Mall traffic got off to a shaky start this year but year-over-year visits are recovering, according to the June numbers in Placer.ai's Mall Index, written by Shira Petrack.
Indoor mall numbers were on par with numbers from a year ago but open-air lifestyle centers that have a bit more of an urban feel and outlet malls were up 2.6% and 2.3% respectively. And month-over-month visits this year were up in June versus May.
Perhaps more significantly, shoppers aren't rushing in to buy and then exiting fast. They're hanging around or "dwelling" longer, according to the same data. Dwell time is counted from the time they enter until they leave whether it's to window shop, eat, socialize or rest on a bench.
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