Summer is over, the kids are back at school, and the rest of the autumn routine has fallen into place – but with a slight twist. According to a new NerdWallet survey, more consumers have had to dip into their savings or emergency funds to pay for essentials, and over...
On average, Big Box and wholesale Warehouse Clubs see a 16% higher bump in spend during the core back-to-school period compared to apparel and clothing stores. With a post-pandemic prime shopping period behind us, we wanted to investigate consumer spending habits,...
While the debate between remote, on-site, and hybrid work continues to bubble, visitation to offices is steadily tracking upwards. There’s been a lot of discussion these past few months about the return to the office, working from home, and hybrid scenarios. We’ve...
Consumers seem to be pulling back on spending, but the return to pre-pandemic behaviors is generating bright spots of demand. One example is surging foot traffic and spending at clothing retailers focused on workplace attire, driven by people equipping themselves for...
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...
