Jun 10, 2021 — June 10 - Nationwide foot traffic to retail, restaurants up 44% since year's start, Zentech reports

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The data folk at Zenreach have found that June saw another month of increased foot traffic and in-store visits to retail, restaurants and entertainment venues as more Americans get COVID-19 vaccines.

Zenreach analyzed the data and found that across all industries, nationwide foot traffic is up 44% since the start of 2021, a 6% increase from last month.

Some cities across the country have seen a huge increase, like San Diego, with a 173% increase since Jan. 1. In the Midwest, the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin (Wisconsin) area saw a 120.62% increase.

Meanwhile, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater in Florida saw a -21.19% change.

“With indoor mask mandates starting to lift, Zenreach expects these numbers will continue to increase,” Megan Wintersteen, vice president of marketing for Zenreach, said in a June 7 news release. “It would not surprise me if nationwide foot traffic reaches a more than 55% lift (since Jan. 1) within the next th...

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