Gender continues to trend neutral

PacSun recently expanded its retail and merchandise portfolio with a gender-neutral format devoted to children. Dubbed PacSun Kids, the new brand’s debut shop neighbors its location at Mall of America, Bloomington, Minnesota. The 1,435 sq. ft. store does not provide any specific girl or boy styles or fits and boasts a colorful and high energy design. […]

The drive-thru business is booming

Aided by pandemic induced social distancing measures, consumers are flocking through drive-thru lanes at fast food restaurants in record numbers. According to our research, over 70% of American adults under the age of fifty and living in a suburb have utilized a drive-thru at least once during the past eighteen months. Although supercharged by the […]

Parklets could persist after pandemic

Many of the municipalities across the US that modified their street configurations to comply with social distancing guidelines are expected to retain a portion of them now that the pandemic is easing. These modifications include road closures, wider sidewalks with narrowed streets and parklets that were primarily used to expand restaurant seating to the outdoors. […]