Retail Store Location Analysis | Retail Site Suitability & Selection

Make better decisions about stores and facilities

Retail real estate managers make critical decisions when evaluating sites for new stores or facilities. Analysts can support these decisions using state-of-the-art geoprocessing tools to analyze data about customer traffic, footfall, demographics, and household income to evaluate and score potential sites quickly and accurately.

Make real estate decisions with confidence

Choosing where to invest in new properties and where to close existing ones are some of the most important and expensive decisions business leaders make. Location intelligence provides precise local insights that allow businesses to make these decisions confidently.

Competitive analysis
Site potential evaluation
Demographics

Market competition is a critical insight

Understanding the changing competitive landscape in a market is a fundamental capability for retailers. Using site data from GIS technology combined with spatial analytics, retailers can leverage this data to visualize and understand the competitive presence in their markets.

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Location is a company's most important asset

Investments in stores, facilities, and offices are critical to success. The ability to make decisions about locations quickly and with confidence brings a competitive advantage. Company leaders can use location intelligence to bring together hyperlocal market data and maps to inform fast, accurate decisions.

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Population data you can trust

Demographics help you understand people and populations. For retailers, this is the key to insights about the markets and neighborhoods where they do business. ArcGIS has over 10,000 demographic variables available that describe population, housing, employment, and income.

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Bass Pro Shops business continuity

During the COVID-19 crisis, the team at Bass Pro Shops used location technology and a dose of innovation to monitor and manage operations.

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Secret formula behind big business expansions

Successful businesses aim for growth by increasing sales, improving the bottom line, and adding new locations.

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Rethinking store service areas

View impacts to markets, trade areas, and available store services due to COVID-19.

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ArcGIS Online

ArcGIS Online is a complete, cloud-based GIS that connects people, locations, and data through interactive maps.

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ArcGIS Pro

ArcGIS Pro is a powerful, single desktop GIS application that provides professional 2D and 3D mapping in an intuitive user interface.

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ArcGIS Business Analyst

Combine demographic, lifestyle, and spending data with map-based analytics for planning, site selection, and customer segmentation.

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Make better decisions about stores and facilities

Make real estate decisions with confidence

Market competition is a critical insight

Location is a company's most important asset

Population data you can trust

Bass Pro Shops business continuity

Secret formula behind big business expansions

Rethinking store service areas

Products for site suitability

ArcGIS Online

ArcGIS Pro

ArcGIS Business Analyst

Retail industry strategies

Customer Engagement

Site Suitability

Market Research and Planning

Supply Chain and Logistics

Advertising and Marketing

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Learn more about Esri

Contact us

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