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How did Wayfair’s Way Day 2022 compare to previous years?

Shortly before announcing its first quarter earnings results, DTC home furnishing company Wayfair Inc (NYSE: W) launched its fifth annual Way Day sales event. Here's how sales during Way Day week in 2022 stacked up against previous Way Day sales.

Janine Perri — 18 May 2022

Amazon Music and Spotify saw subscriber growth for U.S. paid plans

While some video streaming platforms have recently implemented ad-supported tiers or experienced declining subscriber counts, our data shows that as of March 2022, major music streaming subscription services like Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) and Amazon Music continued seeing subscriber growth in the U.S. for their paid subscription plans.

Janine Perri — 11 May 2022

Two years into the pandemic, consumer spending still growing at Costco and Sam’s Club

In addition to some wholesale clubs continuing to see strong growth in sales and average spend per customer throughout the pandemic, we also found that fuel sales through wholesale clubs skyrocketed in March 2022.

Janine Perri — 03 May 2022

Instacart sales slow nationwide, but growth continues in some metros

Grocery delivery companies such as Instacart experienced heightened demand during the pandemic. Here's how Instacart's quarterly sales growth has fared nationwide and in major metro areas.

Janine Perri — 28 Apr 2022

McDonald’s sales beef up, as fast food sales soar

Quick-service restaurants have seen their sales grow during the pandemic. Bloomberg Second Measure transaction data shows that this has also been the case with major fast food chains such as McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) and Wendy’s (NASDAQ: WEN).

Michal Kaczmarski — 27 Apr 2022

Ahead of earnings beat, in-store spending still drove sales at Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc

Dick's Sporting Goods Inc (NYSE: DKS) knocked it out of the park in the fourth quarter of 2021, reporting another earnings beat. Consumer transaction data shows that most sales for the sports retailer over the past several years have continued to originate from in-store purchases, rather than a shift to ecommerce.

Janine Perri — 12 Apr 2022