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Apr 28, 2026/Research & Insights
Retail Location Failure Analysis: What Data Misses (2026)
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Using Location Data to Fix Underperforming Stores (2026)
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Foot Traffic Data Provider Comparison: What Each Platform Actually Gives You (2026)
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Co-Tenancy Strategy: The Neighbors Behind Your Revenue
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236 ARTICLES
Retail Location Failure Analysis: What Data Misses (2026)
15,000 stores closed in 2025. Some were bad locations. Some were good locations with bad operators. Here's how to tell the difference, and what location data can and can't predict about your next site.
Apr 28, 2026
Using Location Data to Fix Underperforming Stores (2026)
The same location data that picks new sites can diagnose why existing stores underperform, and whether to fix, relocate, or close them.
Apr 23, 2026
Foot Traffic Data Provider Comparison: What Each Platform Actually Gives You (2026)
Five foot traffic data providers. Five different methodologies. Five different answers to the same question. Here's what each platform actually measures, where the data breaks down, and how to pick the right one for site selection.
Apr 22, 2026
Co-Tenancy Strategy: The Neighbors Behind Your Revenue
Co-tenancy strategy determines whether an anchor closure drops your traffic 45 percent or 5 percent. How to evaluate tenant mix before you sign.
Apr 17, 2026
7 Placer.ai Alternatives for Retail Site Selection (2026)
Looking for Placer.ai alternatives? Compare 7 platforms for retailers who need more than foot traffic data—including AI scoring, deal management, and analyst services.
Apr 15, 2026
Measuring Your True Trade Area: A Step-by-Step Guide (2026)
Your assumed trade area is probably wrong. Here's a five-step process for measuring where your customers actually come from and what to do with that data.
Apr 8, 2026
Franchise Territory Design: Stop Cannibalization (2026)
New openings pulling revenue from existing stores? Franchise territory design separates growth from redistribution.
Apr 7, 2026
Market Saturation Analysis: How to Know When a Trade Area Is Full (2026)
40 approved sites. Revenue per store is declining. Here's how to measure trade area saturation before you sign another lease.
Apr 5, 2026
How to Score a QSR Site: The Variables That Actually Predict Volume (2026)
Generic site scores miss what makes QSR locations succeed or fail. Here are the variables that actually predict volume, and how to weight them for quick-service formats.
Apr 3, 2026
How to Audit a Site Score: 7 Questions Every Real Estate Director Should Ask
A site score is only as good as the methodology behind it. Here are seven questions that separate a defensible score from a decorative one, and a checklist of red flags to watch for.
Mar 31, 2026
The Real Cost of Running Your Expansion on 6 Different Tools (2026)
Foot traffic in one tool. Demographics in another. Scoring in a spreadsheet. Broker sites in email threads. The tools add up — but the real cost isn't the software licenses. It's the decisions that don't get made because your data lives in six places.
Mar 31, 2026
Why Black Box Site Scores Are a Liability, Not an Asset
A site score you can't explain is a score you can't defend. Here's why opaque models fail in committee, what transparent scoring actually looks like, and how to evaluate whether your platform is a glass box or a black box.
Mar 25, 2026
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