Insight Report 2 minutes PremiumJanuary 2019 US Monthly Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics Report: Post-Holiday Fatigue and Inclement Weather Drive Underwhelming January Traffic Coresight Research February 22, 2019 Executive SummaryCoresight Research’s monthly reports keep you up to date on US and UK retail sales, US retail traffic and in-store metrics, selected US retailers’ same-store sales and key global consumer indicators. Click here to view our full collection of Monthly Reports. Our US Monthly Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics Report reviews year-over-year changes in selected store-based metrics, including sales, traffic and conversion rates. Highlights from our January Retail Traffic report: Traffic declined 10.7% year over year in January. While the conversion rate grew 0.4 percentage points, average transaction value (ATV) grew 5.5%, and the product return rate declined by 2.4 percentage points. January performance varied over the course of the four weeks, with in-store net sales declining between 6.3% and 8.1% and traffic declining between 6.9% and 16.5%, with the second week of the month being the worst performing for both metrics. ATV and shopper yield registered growth in each week of the month. The Midwest experienced the largest year-over-year decline in traffic at 17.5%, while the South registered the smallest decline at 5.8%. The Midwest experienced the largest year-over-year in-store sales decline, down 16.8%, while the West registered the lowest dip in sales, down 1.4%. This report is for paying subscribers only. Already a paying subscriber? Please log in to see the entire report.If you wish to learn more about our subscription plans and become a paying subscriber, click here. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: US Consumer Tracker: Analyzing Cross-Shopping at Nonfood RetailersUS Consumer Tracker: Conflicting Trends in Behavior, Plus an Early Look at Memorial Day PlansWeekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2023, Week 9: US Openings Up 21%99 Cents Only and Family Dollar Store Closures: Implications from Shopper Profiles and Store Locations