Battle of the big box: Comparing Walmart and Target's retail footprints With similar products and customer bases, Target and Walmart are daily destinations for thousands of Americans. Here's how they compare when it comes to location data. Joshua Fruhlinger 10.2.18 4:24 PM Markets
Dollar stores take over America as they move in on big-box territory: a detailed map and analysis Dollar General and Dollar Tree are growing — especially in middle class neighborhoods — while the American economy is booming. James Mattone 9.4.18 7:05 PM Markets
ALDI is now dominating the discount-grocery wars, beating both Whole Foods and Trader Joe's combined ALDI already has 3x the number of stores as both Whole Foods and Trader Joe's, and plans to open 2,500 stores by the end of 2022. How does that stack up against its competitors? James Mattone 8.14.18 1:32 PM Markets
Snowflake data turns into an avalanche as startup hits jumbo-unicorn status Salesforce is a big believer in Snowflake, the California cloud computing company - and alternative data reflects continued growth for the unicorn startup. Jon Marino 2.10.20 7:00 PM Innovation
Toys R Us is closed for business: The data trail the company has left behind As Toys R Us closes its last sets of doors, we take a look at what the beloved toy store leaves behind Joshua Fruhlinger 6.29.18 7:49 PM Markets
How Planet Fitness is revitalizing the fitness - and retail - industries When we uncover the data behind Planet Fitness' footprint strategy, a fascinating story emerges. Joshua Fruhlinger 5.22.18 2:05 PM Markets
MUJI is poised for serious expansion as it launches hotels and more The world's most basic brand is becoming one of its most recognized. And it's growing into real estate, hospitality, and even $27,000 huts. Joshua Fruhlinger 4.23.18 2:53 PM Innovation
Cloudflare is going public - here is where the web infrastructure company is planning growth Web infrastructure company Cloudflare is heading to public markets - investors can check out the company's alternative data via Thinknum's data. Jon Marino 8.16.19 10:00 AM Markets