Running a competitor foot traffic benchmark analysis can take time. That can mean waiting for an analyst to give you an answer or running through a foot traffic provider platform to get the answers you need. Almanac provides fast answers when…
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…
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.
Apparel Competitive Intelligence: How Fashion Brands Benchmark With Foot Traffic Data
Apparel brands have always watched their competitors. What is new is the ability to measure them. Before foot traffic data, competitive intelligence in fashion meant walking competitor stores, reading earnings calls, and interpreting product assortment changes. All of that is still…
Competitive Intelligence Ultimate Guide: Essential Methods & Tools
In business, flying blind is a high-stakes gamble. Whether you are a scaling startup or an established enterprise, your competitors are actively launching new features, shifting their pricing strategies, and eyeing your market share. Winning doesn’t mean guessing what they will…