# Facteus: Top Alternative Data Provider

> Start exploring the leading US consumer transaction dataset – FREE\! Search by company name or discover macro\-economic insights by sector\.

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## Pages
- [Data](https://facteus.com/data): Get detailed insights into the key revenue drivers for any US brand, with billions of consumer datapoints at your fingertips\.
- [Resources Hub](https://facteus.com/resources)
- [Cookie Policy](https://facteus.com/cookie-policy): This privacy policy explains how Facteus uses \& protects website users' data \& how Facteus complies with all best practices in the data privacy space\.
- [Blocks](https://facteus.com/blocks-2)
- [Global Styles Library](https://facteus.com/blocks)

## Posts
- [Restaurant Sales are Down\. Same\-Store Sales Only Tell Half the Story\.](https://facteus.com/blog/same-store-sales-vs-transaction-data): Restaurant sales may be rising or falling, but the real story is where customers go next\. We analyzed 15 major brands to uncover what same\-store sales miss\.
- [A World Cup Economic Postmortem: A Macro\-to\-Micro Level View](https://facteus.com/blog/2026-world-cup-economic-impact): The 2026 World Cup delivered a measurable spending boost across U\.S\. host cities, but the benefits weren’t evenly distributed\. Facteus transaction data reveals how fans spent, what drove the economic lift, and which businesses captured the biggest share of World Cup dollars\.
- [What Transaction Data Reveals about Jersey Mike's IPO](https://facteus.com/blog/jersey-mikes-ipo-analysis): The market priced the IPO at $23 and put roughly $8 billion on the sandwich chain\. Verified card spend explains what that price is actually buying — and what to watch from here\.
- [Retail Foot Traffic Doesn't Equal Sales](https://facteus.com/blog/retail-foot-traffic-vs-sales): Costco and Dollar General may be winning traffic, but Facteus transaction data shows a different retail leaderboard\. Here’s what the wallet reveals about Walmart, Target, Costco, and Dollar General\.
- [The QSR value wars are buying traffic, not loyalty](https://facteus.com/blog/qsr-value-wars-traffic-vs-loyalty): Two years after McDonald's launched its $5 Meal Deal, the data shows a surprising outcome: while promotions boosted traffic, they often failed to build loyalty\. Facteus analyzed 18 major QSR chains and found that 83% experienced lower customer retention than before the value wars began\. The results reveal which brands turned discounts into repeat visits \-\- and which simply bought temporary traffic\.

## Competitors
- [A Better Alternative](https://facteus.com/a-better-alternative)

## Macro Sectors
- [Nonstore Retailers](https://facteus.com/data/macro/nonstore-retailers)
- [Food services and drinking places](https://facteus.com/data/macro/food-services-and-drinking-places)
- [Food and beverage stores](https://facteus.com/data/macro/food-and-beverage-stores)
- [Clothing and clothing access\. stores](https://facteus.com/data/macro/clothing-and-clothing-access-stores)
- [Electronics and appliance stores](https://facteus.com/data/macro/electronics-and-appliance-stores)

## Brand Insights
- [WHATNOT](https://facteus.com/data/brand-insights/whatnot)
- [UPS](https://facteus.com/data/brand-insights/ups)
- [U\-HAUL](https://facteus.com/data/brand-insights/u-haul)
- [TIKTOK](https://facteus.com/data/brand-insights/tiktok)
- [STEAM](https://facteus.com/data/brand-insights/steam)

## Categories
- [Blog](https://facteus.com/blog)
- [Money Talks](https://facteus.com/money-talks)
- [Alternatives](https://facteus.com/alternatives)
- [News](https://facteus.com/news)
- [Consumer Insights](https://facteus.com/consumer-insights)

## Optional
- [Sitemap index](https://facteus.com/sitemap_index.xml)