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
Retailers know that reaching the right customers and understanding consumer demand are key to their success. And real estate brokers who are trying to fill vacant space with high-quality tenants recognize that they’ll be able to close deals faster if they can provide retailers and other chain businesses detailed site and market information.
Topics: Data Partner, Site Selection Software, Data Quality, Mobile Location Data, Foot Traffic Data
Building a Site Selection Process that Results in Successful Locations
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:
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
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!
Topics: ICSC, Retail Site Selection, Site Selection Software
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:
Topics: Site Selection Software, Data Quality, SiteSeer Upgrades
Tips for Retailers That Want to Expand & Grow Intelligently
For as much as we all hear about the tumultuous retail landscape, there are plenty of positive signs:
Topics: Smart Retail Growth, Retail Trade Area, Retail Industry, Site Selection Software, Analyzing Retail Sites, Competitive Assessment Tool
Bolstering Your Business in the Face of Consumer Caution
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.
Topics: Real Estate Analytics Tool, Market Research, Retail Site Selection, Site Selection Software, Analytics Solution, Commercial Real Estate Analysis Software
4 Reasons You Need Site Selection Tools to Make Location Decisions
Retail chains that have grown successfully have certainly learned their share of lessons along the way. Sometimes the growth seems to come easily, while other times it’s tricky to figure out. Choosing great locations can happen accidentally, but in today’s ultra-competitive landscape, that’s rare. Especially since the market has tightened and retailers are selective in how they spend their hard-earned money.
Topics: Retail Site Selection, Site Selection Software, Analyzing Retail Sites
Power Your Location Decisions with Quality Data
Topics: Retail Data Analysis, Data Partner, Site Selection Software, Data Quality
Why Should Retailers Do Research? Here Are Three Key Reasons
If you’re a retailer or in any sort of chain business, you know well that doing research is critical to the success of your business. By research, we mean research on your customers, competitors, markets, and brick-and-mortar locations where your customers find you.
Topics: Market Research, Site Selection Software, Analyzing Retail Sites, Sales Forecasting, SiteSeer Professional Services