Superstores and grocery chains both posted strong gains in the third quarter, with visits climbing more than 7% over 2019 levels.
A new report from Placer.ai attributes the growth to factors including a reopened retail environment, the summer shopping season and "even potentially the rise of COVID cases."
"The increase in staycations this summer probably also contributed to the visit growth, as the ongoing pandemic continued throwing a wrench in vacation plans," the report notes. "The impressive visit increase also indicates that the e-commerce boost the grocery and superstore sectors saw doesn't necessarily pose a long-term threat to brick and mortar visits."
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