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 November 2023.
SiteSeer
Retailers are waiting to see how the holiday shopping season shakes out, and SiteSeer has some predictions.
What Does the Holiday Shopping Season 2023 Have in Store? (siteseer.com)
Placer.ai
The Black Friday of the grocery store world? Turkey Wednesday. Placer breaks down this year’s grocery demand the day before Thanksgiving.
Turkey Wednesday 2023 – Placer.ai Blog
CARTO
We love a good chat about data visualization and best practices, so this month’s article from CARTO is right up our alley.
Pie Charts: An Effective Data Visualization Tool? (carto.com)
Kalibrate
World GIS Day was this month, and the team at Kalibrate put together a playlist of their favorite geography themed songs. Turn it up and roll the windows down.
NY Times
Don’t want to walk into a restaurant to get your food? You’re not alone. Americans want Drive-Thru, and restaurants are innovating to keep up.
Drive-Throughs in America Are Thriving – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
CoStar
It’s another record-breaking year for Thanksgiving weekend sales, with shoppers coming out in droves to get holiday deals. A record-breaking 200.4 million consumers shopped over the five-day holiday weekend from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, up 2% and surpassing last year’s record of 196.7 million.
Holiday Shopping Kicks Off With Record-Topping Thanksgiving Weekend (costar.com)
CNN
With growing concerns over theft, Best Buy is taking a new approach: hiring more staff. Electronics are one of the most commonly stolen items in a store, so the chain is banking on prevention through the extra staff walking the store and security at the front.
How Best Buy is beating shoplifting | CNN Business
Fox Business
Home sales are now at pre-pandemic levels according to leading economists, mostly due to mortgage rate increases. New construction homes are forecasted to meet the gap in demand in 2024.
New home sales fall more than expected after spike in mortgage rates (foxbusiness.com)
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