When making a competitor traffic report, getting into the specifics about how your competitor’s stores are performing is crucial. Our location type filters are there to help you analyze mall, non-mall, community, and other store types in detail. To track competitor…
How to Validate a New Store Location Before Signing a Lease Using PassBy’s LLM Tools
Before signing a lease, we recommend that you: We’ll run you through each of those steps so you can feel confident signing your new lease. Using our AI tools, this will take you less than 5 minutes to complete. 1. Validate…
7-Eleven Is Closing 645 Stores. The Foot Traffic Data Shows Why, and Who’s Actually Winning
7-Eleven is closing 645 stores across North America this fiscal year. It is the fifth consecutive year the chain has closed more locations than it has opened. The parent company, Seven & i Holdings, frames this as a strategic pivot toward…
What Is a Customer Profile? The Retailer’s Guide to Profiling Store Visitors
Almanac’s Brand Visitors view showing how Alo Yoga’s actual visitor age profile (blue) differs from the national population (green). The gap between who lives nearby and who actually visits is the gap that separates useful profiling from expensive guesswork. A customer…
Retail Foot Traffic Trends & Statistics 2026
The retail landscape in 2026 is defined by a rapid evolution in how consumers discover, compare, and purchase products. From AI becoming the primary interface for consumer decision-making to the structural tailwinds favoring community-focused neighborhood centres foot traffic, these trends highlight…
Beauty Retail Foot Traffic 2026: Who Is Actually Winning the Store Visit War?
We analysed same-store foot traffic data for Walmart, Target, ULTA, Sephora, and Bath & Body Works across multiple time windows. The results challenge the narrative that mass retailers are stealing beauty traffic from specialists.
Foot Traffic Prediction: How AI and Machine Learning Forecast Store Visits [2026]
Foot traffic prediction uses AI and machine learning to forecast visitor volumes at physical locations. Learn how predictive models work, what data they use, and how to evaluate the best foot traffic prediction tools in 2026.
Foot Traffic Software: The Ultimate Guide to Tools, Benefits, and Applications
Foot traffic software represents a foundational technology for businesses operating physical locations, transforming raw data about people’s movement into strategic, actionable insights. In today’s competitive landscape, understanding who is entering your space, when they are doing it, and how they move…
What Are Real-Time Foot Traffic Metrics? Best Predictive Foot Traffic Datasets 2026
Real-time foot traffic metrics represent the frontier of location intelligence, offering businesses an immediate and dynamic view of consumer movement within the physical world. Unlike traditional historical data, real-time foot traffic provides up-to-the-minute insights into visitor volumes, dwell times, and flow…
Location Intelligence: What It Is and Why It Matters
Location intelligence means being able to tap into a treasure trove of data that not only tells you where everything is but also opens doors to understanding dynamic patterns and trends. It’s about harnessing the power of geospatial data to unravel…