stable since the decline of our initial Delta case wave and the conclusion of the back-to-school season. From October onward, things are pretty flat. Despite the relative...
Welcome to the PlaceIQ Social Distance Tracker. It’s been awhile since we’ve checked in. Once again, we’ve been hard at work briefing leadership teams on the macro and micro trends we’re seeing regarding consumers’ reactions to COVID in preparation for the holiday...
