Nov 19, 2019 | Industry News
We’re Gonna Party Like it’s 1999 Nightlife is part of the fabric of our country. Americans like to drink, they like to dance, they like to hang out with friends and meet new people. Nightclubs are a big portion of nightlife in America. In 2017, there were over 62,000...
Nov 13, 2019 | Industry News
By the Numbers As of 2017 there were over 116,000 shopping malls in the United States.[i] Retail shopping in America is a booming industry. During the second quarter of 2019, U.S. retail sales amounted to over $1.3 billion dollars. And while some people speculate that...
Nov 4, 2019 | Industry News
The State of Marijuana Currently, marijuana is legal for recreational use in eleven states and the District of Columbia. Additionally, thirty-three states, plus the District of Columbia, have legalized medical marijuana. With over half of the United States having some...
Oct 29, 2019 | Increasing Sales with ATMs, Industry News
A Growing Industry Means Big Numbers for Restaurateurs Dining out in America is serious business. In 2017, Americans spent $798.7 billion dollars in food and drink at restaurants.[i] That’s almost a trillion dollars in one year. Millennials and Generation Xers tend to...
Oct 8, 2019 | Industry News
The Industry Recovery The U.S. hotel industry has rebounded after the 2008 economic recession. In 2008, the occupancy rate of the hotel industry fell to 59.8% and fell again in 2009 to 54.6%. However, in the intervening years, as the economy rebounded, so too did the...
Sep 30, 2019 | Industry News
By the Numbers The Convenience Store, or C-store, industry generates large amounts of annual revenue in the United States. In 2018, there were approximately 153,237 convenience stores in America.[i] These stores sold $661.4 billion dollars’ worth of goods in 2018,...
