When screening and choosing new sites, an important component is the trade area. A trade area is the geographic area surrounding a site or store where the majority of your customers are located. In SiteSeer, these are displayed on a map as a geographic polygon.
Topics: Retail Trade Area, Retail Site Selection, Site Selection Software, Site Selection Checklist, Site Screening
10 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know About Thanksgiving
SiteSeer is in the analytics business, so we’re always looking at the data and numbers behind things! During this Thanksgiving week, we thought it might be fun to share a few facts about this beloved American holiday. Here are 10 interesting things you might not know about Thanksgiving, the traditional turkey feast, and more:
Topics: Data Study, Site Selection Checklist
As 2022 comes to a close and SiteSeer clients are looking toward and planning for 2023, we wanted to revisit a topic we’ve discussed on the blog in years past: which retail categories grew and shrunk (physical stores/locations) during the year (to date). To refresh your memory, we first analyzed data on store openings and closures for 2020, and then again for 2021 (or more accurately, January-October 2021).
Topics: Smart Retail Growth, Data Study, Retail Site Selection, Site Selection Criteria, Site Selection Checklist
The year 2022 is underway and if you’re an expanding retail chain, restaurant chain, service business, or other multi-site business, you’re probably focused on making sure every new location you open is a successful one.
Topics: Retail Site Selection, Site Selection Software, Site Selection Criteria, Site Selection Checklist