Visits climb 4.7% at discount & dollar stores, 0.4% at grocery stores, but fall 2.4% at superstores

Overall retail visits were down 1.8 percent during second quarter year-over-year (y-o-y), according to Placer.ai in its index white paper titled Second Quarter 2023 Quarterly Index. Placer.ai’s Index analyzes foot traffic data for numerous brands across seven subsectors:  fitness, car wash, discount & dollar stores, grocery stores, dining, superstores, and malls.

Among the subsectors, discount & dollar stores, superstores, and grocery stores may serve as the best overall bellwethers for the current state of the retail economy.

Quarterly visits to