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The Yelp Economic Average Uncovers Possible Ride-sharing Effect: Auto Businesses Slump in First Quarter of 2019

Wednesday, April 24, 2019 • #Data, #Local Data Insights

The people who power the local economy started the year on the right foot. The Yelp Economic Average rose by eight tenths of a point in the first quarter of 2019 after a tough end to 2018. In the last quarter of that year, YEA—a measure of the health of important sectors across the U.S…. Read more

What’s Hot Where, From Mexican Food to Snow Removal

Monday, March 4, 2019 • #Data, #Local Data Insights

A quick glance at a map of the U.S.-Mexico border would suggest to you that Mexican food is likely to be relatively popular in southern Texas, New Mexico and California. And in fact Mexican restaurant concentration corresponds closely with population identifying as ethnically Hispanic or Latino. Some business clustering matches real-world demographic evidence and intuition…. Read more

Top 100 Yelp des endroits où manger au Canada en 2019

Monday, February 4, 2019 • #Community, #Local Data Insights, #News

Original Blog Post by Brenae Leary “Où est-ce qu’on va manger?”, “Où devrais-je amener mon patron ou ma famille pour les impressionner?” Si vous vous demandez où vous devriez être en train de manger en ce moment même, vous n’êtes pas les seuls. Voilà pourquoi nous avons décidé de vous aider à répondre à cette… Read more

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Tracking the Yelp Economic Average

Wednesday, January 30, 2019 • #Data, #Local Data Insights

—Carl Bialik, Samuel Hansen, Peter Weir, Liina Potter, and Travis Brooks contributed to this analysis. Interactive developed by The DataFace.

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Yelp’s Local Economic Outlook: Las Vegas Tops The Nation For Business Growth

Thursday, August 23, 2018 • #Data, #Local Data Insights

Las Vegas is the nation’s top urban area for business growth, according to the latest installment of Yelp’s Local Economic Outlook, ranking 50 metro areas over the second quarter of 2018. The next two cities for business growth—Austin, Texas; and Miami, Florida—also ranked in the top three in the previous quarter’s ranking, with Las Vegas… Read more

Top Fourth of July Weekend Destinations

Monday, July 2, 2018 • #Data, #Local Data Insights

Looking to get away this Independence Day weekend? We’ve got you covered! Yelp’s data scientists took a look into search and review data to come up with this year’s top Fourth of July destinations, perfect for a weekend full of fireworks and festivities. From breezy beaches to towering redwoods, here are the best places to… Read more

Top Memorial Day Destinations According to Yelp

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Top Memorial Day Destinations According to Yelp

Tuesday, May 22, 2018 • #Data, #Local Data Insights

Memorial Day Weekend is fast approaching and that means summer is just around the corner. For many people, MDW means remembering loved ones and those who served in the armed forces, a cookout with family or friends, opening up the pool or lake house, and a day off work. For others, it means taking the… Read more

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Yelp’s Local Economic Outlook: Home Automation is on the Rise

Tuesday, May 15, 2018 • #Data, #Local Data Insights

Today we’re releasing the third installment of Yelp’s Local Economic Outlook, a program to rank U.S. metro areas by the pace of growth in their local-business population. This program is part of a larger, ongoing project to surface insights from Yelp’s deep data stores to help businesses succeed and arm policymakers with the information they… Read more

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Top 25 Record Stores In Canada & The U.S.

Friday, April 20, 2018 • #Yelp Community, #Data, #Local Data Insights

When you visit or move to a city, are you the type of person whose first thought is where you’ll shop for records at? In St. Louis, you go to Vintage Vinyl instead of visiting the Gateway Arch. When you get off the plane in San Francisco, the first thing you do is plan a trip to Amoeba Records…. Read more

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Men vs. Women: What do Yelpers Search for on Valentine’s Day?

Wednesday, February 14, 2018 • #Data, #Local Data Insights

Whether you’ve been hit by Cupid’s arrow this Valentine’s Day or riding solo, you might have wondered what people search for on this emotionally-loaded holiday. Well we’ve got the answers, and they may surprise you…. We dug deep into Yelp’s data stores to find out what men and women search for around Valentine’s Day. We… Read more