At the end of each month, the AGS team looks back at articles and blog posts that we saw this month that stood out to us. Some are from news agencies, and many come from our partners, but not all use our data. Here is the round-up from September 2023.
Census
The Census released an update about the next data release, which will be at State and County levels, except for big ethnic groups. However, we don’t expect this to be overly useful, as it won’t include much information.
What You Should Know About the Upcoming Detailed DHC File A (census.gov)
SiteSeer
When everything is doom and gloom, what can you do to support your business? SiteSeer has practical tips to succeed.
Bolstering Your Business in the Face of Consumer Caution (siteseer.com)
Fortune
Office and retail vacancies are on the rise in downtowns across America. Did we overbuild? Did the pandemic burst a bubble? What can we do to save downtown, and what do its citizens want it to look like instead?
CBS News
Not as advertised? One retailer is suing the mall they operate in over broken promises, while the mall is deflecting to the city. Who is to blame, and how will this change retail location searches?
NYTimes
In a new interactive article, the NY Times examines the new phenomenon of investors buying single family homes for rentals. But what happens when nearly all of the homes in a neighborhood have been purchased?
AP
As crime continues to be a problem for retailers, some cities are using a stronger approach to prosecuting these crimes. Albuquerque is now committing to prosecuting all shoplifters.
Albuquerque prosecutors take new approach to combatting retail theft | AP News
Financial Post
More workers are headed back to the office, especially in Canada, but this time shockingly in the tech industry.
Canada’s tech industry moving away from remote work | Financial Post
CNBC
The Kroger/Albertsons merger is continuing to shake-up the industry as they offload nearly $2B in stores and assets ahead of the merger.
Kroger, Albertsons selling more than 400 stores in $1.9 billion deal (cnbc.com)
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