Are there too many jewelry stores in America? A case study of Signet Jewelers 65.8% of Signet Jewelers stores — that includes Jared's, Kay, and Zales — have a sister store nearby. With that proximity analysis, it's no wonder why the company is shifting gears in a brave new diamond market. James Mattone 4.22.19 2:29 PM Features
Grindr back online after outage... With oddly better ratings The Grindr outage didn't just inconvenience millions of active users; it also did something that left a surprising alternative data trail. James Mattone 4.19.19 8:03 PM Tech
Where Pier 1 Imports may close up to 145 stores this year Using proximity and population analysis, we break down where Pier 1 might shutter down stores in the near future. James Mattone 4.19.19 4:51 PM Markets
Retail vacancies are up in 2019 but still lower than this time last year The latest headlines would have you believe that brick-and-mortar is doomed. But the data says otherwise. Joshua Fruhlinger 4.19.19 3:26 PM Markets
The Blooming Weed Industry From manufacturers, to distributors, to sellers, the cannabis industry is set up for global scale. Here’s the state of it all based on gigabytes of alternative data. The Business of Business 4.18.19 7:27 PM Features
Apple launches hiring spree for its upcoming Culver City TV and movie production facility Apple is getting serious about TV and movie production with a hiring spree for creatives at its upcoming Culver City studios. Joshua Fruhlinger 4.18.19 4:58 PM People