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 January 2025.

LA Times

During the fires, and the aftermath, our team often looked at the maps provided by the LA Times, which includes charts on the types of structures that have burned, and stories of those that have lost everything.

Mapping the damage in Los Angeles from the Eaton and Palisades fires – Los Angeles Times

Census Bureau

The Census Bureau is participating in Crayola’s Creativity Week with new “Create with Data” page. If you have kids, this is a fun way to get them to become interested in data and how it can be used.

Create with Data

Barrons

After a decline in earnings, Starbucks has some new plans to make you stay longer—and spend more—in their stores this year.

Starbucks Expected to Post Earnings Drop Due to Turnaround Plan – Barron’s

Placer.ai

If you spent quarantine watching organizing series on Netflix like Mario Kando and The Home Edit, The Container Store declaring bankruptcy might have surprised you. But the foot traffic tells a very different story.

Analyzing The Container Store’s Bankruptcy – Placer.ai Blog

Kalibrate

Are you loyal to your gas station? Does brand name recognition matter? Kalibrate does the deep dive with a study.

How does brand impact gas station performance? | Kalibrate Global

ICSC

After destructive fires, there will be rebuilding in Los Angeles for many years to come. It will be a long road for Angelinos, and ICSC breaks down next steps, including for real estate investors.

The Questions That Los Angeles Communities, Marketplaces and Investors Now Face | ICSC