We’ve been here before. In early 2020, uncertainty was the word of the day, with the brief but serious recession induced by the pandemic and social distancing measures all over the globe. Somehow, things quickly rebounded and shoppers kept spending—albeit on things like home gym equipment and casual clothing until lockdowns eased. When that happened, people were eager to dine out and travel safely again.
Bolstering Your Business in the Face of Consumer Caution
Topics: Real Estate Analytics Tool, Market Research, Retail Site Selection, Site Selection Software, Analytics Solution, Commercial Real Estate Analysis Software
SiteSeer Offers Free Trial to Duke University Students
Students in Duke University’s Master of Engineering Management program recently completed a project using SiteSeer’s mapping and other tools.
Topics: Analyzing Retail Sites, Analytics Solution, Case Study
How to uncover success in your retail or other chain business in 2023 and beyond
Everywhere you turn, there’s talk of rising interest rates, inflation and an impending recession that has every consumer on edge.
Topics: Retail Data Analysis, Market Research, Building New Locations, Analytics Solution
Top Metropolitan/Micropolitan Areas with Highest Out-of-Pocket Health Care Costs: 2022
Topics: Market Data, Site Selection Software, Data Quality, Health Care Industry, Analytics Solution
Expanding Your Chain Without Adding Stores? Look to Kroger as a Model
If you’re in the grocery industry or you pay attention to industry news, you’ve probably heard: the largest supermarket chain the country, Kroger, is expanding into Florida. But…they intend to do so without opening a single store in the Sunshine State.
Topics: Omnichannel Retail, Bricks and Mortar Retail, Retail Site Selection, Analytics Solution, Grocery
Top Metropolitan/Micropolitan Areas with Highest Health Care Spend
Just as retail companies of all sizes have had to adapt in the digital era, so has the health care industry. Health care organizations have had to take a new approach to site selection, indeed, but for this data study, we’re looking at something else: the cost of health care.
Topics: Market Data, Data Study, Site Selection Software, Health Care Industry, Analytics Solution
Who is Your Competition? Dig Deeper with SiteSeer’s Competitive Assessment Tool
When many retailers build predictive models to predict sales and overall performance of a store or business location, they spend a lot of time assessing demand, asking themselves a variety of questions:
Topics: Retail Industry, Data Quality, Analytics Solution
Site Selection in the Era of Artificial Intelligence
For a long time, site selection has been a combination of art and science. Site selection data and science became commonplace in the 1990s, but until the last decade or so, judgment, experience, and gut feel drove many retailers’ decisions about where to locate (and the reasons to do so).
Topics: Retail Predictions, Retail Industry, Retail Site Selection, Site Selection Software, Artificial Intelligence, Analyzing Retail Sites, Analytics Solution, Machine Learning
Is it Time to Use Artificial Intelligence in My Retail Sales Forecasting?
You’ve probably heard about it, but what exactly is artificial intelligence? Artificial intelligence or “AI” is the process by which machines simulate human intelligence to solve problems and make decisions. There are many different outlooks on AI, but whether you believe that AI will be a positive force for society or the downfall of humanity, it is impossible to ignore the ramifications of this technology.
Topics: Retail Predictions, Real Estate Analytics Tool, Retail Industry, Artificial Intelligence, Analytics Solution, Machine Learning
Improve Your Private Equity Firm’s Due Diligence Toolset
When sourcing new investment opportunities, your private equity team likely has a detailed series of steps to assess a potential investment for your portfolio and move into due diligence.