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Memorial Day weekend boosts US mall foot traffic in May 2025

U.S. Mall Traffic Rises in May 2025, Driven by Memorial Day and Longer Visits Mall traffic in the US rose across all formats in May 2025, signaling sustained consumer interest in brick-and-mortar retail, according to new data from The Anchor's Mall Index. Indoor malls saw the largest year-over-year increase at 6.7 percent, followed by open-air...

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Memorial Day weekend expected to bring life to a lagging retail sector

With many retail stores posting not so hot Q1's, Memorial Day weekend gives them a brevity of hope for Q2. The annual American holiday, which celebrates our soldiers who lost their lives at war, is seen as one of the greatest weekends on the retail calendar. This weekend usually means plenty of store traffic, coupled with markdowns and...