Retailers are rethinking their store formats, customer engagement strategies, and location choices—but what does the foot traffic data actually say?
Placer.ai’s SVP of Marketing, Ethan Chernofsky, joins Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga to analyze real consumer shopping trends and predict what’s next for retail in 2025.
Timestamps & Discussion Topics:
- (0:00) – Intro
- (3:45) – The return of the “third place” in retail ☕ (Starbucks, bookstores, malls)
- (10:16) – How shopping mall visitation is evolving 🏬
- (14:08) – What retailers should learn from store visit duration & calendar shopping patterns 📆
- (20:03) – Retail is moving South! 🛒 Why Texas, Florida & Arizona are booming
- (24:21) – Sam’s Club’s surprising resurgence—is it the next big retail powerhouse?
- (27:45) – Ashley Furniture & HomeGoods are winning—why is home decor making a comeback?
- (30:08) – Specialty grocery chains (Trader Joe’s, Sprouts) are gaining market share
- (35:01) – Walmart+, Sam’s Club & the battle for high-income grocery shoppers
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Be careful out there,
– Chris, Anne, and the Omni Talk team
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Omni Talk® is the retail blog for retailers, written by retailers. Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga founded Omni Talk® in 2017 and have quickly turned it into one of the fastest growing blogs in retail.