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 August 2024.
ICSC
In a new study, ICSC looks at back to school shopping and the data was positive news for those selling through brick and mortar retail. In store promotions were a major driver for sales in stores. Read the full study over on their blog.
Kalibrate
Growing your restaurant brand? Kalibrate has the best practices on using the data you have and what data you need.
Location data and growth: 101 for restaurant brands | Kalibrate Global
Placer.ai
Big summer events have big impacts on the local economy. The Placer team looks at the boosts to hotel visits and retail during events like Chicago’s Lollapalooza.
The Civic Impact of Summer Events – Placer.ai Blog
Wall Street Journal
Most people would see a growing city as a great thing, but it doesn’t come without some growing pains. Austin suburb, Kyle, Texas, is growing so quickly that they are running out of water for their residents.
This Texas City Is Too Hot, Short on Water—and Booming – WSJ
AP
The U.S. Justice Department is suing a real estate software company, RealPage Inc., alleging that it used an illegal scheme to hike rental prices. It is no secret that rental prices on homes and apartments skyrocketed during 2021 and 2022, but is this scheme to blame?
Justice Department accuses RealPage of helping landlords hike rents | AP News
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