Recession or Another Strong Year? Thoughts on Economic Forecasts and Making Business Decisions

Posted by Danielle Yanskey on Feb 28, 2024 9:30:00 AM

For all of 2023, economists talked about a looming recession that would hit the U.S. at some point during the year. As the Federal Reserve raised interest rates to curb high inflation, an economic downturn seemed imminent. However, as the year wound down, that recession never came—and to the great surprise of everyone, consumers continued to spend throughout the holiday shopping season.

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Building a Site Selection Process that Results in Successful Locations

Posted by Michaele Charles on Feb 21, 2024 10:30:00 AM

Smart retailers know that site selection done right is a comprehensive process. We’ve written before on this blog about the importance of site selection that involves both site screening and site forecasting. This methodical approach helps reduce the risks of:

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Topics: Smart Retail Growth, Retail Site Selection, Site Selection Software, Analyzing Retail Sites, Site Selection Criteria

Save the Date for ICSC 2024 | Tips for the Conference

Posted by Lance Blick on Feb 9, 2024 8:00:00 AM

ICSC 2024 is coming up! The SiteSeer team will be in attendance May 19-21, 2024, at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Central Hall, Booth #2887L. We'll share our ICSC calendar in April for scheduling meetings or demos! 

Whether you’re a retailer, chain business, broker, or shopping center developer, we’d love to learn more about your goals and share how SiteSeer Professional site selection and market planning software can help you achieve them!

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Topics: ICSC, Retail Site Selection, Site Selection Software

Trends and Positive Signs for the Retail Industry in 2024

Posted by Michaele Charles on Jan 30, 2024 5:57:00 AM

In the last month or so, you’ve probably seen a lot of news stories about the economy as experts reflect on the last year and look toward the future. Interest rates remain high and inflation is still a big concern, but there are positive signs too…and plenty of indicators that astute retail chains should pay attention to.

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Topics: Retail Predictions, Smart Retail Growth, Retail Industry, Analyzing Retail Sites, Site Selection Analysis, Sales Forecasting

The 15 Fastest-Growing Metropolitan and Micropolitan Areas (10/22 to 10/23)

Posted by Michaele Charles on Jan 19, 2024 9:30:00 AM

It’s that time of year when SiteSeer releases its semi-annual population study to look at the 15 metro and micro areas in the country that are growing the fastest. This study looks at population change (as a percentage) in between October 2022 and October 2023.

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Topics: Market Data, Population Study, Data Quality, Population Data

Walkability Score Now in SiteSeer

Posted by Tom Kessler on Jan 16, 2024 8:45:00 AM

SiteSeer users asked, we delivered! Users can now view a walkability index or walk score when analyzing a location in SiteSeer.

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Topics: Retail Site Selection, Mapping, Map Themes

Happy Holidays & New Year from SiteSeer

Posted by Danielle Yanskey on Dec 28, 2023 7:45:00 AM

Sharing Gratitude...and Some Fun 

As we wind down the year, we wanted to wish our clients, colleagues, and friends a very safe and happy holiday and a fantastic new year. 

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Top New SiteSeer Features | Fall 2023

Posted by Tom Kessler on Dec 22, 2023 9:30:00 AM

We're always working to make SiteSeer easier to use and improve its functionality. Over the past few months, here are some of the top improvements and new features in the SiteSeer platform: 

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Topics: Site Selection Software, Data Quality, SiteSeer Upgrades

Holiday Data Spotlight: What Markets Spend the Most on Toys and Games?

Posted by Michaele Charles on Dec 18, 2023 9:15:00 AM

Tis the season to spend money! The holiday shopping season is well underway, with Americans getting out their wallets to buy gifts for many of the important people in their lives. Retailers consider the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas one of the most important of the year, putting on big campaigns around Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the weeks thereafter.

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Topics: Retail Data Analysis, Data Study, Retail Industry

SiteSeer Feature Spotlight: Retail Match

Posted by Lance Blick on Dec 5, 2023 8:00:00 AM

Brokers and shopping center developers who want to save time and close deals (faster) trust SiteSeer to help them do their jobs better! One of our most exciting features for our real estate clients is Retail Match, which works in tandem with Void Analysis. Not familiar with Retail Match? Here are some FAQs about this powerful SiteSeer feature and how it works:

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Topics: Recruiting Shopping Center Tenants, Real Estate Analytics Tool, Void Analysis, Landlord Rep Brokers & Owners Industry, Tenant Rep Brokers & Developers Industry, Analyzing Retail Sites, Retail Match, Commercial Real Estate Analysis Software, Match Score

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