Insight Report 3 minutes PremiumSeptember 2019 US Monthly Retail Traffic and In-Store Metrics: Traffic Decline Steepens Coresight Research October 18, 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 August Retail Traffic report: US store traffic declined 5.7% year over year in September. The conversion rate advanced 1.4 percentage points, average transaction value (ATV) declined 1.3% and the product return rate remained flat. September traffic varied over the course of the four weeks: The first week (which included Labor Day) performed the best. September 23 figures were low for sales, shopper yield, ATV and transaction volume. The northeast experienced the largest decline in traffic at 8.5%, and the south experienced the largest decrease in sales at 4.4%. The midwest had a marginal 0.3% increase in traffic but strong sales growth at 3.1%. 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 Extra: The Impact of Debt and Financial Security on Shopping HabitsResearch Preview: Market Navigator—US Beauty RetailingInnovator Profile: EyeLevel.ai Is Truth Serum for AI, Enabling the Build of Hallucination-Free Apps with up to 95% AccuracyThe True Cost of Apparel Returns: Alarming Return Rates Require Loss-Minimization Solutions