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Superstores Capitalize on Shifting Consumer Trends

Retail has felt the impact of a challenging few years, with 2022 marked by inflation and high gas prices. However, Placer.ai says, in the evolving retail landscape, challenges can quickly turn into opportunities, and second-quarter 2023 data indicate that shifting consumer trends may be helping superstores come out on top.  

Serving as major shopping destinations for tens of millions of customers, Walmart, Costco, and Target offer everything from groceries to apparel and household furnishings. In a new white paper, “Retail Giants in 2023: Visit Patterns to Walmart, Costco, and Target,” Placer.ai leverages location intelligence to explore how these retailing giants have weathered the challenges of the past few years and identify shifts in consumer behavior. 

In the white paper, you’ll learn: 

  • What characterizes shoppers at Walmart, Costco, and Target? 
    • How can foot traffic patterns beyond the superstore reveal superstore consumer preferences? 
    • Where is the addition of healthcare offerings impacting visits to retail giants?
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      About Paul Bubny

      Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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